ARCHIVE 2022
JELLYFISH /// NATALIE WALTERS
JELLYFISH NATALIE WALTERS A solo surround sound performance by Natalie Walters Natalie Walters is an ambient music artist through the NDIS sector. Works presented in her 30 minute set feature on Walters' upcoming debut album 'Jelly Fish'. Walters began this work...
AUGMENTED HYENAS /// NOISE SCAVENGERS
AUGMENTED HYENAS by NOISE SCAVENGERS MAX CHEEVERS STUART FLENLEY ASTRID MEURER DANIEL MUNNERY ESTHER TUDDENHAM NATALIE WALTERS Noise Scavengers is a sound art band with neurodiversities who explore the intersection of rock instruments with sound art,...
DEEP CREATURES /// THE AMPLIFIED ELEPHANTS
DEEP CREATURES THE AMPLIFIED ELEPHANTS A sonic and video media performance Called to the sea by The Following (performed by The Amplified Elephants) – a council of benevolent interdimensional aliens – a young woman is taken to a sunken ship where she unlocks a...
HAGOROMO /// RYOKO AOKI + THE AMPLIFIED ELEPHANTS
企画・制作・主催：JOLT, SuperDeluxe, Test Tone協力：BankART1929, Ritsumeikan University, RMIT University, Slow Label HAGOROMO 羽衣 最先端のオーディオビジュアルとインタラクティブ・パフォーマンス 青木涼子 RYOKO AOKITHE AMPLIFIED ELEPHANTSDUCKWORTH HULLICK DUOSHIGINORI MOCHIZUKI JAPANESE &...
CYCLIC DYNAMICS & THE ANTHROPOMORPHIC MACHINE /// STELARC + BOLT ENSEMBLE
CYCLIC DYNAMICS & THE ANTHROPOMORPHIC MACHINE MELBOURNE SCIENCE GALLERY Saturday, 20 August 2022 at 3:00pm STELARC BOLT ENSEMBLE A performance by the wind players of BOLT Ensemble interacting with the movements and sounds of Stelarc's Anthropomorphic...
AIRSTICKS 2.0 /// MELINDA SMITH + ALON ILSAR + GUESTS
JOLTED THEATRE: 342 High St Northcote 3070 a celebration of human musical expression, physicality & movement as dancers and sound makers use the new inclusive gestural instrument, the Airsticks 2.0 TICKETS MARCH 25 8pm Melinda Smith Amanda Betlehem Lucija Ivsic...
THE SEA-ER /// ESTHER TUDDENHAM
THE SEA-ER JOLTED Arts Space 20-22 October 2022, Thursday-Saturday, 7pm ESTHER TUDDENHAM A solo text art and sound performance by Esther Tuddenham Esther Tuddenham has emerged as a poet, musician and photographer through the National Disability Insurance...
BODY /// KATHRYN SUTHERLAND
BODY KATHRYN SUTHERLAND + PETER NEVILLE A percussion and electronics performance by Kathryn Sutherland with Peter Neville. Kathryn Sutherland has built her music career through The Amplified Elephants, being a founding member with the group in 2006 at the Footscray...
THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY SONIC ART SERIES /// VARIOUS ARTISTS
THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY SONIC ART SERIES 6 Concerts by Leading Sound Artists JOLTED Arts Space 2022 CONCERT 1: 6 July NATALIE WALTERS: Jellyfish Show + Album Launch (surround sound) MICROFICHE (NSW): Art Music/Jazz Ensemble CONCERT 2: 12-13 August MEGAN...
THE RED LINE /// SONIC ADVENTURERS
THE RED LINE SONIC ADVENTURERS A gallery based exhibition of visual and multimedia art works A red line can mean many things. It can be a pathway on a map: a barrier; a blood vessel; an indication of connection; a mark of danger; or a functional demarcation. It can...
TACTILE + TABULATED /// EUSEDEN + HUNTER + KARL
TACTILE + TABULATED JAY EUESDEN /// LOUISE HUNTER /// ALISTER KARL Opening Day: 8 October, 2pm until 12 November JOLTED Gallery A gallery exhibition supported by art book releases by Louise Hunter and Jay Euesden This exhibition combines a range of...
Disruptive Critters /// DHD
DISRUPTIVE CRITTERS DUCKWORTH HULLICK DUO Supported by RMIT University Disruptive Critters is both a concert and free play exhibition. The concert is a 50-minute performance by James Hullick and Jonathan Duckworth playing the DHD’s bespoke DC tabletop...
So Faar, So Good /// The Hackkets
So Faar, So Good ALBUM LAUNCH The Hackkets 6 May Doors open 3pm. Show at 4pm Celebrate After The Show: 5pm with DJ Victoria Cini Performance /// JOLTED Arts Space Theatre Invite Only: Be invited through JOLT Arts mailing list. Sign up at:...
ENA /// BERNI JANSSEN /// BALLARAT
ENA berni m. janssen 25-26 February, Sat 7:30pm, Sun 3pm Ballarat Trades Hall24 Camp StreetBallarat Central, Victoria 3350 Tickets: $15.00-$25.00https://www.simpletix.com/e/ena-live-performance-tickets-123709 In this solo tour de force by berni m janssen, ENA, fifty...
STELLAR METAL ARC /// STELARC + BOLT ENSEMBLE
STELLAR METAL ARC STELARC BOLT ENSEMBLE Legendary performance artist Stelarc will deliver an enigmatic robotic arm performance, where Stelarc and his apparatuses will generate sound mechanically — sometimes in involuntary ways. This sound world will elide into a...
Sonic Flock
SONIC FLOCK VARIOUS ARTISTS Duration: variable Presented in public spaces as a gathering – or flock – of black teepees, each tent big enough for just two people. Within each, a brief work of sonic performance unfolds, a work solely for you – the only other...
NOISE MINIMAL /// MEGAN HUNTER
NOISE MINIMAL MEGAN HUNTER w/special guest NAT GRANT An electronics performance by Megan Hunter with Nat Grant. Through this work, Megan Hunter presents her exploration of 'noisiness' with a minimalist and simple design approach. There is a raw elemental edge to...
ARCHIVE 2021
IMPROVISATIONS /// THE AMPLIFIED ELEPHANTS
IMPROVISATIONS by THE AMPLIFIED ELEPHANTS Over the years The Amplified Elephants have been invited to improvise at various venues. Sometimes the whole ensemble will be involved and sometimes it will be a smaller group. PERFORMANCE HISTORY Make it up Club, The...
DEEP CREATURES /// THE AMPLIFIED ELEPHANTS
DEEP CREATURES THE AMPLIFIED ELEPHANTS A sonic and video media performance Called to the sea by The Following (performed by The Amplified Elephants) – a council of benevolent interdimensional aliens – a young woman is taken to a sunken ship where she unlocks a...
HAGOROMO /// RYOKO AOKI + THE AMPLIFIED ELEPHANTS
企画・制作・主催：JOLT, SuperDeluxe, Test Tone協力：BankART1929, Ritsumeikan University, RMIT University, Slow Label HAGOROMO 羽衣 最先端のオーディオビジュアルとインタラクティブ・パフォーマンス 青木涼子 RYOKO AOKITHE AMPLIFIED ELEPHANTSDUCKWORTH HULLICK DUOSHIGINORI MOCHIZUKI JAPANESE &...
FLOWERS /// LOUISE HUNTER
FLOWERS LOUISE HUNTER An online gallery exhibition during COVID-19 lockdowns Louise has a background in visual arts, and has recently expanded her creative practice to include the medium of sound. Louise has actively shown work at a range of art galleries in...
THE RED LINE /// SONIC ADVENTURERS
THE RED LINE SONIC ADVENTURERS A gallery based exhibition of visual and multimedia art works A red line can mean many things. It can be a pathway on a map: a barrier; a blood vessel; an indication of connection; a mark of danger; or a functional demarcation. It can...
Disruptive Critters /// DHD
DISRUPTIVE CRITTERS DUCKWORTH HULLICK DUO Supported by RMIT University Disruptive Critters is both a concert and free play exhibition. The concert is a 50-minute performance by James Hullick and Jonathan Duckworth playing the DHD’s bespoke DC tabletop...
ARCHIVE 2020
DEEP CREATURES /// THE AMPLIFIED ELEPHANTS
DEEP CREATURES THE AMPLIFIED ELEPHANTS A sonic and video media performance Called to the sea by The Following (performed by The Amplified Elephants) – a council of benevolent interdimensional aliens – a young woman is taken to a sunken ship where she unlocks a...
Drawn in Music // Online Exhibition
DRAWN IN MUSIC // ONLINE EXHIBITION Presented by PBS 106.7FM, JOLT & Hullick Studios SONIC ADVENTURERS COLLECTIVE // DRAWN IN MUSIC // REALTIME DRAWN RESPONSES TO MUSIC ONLINE EXHIBITION PRESENTED BY JOLT ARTS 11:00am Oct 25 2020 – 6:00pm 30 Dec 2020 The Sonic...
Le Scatterman /// Hullick
LE SCATTERMAN JAMES HULLICK Presented by PBS 106.7FM, JOLT & Hullick Studios. Supported by Salzer Foundation and City of Melbourne. EMBRACE YOUR INNER CRAP DAD A recently divorced sound artist dad gorges on new lows in parenting, human engagement and generally...
ARCHIVE 2019
DEEP CREATURES /// THE AMPLIFIED ELEPHANTS
DEEP CREATURES THE AMPLIFIED ELEPHANTS A sonic and video media performance Called to the sea by The Following (performed by The Amplified Elephants) – a council of benevolent interdimensional aliens – a young woman is taken to a sunken ship where she unlocks a...
Hullick Studios // Record Label & Publishing House Launch
HULLICK STUDIOS // RECORD LABEL & PUBLISHING HOUSE LAUNCH Presented by PBS 106.7FM, JOLT & Hullick Studios HULLICK STUDIOS // RECORD LABEL AND PUBLISHING HOUSE LAUNCH // LIVE SONICALLY SATISFIED 7 ALBUMS RELEASED ON THE SOUND BARRIER RADIO SHOW: PBS 106.7FM ...
Jolt Festival: Concert 1
JOLT FESTIVAL: CONCERT 1 Presented by JOLT Arts, Footscray Community Arts Centre, PBS 106.7FM & Beat Magazine EMILY BENNETT ART DAY SOUTH + DALE GORFINKEL STRANGE JAMES Opening the festival we present EMILY BENNETT: a dynamic and creative voice that shoots sung...
Jolt Festival: Interlude 1
JOLT FESTIVAL: INTERLUDE 1 Presented by JOLT Arts, Footscray Community Arts Centre, PBS 106.7FM & Beat Magazine BRIAN MACNAMARA We love to give back to our dedicated listeners, so we’ve planned several short Interlude performances that are free to the public, and...
Jolt Festival: Concert 2
JOLT FESTIVAL: CONCERT 2 Presented by JOLT Arts, Footscray Community Arts Centre, PBS 106.7FM & Beat Magazine PHILHELLENES PATRICK FRANCIS & CO ELISION We welcome audiences to the second day of the festival with the captivating allure of Rebetiko music...
Jolt Festival: Concert 3
JOLT FESTIVAL: CONCERT 3 Presented by JOLT Arts, Footscray Community Arts Centre, PBS 106.7FM & Beat Magazine ALESSIO DILETTOSO + ALON ILSAR CISSI IMPERMANENCE ALESSSIO DILETTOSO is a young sound artist who has been developing new work with Alon Ilsar’s sonic...
Jolt Festival: Interlude 2
JOLT FESTIVAL: INTERLUDE 2 Presented by JOLT Arts, Footscray Community Arts Centre, PBS 106.7FM & Beat Magazine SONIC ADVENTURERS We love to give back to our dedicated listeners, so we’ve planned several short Interlude performances that are free to the public,...
Jolt Festival: Concert 4
JOLT FESTIVAL: CONCERT 4 Presented by JOLT Arts, Footscray Community Arts Centre, PBS 106.7FM & Beat Magazine THE AMPLIFIED ELEPHANTS NICK WILSON SUPER LUMINUM: CAT HOPE + LISA McKINNEY The Amplified Elephants will transport your mind to subterranean sonic worlds....
Jolt Festival: Concert 5
JOLT FESTIVAL: CONCERT 5 Presented by JOLT Arts, Footscray Community Arts Centre, PBS 106.7FM & Beat Magazine DANIEL MUNNERY + MARY DOUMANY ZOLTAN FECSO THEMBI SODDELL + MIRANDA HILL + KAREN HEATH Having established his decidedly digital voice within The Amplified...
Jolt Festival: Interlude 3
JOLT FESTIVAL: INTERLUDE 3 Presented by JOLT Arts, Footscray Community Arts Centre, PBS 106.7FM & Beat Magazine ROD COOPER Rod Cooper began instrument building during his sculpture degree, completed in 1988. Inspired by the noise of the sculpture foundry, he...
Jolt Festival: Concert 6
JOLT FESTIVAL: CONCERT 6 Presented by JOLT Arts, Footscray Community Arts Centre, PBS 106.7FM & Beat Magazine CARMEN CHAN SCHOENBORN THE AMPLIFIED ELEPHANTS NAIMA FINE FINE BOLT ENSEMBLE + JUSTINE ANDERSON + ESTHER TUDDENHAM + TIMOTHY FRANKLIN + ZOLTAN FECSO We...
Self Seekers /// THE AMPLIFIED ELEPHANTS
SELF SEEKERS THE AMPLIFIED ELEPHANTS sonic electronics + live video What can we learn about a person through their selfie? Creating an audio experience that suggests an abstract, technologised mindscape, The Amplified Elephants present Self Seekers, a show examining...
ARCHIVE 2018
Natural Order
NATURAL ORDER OSSICLE DUO BEN ANDERSON - trombone HAMISH UPTON - percussion Ossicle Duo’s debut performance features contemporary art music for trombone and percussion, inspired by interaction and interference with natural systems, Works include: Richard Barrett...
Disruptive Critters /// DHD
DISRUPTIVE CRITTERS DUCKWORTH HULLICK DUO Supported by RMIT University Disruptive Critters is both a concert and free play exhibition. The concert is a 50-minute performance by James Hullick and Jonathan Duckworth playing the DHD’s bespoke DC tabletop...
FISSION FUSION WHALE /// ANDERSON, NEVILLE, HULLICK
FISSION FUSION WHALE JUSTINE ANDERSON /// PETER NEVILLE /// JAMES HULLICK /// JONATHAN DUCKWORTH /// ASTRID BOLCSKEY-HULLICK /// ROSS ELDRIDGE 20 May, 8pm Performance /// JOLTED Arts Space Theatre INVITE ONLY: SUBSCRIBE TO JOLTED. Email:...
THE ARBOUR & THE ORRERY
THE ARBOUR & THE ORRERY JAMES HULLICK For this exhibition, new work from James Hullick’s machine installation practice accompanied TarraWarra Museum of Art’s major survey of the work of Edwin Tanner. The exhibition featured two new installations by Hullick that...
MOUNTAIN BLACK TURBINE SKY
MOUNTAIN BLACK TURBINE SKY ROTOR ASSEMBLY HAMISH UPTON + JAMES HULLCK percussion /// electronics /// voice Percussion glinting in chrome. Electronics shot in silver. MOUNTAIN BLACK/TURBINE SKY is a 21st century rite, where technology, prehistory and the sapien...
Grit
GRIT OSSICLE DUO BEN ANDERSON - brass // HAMISH UPTON - percussion JAMES HULLICK - composer HOME INVASION NEVER SOUNDED SO GOOD Two thieves become revolutionised when they rob the wrong house. Comments from GRIT composer James Hullick: "GRIT follows on in some ways...
Select Naturalis
SELECT NATURALIS THE AMPLIFIED ELEPHANTS + DUCKWORTH HULLICK DUO The Amplified Elephants respond to the concept of ‘evolution’ from the perspective of intellectual disability. Working with The Duckworth Hullick Duo, who have developed a touch screen interface as a...
Self Seekers /// THE AMPLIFIED ELEPHANTS
SELF SEEKERS THE AMPLIFIED ELEPHANTS sonic electronics + live video What can we learn about a person through their selfie? Creating an audio experience that suggests an abstract, technologised mindscape, The Amplified Elephants present Self Seekers, a show examining...
ARCHIVE 2017
THE BOOK OR DAUGHTERS ASIA TOUR: 22 APRIL 2017
JOLT PRESENTS THE BOOK OF DAUGHTERS SATURDAY 22 APRIL 2017 8.00pmFOCAL FAIR, HONG KONG CHEUK WING NAMTHE AMPLIFIED ELEPHANTS + NAT GRANTVANISSA LAWARKAJOLIE + HULLICKFIONA LEE + DENNIS WONGLISA MACKINNEY GALLERY
THE BOOK OF DAUGHTERS ASIA TOUR: 21 April 2023
JOLT PRESENTS THE BOOK OF DAUGHTERS FRIDAY 21 APRIL 2017 9.00pmLOOPY, HANGZHOU CHINA THE AMPLIFIED ELEPHANTS + NAT GRANT ADEL WANG, CHARLOTTE HUG, HULLICK BAI MENGWEI + LISA MACKINNEY GALLERY
THE BOOK OF DAUGHTERS ASIA TOUR: 16 APRIL 2017
JOLT PRESENTS THE BOOK OF DAUGHTERS SUNDAY 16 APRIL 2017 5.30pmTHE VENUE TAIPEI, TAIWAN BOLT (Martin/Hill/Hullick) + 張欣 盧藝 + Sébastien Labrunie Lisa MacKinney Betty Apple＋賴宗昀 GALLERY
THE BOOK OF DAUGHTERS ASIA TOUR: 14 APRIL 2017
JOLT PRESENTS THE BOOK OF DAUGHTERS FRIDAY 14 APRIL 2017 7.30pmSUPERDELUXE TOKYO JAPAN Michiyo Yagi (electric 21-string koto, 17-string bass koto, electronics, voice) BOLT ENSEMBLE (Miranda Hill - bass; Caerwen Martin - cello) Lisa MacKinney (guitar/feedback) James...
THE BOOK OF DAUGHTERS ASIA TOUR: 13 April 2017
NOGE UNDERGROUND AND JOLT PRESENT THE BOOK OF DAUGHTERS THURSDAY 13 APRIL 2017 7pmNOGE UNDERGROUND ZART YOKOHAMA JAPANDoor: 1000 yen a qui avec Gabriel Lisa MacKinney (guitar/feedback) BOLT ENSEMBLE + Cal Lyall (banjo, electronics)(Miranda Hill - bass; Caerwen Martin...
CREATED + CREMATED
CREATED+CREMATED )-(u||!c|< Presented by Footscray Community Arts Centre and JOLT Arts. Footscray Community Arts Centre, Smorgon Gallery and Centre Grounds.1–23 September 2017 Lead Community participants Uncle Larry WalshBarthélémy MalacquisMorgan...
TESTING GROUNDS
TESTING GROUNDS The Amplified Elephants and Artlife Dancers, Footscray Community Arts Centre Testing Grounds Residency 16 March - 7 April, Performance date: 7 April 2017 The Amplified Elephants collaborated with dancers from the Footscray Community Arts Centre across...
TEN THOUSAND YEAR ORBIT
TEN THOUSAND YEAR ORBIT A duo by Nat Grant and James Hullick La Mama Musica, 26 June 2017 “We’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. We’ve watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those...
Disruptive Critters /// DHD
DISRUPTIVE CRITTERS DUCKWORTH HULLICK DUO Supported by RMIT University Disruptive Critters is both a concert and free play exhibition. The concert is a 50-minute performance by James Hullick and Jonathan Duckworth playing the DHD’s bespoke DC tabletop...
THE ARBOUR & THE ORRERY
THE ARBOUR & THE ORRERY JAMES HULLICK For this exhibition, new work from James Hullick’s machine installation practice accompanied TarraWarra Museum of Art’s major survey of the work of Edwin Tanner. The exhibition featured two new installations by Hullick that...
ARCHIVE 2016
SHHHH
SHHHH THE AMPLIFIED ELEPHANTS WITH GUEST ELEPHANTS NAT GRANT AND ESTHER TUDDENHAM Delighting in ambient percussion, text and electronic soundscapes, the women of The Amplified Elephants have created this show with inspiring guest Elephants percussionist and sound...
THE BOOK OF DAUGHTERS MELBOURNE: 12 NOVEMBER 2016
JOLT PRESENTS THE BOOK OF DAUGHTERS SATURDAY 12 NOVEMBER 2016 7.30pmMEAT MARKET, NORTH MELBOURNE EVERYONE PERFORMING THAT NIGHT + GUESTSTHE WOMEN OF THE AMPLIFIED ELEPHANTS + GRANTTHE WOMEN OF BOLT + JANSSEN + HULLICKYOSHIMIO (JPN) ...
THE BOOK OF DAUGHTERS MELBOURNE: 11 November 2016
JOLT PRESENTS THE BOOK OF DAUGHTERS FRIDAY 11 NOVEMBER 2016 7.30pmMEAT MARKET, NORTH MELBOURNE EVERYONE PERFORMING THAT NIGHT + GUESTSNOISE SCAVENGERS + SARAH SMITH + DAVE BROWN + JAMES HULLICKLOUISE DEVENISH + CAT HOPE + KATE MOORESATSUKI ODAMURA + MARY DOUMANY + CAL...
THE BOOK OF DAUGHTERS MELBOURNE: 10 November 2016
JOLT PRESENTS THE BOOK OF DAUGHTERS THURSDAY 10 NOVEMBER 2016 7.30pmMEAT MARKET, NORTH MELBOURNE EVERYONE PERFORMING THAT NIGHT + GUESTSNORIKO TADANO + DUCKWORTH HULLICK DUOBERNI JANSSEN + BOLT ENSEMBLECAROLYN CONNORS GALLERY
SLOW RIVEN WHIRL
SLOW RIVEN WHIRL THE BOLT ENSEMBLE + berni.m.janssen + JAMES HULLICK ORATOR + CHAMBER ORCHESTRA + ELECTRONICS Composed by James Hullick for the BOLT Ensemble and orator, SLOW RIVEN WHIRL features Hullick’s text created from the perspective of a father wishing to...
Le Scatterman /// Hullick
LE SCATTERMAN JAMES HULLICK Presented by PBS 106.7FM, JOLT & Hullick Studios. Supported by Salzer Foundation and City of Melbourne. EMBRACE YOUR INNER CRAP DAD A recently divorced sound artist dad gorges on new lows in parenting, human engagement and generally...
CACOPHONY WOLVES
Forged in the suburbs of Northern Geelong, Noise Scavengers began as a youth sound art project, and have emerged as an ensemble of young sound artists. CACOPHONY WOLVES has evolved out of a deeper and frank dialogue with young feminist and postgraduate psychology...
Sonic Flock
SONIC FLOCK VARIOUS ARTISTS Duration: variable Presented in public spaces as a gathering – or flock – of black teepees, each tent big enough for just two people. Within each, a brief work of sonic performance unfolds, a work solely for you – the only other...
ARCHIVE 2015
The Amplified Elephants
THE AMPLIFIED ELEPHANTS Sound Art Ensemble “they taught us all how to listen,” The Age Australia’s leading sound art ensemble featuring artists with neurodiversities. Works such as SELECT NATURALIS have consistently received high praise: “As the voiceover says,...
SLOW RIVEN WHIRL
SLOW RIVEN WHIRL THE BOLT ENSEMBLE + berni.m.janssen + JAMES HULLICK ORATOR + CHAMBER ORCHESTRA + ELECTRONICS Composed by James Hullick for the BOLT Ensemble and orator, SLOW RIVEN WHIRL features Hullick’s text created from the perspective of a father wishing to...
Select Naturalis
SELECT NATURALIS THE AMPLIFIED ELEPHANTS + DUCKWORTH HULLICK DUO The Amplified Elephants respond to the concept of ‘evolution’ from the perspective of intellectual disability. Working with The Duckworth Hullick Duo, who have developed a touch screen interface as a...