The winners of the 34th Bourges International Competition of Electroacoustic Music and Sound Art (France) are announced. Ricordiamo Forlì by John Young got the First Prize of the category “Trivium — programme music.” In the same category Liaisons mécaniques by Nicolas Bernier was awarded a mention.

The 9th Sound Travels festival started on July 1, 2007 in Toronto and will last until October 1. This event directed by Darren Copeland will feature, Amongst others, Barry Truax, Kristi Allik, Trevor Wishart, and Tony Ka Tung Leung. Performances are planned for July 23, and August 10-12.

The Unireverse is touring Europe from June 11 to 22, 2007. You can listen to several online audio excerpts from their album Plays the Music.

• June 11: Los Conciertos de Radio 3, Madrid (Spain)
• June 12: Moby Dick Club (with Ginferno), Madrid (Spain)
• June 14: Red Shoe Disco Pub, Valencia (Spain)
• June 15: Sonar Festival (live broadcast on Spanish Radio), Barcelona (Spain)
• June 16: Matadero de Azkoitia (with DJ Amsia), Azkotia (Spain)
• June 17: Getaria (Spain)
• June 19: Zentrale Randlage, Berlin (Germany)
• June 21: Lab 30 Electroconference, Abraxas (with Smart FX), Munich (Germany)
• June 22: El perro de la parte de atrás del coche (with Rosvita), Madrid (Spain)

The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) invites its visitors to experience its new entrance in a dynamic new way: with sound. Its new main hall is partly filled with the sounds the permanent sound installation A Time to Hear for Here by John Oswald.

Irish composer Roger Doyle has won the prestigious Magisterium Award at the Bourges International Electroacoustic Music and Sound Art Competition in France — one of the most important prizes in the world for electronic music. Of his prize-winning work The Ninth Set Doyle says: “To me the music has a supernatural feeling to it, but I have kept the title neutral, so that you can imagine what it is yourselves.” To know more about him, visit the Roger Doyle’s page.

Alexandre St-Onge will launch his CD Mon animal est possible on the Alien8 label during a concert on June 15, 2007 at Casa del Popolo, Montréal.