Second day for Medimex 2024, International Festival & Music Conference promoted by Puglia Sounds, the Puglia Region program for the development of the regional music system implemented with the Teatro Pubblico Pugliese – Regional Consortium for Arts and Culture, scheduled until 23 June in Taranto.
Puglia Sounds Musicarium activities start on Thursday 20 June from 10am, the school of music professions scheduled until June 23rd between the “Giovanni Paisiello” State Conservatory of Music, the Fusco Theater and the University, with lessons, also in the field: Beyond Frames: creativity and technology in live video for events and theater curated by Fabio Dell’Anna, Become a professional Live Sound Engineer by Antonio Porcelli, Live Show Design by Carlo Pastore, Recording and Mixing by Marc Urselli, Rock Photography and surroundings by Giovanni Canitano and the two events, in collaboration with Rockit, Creation of original content for PODCAST by Gabriele Beretta and Teo Cremonini and Creation of a digital fanzine by Dario Falcini (registration and participation methods on the medimex.it website). Medimex Music Factory also starts at the “Giovanni Paisiello” State Conservatory of Music, created in collaboration with Sony Music Publishing Italy, which this year includes the categories soundtracks for cinema and TV series and songwriting and is aimed at 10 composers (max age 35 ) and 18 songwriters (max age 30) with tutors Bianco, Michele Braga, Francesco Cerasi, Cecilia Del Bono, Machweo, Davide Napoleone, Santi Pulvirenti, Piero Romitelli.
Professional activities also begin with a busy program at the University; at 10.30 am the Music Export workshop. Ideas, tools and strategies for exporting your music by Domenico Coduto (Ipe Ipe Music) and Giuseppe Bortone (Zero Nove Nove) with guest Damiano Miceli (Panico Concerti), at 4.30 pm The value of World Music, between heritage regeneration intangible culture and sustainable development of communities in collaboration with Rete Italiana World Music moderated by Filippo Giordano (president of Rete Italiana World Music) with Claudio Carboni (producer and SIAE management advisor), Maria Moramarco (researcher, interpreter of the traditional song of Alta Murgia Barese ), Maddalena Scagnelli (musician and director of the Appennino Festival), Vincenzo Santoro (director of Anci Culture) at 5.30 pm Can musical events be planned with an approach to diversity in Italy? A shared manifesto for an event for everyone curated by Equaly with Josie Cipolletta (co-founder Equaly, project manager), Francesca Barone (co-founder Equaly, music supervisor) toolboxing at 6.30 pm Reality is over, a duet between Riccardo Luna (la Repubblica) and Alex Braga, introduces Daniela Caterino (UniBa).
At the Fusco Theater (free entry with reservation) the meetings dedicated to the historic rivalry between great artists begin with a double appointment: at 7 pm on stage the musical and human events that ended in tragedy of the rappers the Notorious BIG & Tupac Shakur with Torment and Damir Ivic and at 9.00 pm the contrast between the two bright stars of Michael Jackson & Prince with Carlo Massarini and Luca De Gennaro.
At 9.00 pm at the Aragonese Castle, Video Mapping Infinite Loop, AI Endless Exploration will be turned on, an original work by Roberto Santoro and Blending Pixels created for Medimex, a public art action that aims to be a reflection on the theme of the event scheduled until June 23rd. The use of AI is developing in many aspects of daily life, raising ethical and philosophical debates on our relationship with technological progress and on the opportunities and risks that this brings with it. The exploration and exposition of this theme in narrative and artistic representation becomes fundamental. Finding a figure capable of revealing the essence of AI – certainty and doubt, beauty and horror – was the first focus of the work. Conceived not only as a conceptual outcome of cultural intersections and iconographic memories, the allegorical image of the Mermaid connects two aspects together: the symbol of deception and the myth linked to the foundation of Taranto. The choice to portray the AI with a Cybernetic Siren is functional in representing the creature that enchants humans, concealing its danger. AI seduces with the promise of its increasing efficiency – offering advanced solutions and new opportunities in multiple sectors – and hides some risks that could constitute serious threats: it is the first technology in history that can make decisions autonomously and take away our power, manipulate our behavior and make decisions for us or about us . The siren-snake represents a warning: approaching AI with caution and discernment, aware of the risks hidden beneath its surface, is fundamental. However, it is also fundamental maintain perspective, avoiding creating panic: several times throughout history the advent of new technologies has raised concerns and fears, but often these same technologies have led to positive developments and new opportunities. The challenge is to recover, preserve and reconcile the values inherent to human beings and combine them in the present time according to a sustainable model.
At 8pm at the Caffè Letterario Cibo per la mente (free entry) first appointment Medimex Book Storiesedited by Corrado Minervini in collaboration with the Casa del Libro Mandese with Generazione Alternativa (Rizzoli Lizard) by Luca De Gennaro, a book that tells the unpredictable story of the early nineties: from the Italian rave season to that of the posse in social centers , from Lollapalooza to Glastonbury, from the Nirvana-Guns N’ Roses rivalry to the Blur-Oasis rivalry, from Jeff Buckley’s debut to the first Foo Fighters concert.
From 9pm at Spazioporto (free entry) Indie, Pop Rock showcase in collaboration with KeepOn Live, with Comrad, a rough, direct and extremely engaging Italian punk rock project, Leland Did It, a band from Puglia that combines alternative rock or post-punk sounds with electronics, Nebula, an electronic music project by the singer and saxophonist Apulian Azzurra Buccoliero, PinhDAR, an Italian duo that defines itself as “creator of parallel realities” considered a reference trip-hop band in Italy, Rares, born in Romania, raised in Venice and moved to Bologna to study Electronic Music at the Conservatory proposes a path in a sign of the most experimental pop and of the profound discovery of one’s self, Samia, Roman of Somali and Yemeni origins, harmonizes pop, soul, R&B, 70s dance and electronics with her scratchy and melancholy voice.
The showcases and the entire Medimex programming can be listened to on Radio Medimex, the official broadcast that will follow all the events, producing live broadcasts, interviews and specials created and hosted by journalists Michele Casella, Carlo Chicco and Corrado Minervini, broadcast on the medimex.it website, on social channels, on the main digital platforms and on the web radios of the Luoghi Comuni circuit, initiative of the Youth Policies of the Puglia Region and ARTI. For information and entry methods medimex.it.
