Object Permanence – Algorave Helsinki Festival at Caisa Culture Centre

Object Permanence is a festival of algorithmic music organized and curated by Algorave Helsinki.

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Algorave Helsinki is an open collective/workshop, where the members learn live-coding languages together. Live-coding is essentially typing and evaluating code, which produces music.

The term Algorave is used for the international live-coding parties, which started to form around 2010 in the UK. In the Algorave parties people perform live by using different coding languages and projecting the code/visuals behind the performer.

The Algorave Helsinki workshop started in 2019 and it has been since held in different places. At the moment workshop meet semi-irregularly at the WHS Teatteri Union’s Unika Gallery and it’s organized by the artist pulu (Miranda Kastemaa) and Forces (Joonas Siren).

The festival starts with an open and free workshop of SuperCollider and TidalCycles languages on Friday 16th of May 2025, 18.00 – 21.00. No previous coding language is needed. There is limited amount of seats, so secure your place by just sending an email to algorave.helsinki@protonmail.com.

On Saturday 17th of May 2025 there is a full day of algorithmic music performances. The artist are selected from an Open Call.

OPEN CALL: performance at the Object Permanence festival curated/organized by Algorave Helsinki

We are looking for algorithmic music performances, but the methods for producing the music can vary. Traditionally this would mean music made with SuperCollider, Csound, TidalCycles, Max/MSP, SonicPi or PureData, but we are open for new interpretations of the term ”algorithmic”.

The festival takes place on Saturday 17th of May 2025 from 18.00 onward at the Culture Centre Caisa main stage.

Also, there is no specific genre for the music performance. Object Permanence is a festival of multitudes and the music produced by algorithmic means can be whatever the performer wants. Screen-sharing or other visuals is recommended.

If you are interested in performing at the Object Permanence festival please send us an email: algorave.helsinki@protonmail.com There will be a fee for all the performers.

Please include the word Algorave in the subject, and provide the following information:

• artist name
• short description of the performance
• a sample audio/video recording of the work if you have some, or some of your previous work
• approx duration, max 30 minutes
• rough technical requirements

Caisa Cultural Centre (Helsinki city) will provide a fee for all the artists. More info will follow, but expect around 150-200€.