FIRST LINE-UP FOR CYBERSONICA 2003:

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Kid 606

FIRST LINE-UP FOR CYBERSONICA 2003:
Susumu Yokota, Kid 606, Dj Rupture, The Bug, Addictive TV & Brian Kane.

Cybersonica, London's only international festival of music, art, sound and
technology returns for the second year and will take place from 19th - 21st
June 2003. The event will take place at London's Institute of Contemporary
Arts (ICA), with fringe events (tbc) at The De-luxe Gallery in Hoxton, Cargo
in Shoreditch, as well as 93 Feet East, Electrowerkz and the University of
Westminster.

Thursday 19th June features a live headline performance from the
internationally acclaimed Japanese producer Susumu Yokota who is currently
touring UK and Europe promoting OverHead, his first album for the PLAY
Label. Yokota will be playing a more ambient set with a mix of his works for
Play and his own Skintone label.

The line-up for Friday 20th June has also been confirmed and will include
live sets from Kid 606, The Bug and Barcelona's DJ Rupture - all courtesy of
Tiger Beat 6.

On Saturday 21st June, Cybersonica is proud to present the first ever UK
appearances from EBN's Brian Kane and Bauhouse, Germany's foremost AV
artists, as part of VJ label Addictive TV and Cinefeels' AV Lounge.
More acts will be confirmed in the next few weeks.

Tickets are £50 for three days and nights, or alternatively, a 'by day'
tickets can be purchased for £8, and 'by night' tickets for £10. For more
information visit www.cybersonica.org where you will also be able to
download an application form to participate in the festival yourself.


Notes:

About the festival:
Cybersonica is a three-day festival, which explores and celebrates sonic
innovation. Fresh and experimental, it's a snapshot of the latest
developments in electronic music, sonic arts and audiovisual fusion.


Cybersonica features live performance, exhibitions, screenings and talks at
the Institute of Contemporary Arts and other venues across London. The
festival brings together a whole community of musicians, DJs, VJs, academics
and artists; providing a platform for new homegrown talent and encouraging
collaboration between labels, projects, and agencies around the world. For
the full festival programme go to www.cybersonica.org

Cybersonica is supported by:
Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA), University of Westminster, Centre for
Arts Research Technology and Education (CARTE), New Media Knowledge,
Hypermedia Research Centre, Play Label (Tokyo), Addictive TV, Groovy Gecko,
Cinefeel and soundtoys.net. Plus contributions from Sprawl, Default,
Greyworld and the Sonic Arts Network.

For more information or to get involved contact:

Press - Sarah Platt Tel: + 44 (0) 7951 604667 Email: sarah@groovygecko.com
Festival Co-ordinator - Lewis Sykes: lewis@cybersalon.org
Sponsorship - Mark Fitzpatrick: mark@cybersalon.org
Submissions - submissions@cybersonica.org