Tickets for Blast! [5] on sale now!
Our annual Blast! fundraiser is on May 18th, 2008 in exotic Pacific Palisades.
This year's festivities will be hosted by MC Johanna Went and feature performances by Ariel Pink, New Energy Encounter Group, and Dick Slessig. DJs Languis and T. Kelly Mason will occupy the aural interstices.
Visit the Blast! [5] page for more details including the silent art auction and how to get your very own collection of iPod shuffles programmed by the members of Sonic Youth!
The Society for the Activation of Social Space through Art and Sound (SASSAS) is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that serves as a catalyst for the creation, presentation, and recognition of experimental art and sound practices in the Greater Los Angeles area.
The primary SASSAS projects are:
experimental music in unconventional locations
including sound. at the Schindler House and at the Ford Amphitheatre.
soundNet
the online archive of sound. concerts
including our streaming concert archive and images
soundNet recordings
featuring soundCd no. 1 released in June 2002 and soundCd no. 2 released in May 2004
SASSAS provides fiscal agent support for:
soundCommons
a directory and file exchange system for the Los Angeles experimental sound community (in beta)
Check out past performances from sound. on youtube!
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Support SASSAS by becoming a member of the 33 1/3 club and receive special gifts from our Board members and friends as well as full SASSAS membership and more!
Contribute to SASSAS at the $50 level and receive soundCd no. 1 or soundCd no. 2 plus discounts to sound. events!
The Society for the Activation of Social Space through Art and Sound (SASSAS) is supported in part through grants from the City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department, the Los Angeles County Arts Commission, the City of West Hollywood Arts and Cultural Affairs Commission and the Foundation for Contemporary Arts, SASSAS membership holders, and members of the 33 1/3 club. Special thanks to Amoeba Music for contributing to sound. 2007
Board of Directors: Cindy
Bernard, Jeremy Drake, Kathleen Johnson, Tom Leeser,
Gregory Lenczycki, Jorge Martin, Renee Petropoulos, Joe Potts, Gabie Strong,
Tom Watson
Advisory
Board: Ann Goldstein, Renee Green, Danny Gromfin,
Mike Kelley, Carole Ann Klonarides, Tom Recchion, David Schafer, Carl Stone,
Mark Wheaton, Christopher Williams