Open Call for Open Sound 2022

Open Call for Open Sound 2022

This program is funded by Open Source and will take place between June 15th and September 28th, 2022. We seeked musicians/bands to play and have 2 winners. The next Open Call for Open Sound will open in spring 2023 for the 2023 season.

The 2022 winners are:

The Slide Stops
The Slide Stops is a Brooklyn based honky-tonk band influenced by the music of Hank Williams, Bob Wills and the Carter Family. The set is made up of country standards and original songs in the style that will make you dance and cry.

Todd Horton Quartett
Todd Horton strives to bring soul and beauty back to familiar songs which have been beaten to a bloody pulp by musicians searching for another way to define what was already defined and needs no further dissection.

 

We thank our 2022 team of judges:

Francis Jacob and Lucas Brooks.

Lucas Brooks is a native New Yorker and musician who has worked with Monika as a camp counselor at Koko Open Source’s Soap Box Camp for many years. Graduating from Swarthmore College with a major in music, Lucas is working at a NYC public high school as an assistant music teacher and college counselor, hoping to one day become a full-time musician.

Francis Jacob Francis Jacob is a French born traveling musician, who lived in France, Switzerland, Brasil and, for the past 20 years, New York. Initially a Jazz artist, he has been playing with an impressive variety of West African artists. Kine Lam, Sekouba Kandia Kouyate, Ibro Diabate, to name a few. While being a core member of various African related bands in New York City, he also works on his personal project, the band “IF”, based in France. His latest band, interrupted by Dr.Covid, is called “BrassBrook”, and is devoted to playing the Music of composer Georges Brassens, along with Nigerian Percussionists and Senegalese Bass. Twice nominated for the Grammys awards for his compositions, Francis Jacob has been releasing CD’s with the labels Universal, Sunnyside and Naïve.

 

Things we keep in mind when selecting:

  • Open Source is an arts-based non-profit organization inspired by the open source movement. In the spirit of this free exchange of knowledge, we provide a forum where art intersects with the community and the world at large. Open Source energizes a diverse and creative community for people of all ages and backgrounds with an emphasis on expression, experimentation, sustainability, and social engagement.
  • Open Source is an art gallery and the performances scheduled depend on the exhibition on view. Art at Open Source is often very delicate, impacting how we arrange the band in or outside of the gallery.
  • Open Source is in a neighborhood and we have neighbors of all ages who like their peace and privacy. They love music, but loud drums or amplified guitars can sometimes be a problem for our close neighbors. We respect this and schedule performances with this in mind.
  • Open Source’s audience will be on the street/sidewalk. There is a constant noise level from the street and the adjacent highway.

View 2021 events here