The Université de Montréal will present a doctorate honorary degree to Francis Dhomont on October 12, 2007 at 4:30 pm. For the occasion, Francis Dhomont has also been invited to give a concert few days before, on October 9 at Salle Claude-Champagne at 7:30 pm.

The 7th International Electroacoustic Music Contest of São Paulo (CIMESP 2007) received works of 208 composers from 33 countries! The international jury formed by Christian Calon, Gilles Gobeil, Flô Menezes and João Pedro Oliveira has awarded, amongst others, Liaisons mécaniques by Nicolas Bernier (2nd Prize ex aequo) and honorable mentions were given to 7 works, including those of Elizabeth Anderson, Manuella Blackburn, António Ferreira, Raúl Minsburg, Steingrimur Rohloff, Diana Simpson, Hans Tutschku. Premières traces du Choucas by Francis Dhomont won the Public Prize.

Were also announced the selected works for the upcoming 7th International Biennial for Electroacoustic Music of São Paulo (VII BIMESP 2008) in the fall of 2008. They include: Last Thoughts Before Silence by Mathew Adkins, scènes, rendez-vous by Pete Stollery, Kaleidoscope: Arcade by Peter Batchelor, When I was Wood by Stephan Dunkelman.

In collaboration with the CEC and PeP, electrocd.com will include a free copy of the recent Cache 2006 CD with any online purchase of empreintes DIGITALes or No Type releases (while supplies last). [Finished on August 1, 2007.]

Our Internet server will be moving on Wednesday June 27, 2007. All Internet services (web, email…) will thus be temporarily non-accessible. electrocd.com should be back on the 28!

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 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.