free103point9 special Transmission Projects, such as "Tune(In)))," "Radio: 4x4," and "Microradio Sound Walk" reexamine conventional ideas about sound performance and the audience experience. These projects harness, occupy and/or respond to the airwaves that surround us. Audience members are newly engaged, becoming participants rather than passive viewers and listeners.

Tune(In))) and Tune(Out)))side
Tune(In)))s are sound events designed for a virtually silent environment in which listeners experience multiple live performances in individual radio headsets as opposed to amplified within a performance space. Audience members encounter other signals on the FM dial as they navigate among the Tune(In))) frequencies thus considering the spectrum as a potential venue in and of itself. Tune(In))) premiered on March 1, 2003 at the NY Center for Media Arts in Long Island City, in celebration of free103point9's 6th anniversary. The Tune(In))) concept was originally inspired by Chuck Stephens who suggested using a radio transmitter for a silent rave as a way to combat events being shutdown due to noise complaints.

Radio 4x4
Radio 4x4 is a collaborative radio transmission performance. Four simultaneous audio performances are separately sent through FM transmitters tuned to different frequencies and are picked up by radios positioned throughout a performance space and tuned to those four frequencies. The audience becomes an active collaborator in the performance, "mixing" the audio feeds by moving about the space among the four signals. Radio 4x4 was conceived of by free103point9 staff members in 2003. Since then, over twenty Radio 4x4s have taken place in the United States and abroad.

Microradio Sound Walk
Microradio Sound Walk is a multiple transmitter sound piece and walking tour of local artist-generated airwaves. The piece consists of multiple transmission stations situated along a loosly defined walking path tuned to a single frequency, but with a limited range. At each station, an artist creates a soundscape on a single FM frequency that responds to both the architecture and sonic phenomena of a specific space. Listeners with radios tuned to the project frequency proceed through the route in the order of their choosing; as they move farther away from one station and come closer to the next, the signal they receive will shift. This sonic progression maps the spatial qualities of an area's local airwaves. premiered in 2004 with, and conceived by, free103point9 transmission artists Damian Catera, Matt Mikas, Michelle Nagai and Tom Roe. It was presented in conjunction with Spectropolis: Mobile Media, Art and the City, a three-day event in New York City that highlighted the diverse ways artists, technical innovators and activists are using communication technologies to generate urban experiences and public voice.

ben owen, Radio Ruido, & Michelle Nagai at Tune(In))) The Kitchen.

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