The bITjAM is a response to a real need in the creative community for a space in which to explore digital arts, creative ideas, collaborations and soundscapes. Carl Plant and Ben McManus are the main animators of the bitjam, playing, organising, publicising, delivering workshops and digitally animating spaces. They are aware that the main aim of biTjAM is about collaborating and sharing ideas, communication through sound and value of experimentation.

Since its inception, biTjAM have been involved in collaborations with visual artists from all over the midlands. Musicians and sound artists from Stoke to Stockholm have travelled to be a part of the experience and have intern continued some of these creative collaborations.

Keep up to date with our projects or Contact us: bitjam[at]me[dot]com



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    Playing audioboo

    During the last couple of years at the bitjam we have been amazed at the different types of instruments used, from circuit bent guitars to home made synths.

    In the spirit of adventure and collaboration we have decided to look for ways in which people can get involved in the performances. We also look for innovative methods of producing sound.

    So, we are now using audioboo to collect ‘foundsounds’, we are hoping to encourage people to record everyday sounds and tag them so that we can access the audio clips during the gig and sample, mash and add to the performance. We are also looking at sending MMS files too.

    We love the idea of collaboration and the challenge of using found sounds!

    Just use the tags foundsound and bitjam in your audioboo recordings and we’ll find em!

    — 3 years ago