Organizers have announced that the second annual Seventh Wave Festival of Electronic Music will take place March 23-26 in Birmingham, UK.
One of the highlights of the festival will be an electronic music conference with keynote speeches from Martyn Ware (Heaven 17), Chris Payne (who formed Dramatis with other members of Gary Numan’s Tubeway Army in the early 1980’s), Richard Barbieri (Japan/Porcupine Tree but also a pivotal member of Rain Tree Crow) & DJ Rusty Egan (whose Blitz Club started the New Romantic movement).
The ‘live’ line-up includes members of one of the most influential early industrial acts Test Dept., revered ‘Kraut-rock’ and electronica collective Gnod, Tubeway Army member Chris Payne (who co-wrote ‘Fade to Grey’ by Visage), DJ Rusty Egan of Visage fame and Richard Barbieri (Porcupine Tree, Japan).
Tickets can be purchased for individual events from both theticketsellers and Skiddle. For more details, see the event’s Facebook page.
Scheduled Events:
Thursday 23 March 2017
Graham Cunnington/Paul Jamrozy
(of Test Dept. – live electronic remix set with AV)
With Very Special Guest Gnod (live) and Mutate (live)
Doors 7.00 pm
Live acts finish 11.00 pm
The Flapper, Cambian Wharf, Kingston Row, Birmingham B1 2NU
Friday 24 March 2017
Chris Payne’s Electronic Circus (Gary Numan/Visage)
With Very Special Guest – DJ Rusty Egan
Scarlet Fantastic (live) and Ten:Ten (live)
Doors 7.00 pm
Live acts finish 11.00 pm
DJ Rusty Egan continues on until 1.00 am
The Flapper, Cambian Wharf, Kingston Row, Birmingham B1 2NU
Saturday 25 March 2017
A Morning with …. Richard Barbieri
(Japan/Rain Tree Crow/Porcupine Tree)
Number of tickets for sale is 100
Masterclass/Synth Workshop/Q and A/Talk
9.00 am arrival for a 9.30 am start
Curfew 12.00 noon
The Birmingham and Midland Institute – Margaret Street – B3 3BS
Saturday 25 March 2017
An Electronic Music Conference
Number of tickets for sale is 100
With talks, presentations and ‘question and answer’ sessions with:
Martyn Ware (Heaven 17)
Chris Payne (Gary Numan/Visage)
Richard Barbieri (Japan/Rain Tree Crow/Porcupine Tree)
DJ Rusty Egan {Visage Blitz Club}
12.00 noon arrival for a 12.30 pm start
Closing remarks at 5.00 pm for a 5.30 pm finish
The Birmingham and Midland Institute – Birmingham – B3 3BS
Saturday 25 March 2017
Rusty Egan Presents (live)
(featuring Rusty Egan and Chris Payne)
With Very Special Guest – DJ Martyn Ware (Heaven 17)
Blue Zoo (live) and Agents of Evolution (live)
Doors 7.00 pm
Live acts finish 11.00 pm
DJ Martyn Ware continues on until 1.00 am
The Flapper, Cambian Wharf, Kingston Row, Birmingham B1 2NU
Sunday 26 March 2017
An Afternoon with …. Richard Barbieri
(Japan/Rain Tree Crow/Porcupine Tree)
With Very Special Guest GRICE
Richard Barbieri will play live and will be supported by GRICE as part of a ‘double bill’
Number of tickets for sale is 100
Doors 1.30 pm, Curfew 5.00 pm
Blue Orange Theatre, 118 Great Hampton Street,
Birmingham B18 6AD
Sunday 26 March 2017
An Evening with …. Richard Barbieri
(Japan/Rain Tree Crow/Porcupine Tree)
With Very Special Guest GRICE
Richard Barbieri will play live and will be supported by GRICE as part of a ‘double bill’
Number of tickets for sale is 100
Doors 6.30 pm, Curfew 10.00 pm
Blue Orange Theatre, 118 Great Hampton Street,
Birmingham B18 6AD
