Following her Thursday performance at the ICA, join Victoria Shen (alias evicshen) on Friday for a contact microphone building workshop with the VCUarts Department of Kinetic Imaging.

Contact microphones are commonly utilized in experimental music to capture vibrations from solid surfaces and objects, rather than airborne sounds. This allows us to hear subtle phenomena such as insect footsteps or the melting of ice.

In this workshop, you’ll learn the fundamentals of contact microphones, including their construction and optimal usage techniques. This workshop requires no previous audio experience but involves some soldering so is suitable for ages ten and up. Please bring objects to which you would like to have an extremely close listen. Space is limited.

This event will be held offsite in The Fishbowl, Murray N. DePillars Building, room 301 (1000 W. Broad Street).