Would anyone else like to play #gravitonsFestival 2026?
We have 7 artists so far for our annual #experimental music livestream fest: 7th to 12th November
Edits: slots are filling up, we have 14 sets!
@meljoann How experimental do things have to be? I’d love to play a short set 😊
@laslojott we do experimental electronic music, do you have a project with that kind of thing? I’m remembering your set as more guitar-based tho?
If there is an experimental electronics element, that’s in our wheelhouse :)
@meljoann I’m definitely geared towards guitar somewhat, but I’d be happy to pick a few songs that work in an electronic context. Let me try some stuff and get back to you :)
@protman whooo sounds fun! Ok I’ll put you down for 17:00 ET :)
& if you get a chance, we’re looking for the below from everyone, for our blog & calendar:
- artist photo or artwork
- stream description & artist info (a paragraph or so)
- preferred links
@meljoann yay I'll gather and send over
@meljoann I'm interested. The 7th on either end of those times you posted would work for me. Later times would be good too. I'm in EST time zone. Hour long slots?
@skullzy yay! How is 9pm Wed 7th? Yes, hour long slots
@meljoann 9pm UTC on Sat the 7th works for me. If you really meant Wed 11th I wouldn't be able to do that time since I'd still be on the clock at work haha.
@skullzy oh lordy my poor brains haha! Yes Sat 7th I meant. Brilliant!
If you get a chance, we are looking for the following for the blog/calendar etc:
- artist photo or artwork
- stream description & artist info (a paragraph or so)
- preferred links
@meljoann Awesome! Preferred link is https://skullzy.ca. I'll get the rest of the info to you soon! Currently slammed with completing development on the next Grave Rave, so it might not be until next weekend.
@skullzy hey what's your email? am just sending out the stream keys etc... x
@meljoann are you interested in a livecoding set (flavour: organic techno) ? How long does it have to be? I'm free Wednesday 11th French time (national holiday), at most reasonable waking hours
I'd probably play something similar to https://th4music.bandcamp.com/album/strand
@th4 yeah definitely! Love livecoding. People usually play for an hour but it can totally be shorter, if that seems more relevant for a livecoding. Brilliant, will get back to you when my head is more able to compute time zones haha!
@th4
how is Wed 11th Nov:
- 20:00 CET / France ?
(which is 19:00 UTC)
@meljoann yep, works for me! I also would rather play 30 minutes if that's OK with you, not sure I have the juice to do a one hour set these days 😅
Oct 25, 2026, 8:42 AM@meljoann i would really love to but sadly i dont think i will have the time
@ahihi aw! next time hopefully :) or one of our monthly 3rd Wednesday gigs perhaps
@meljoann do you still have a slot around 7pm - 10pm Berlin time? I would bring my eurorack + VJ stream setup with a smidge more drones and textures (than my usual sets)
@zuggamasta ooh sounds great! how is Sun 8th or Mon 9th:
- 20:00 CET (Berlin)
- (which is 19:00 UTC)
@meljoann yes please,
!
@hellocatfood oh yay! what days are good for you? this one would be good if possible:
- Thu 12th Nov at 9pm?
@meljoann just give me an hour need to wake up properly and check my diary
@meljoann sorry that turned into longer than an hour.
Sadly not free that day. Is there a list of available times or should I let you know my availability?
@hellocatfood
No probs! This is what we have so far:
- Sat 7th:
- Mel 7pm
- Rashamon: 8pm
- Skullzy: 9pm
- Protman: 10pm
- Sun 8th:
- Glaciers 8pm
- Mon 9th:
- zuggamasta: 7pm
- Tony 8pm
- Tue 10th:
- TOS 8pm
- Wed 11th:
- 7pm: th4:
- Sammi 8pm
- Thu 12th:
- BLERT 8pm
@meljoann How about Sunday 8th at 21:00?
@hellocatfood @meljoann AHAHAHA I'M SO BAD WITH DATES can you move me to sunday? I fck'd up the date/day in our conversation. 8th was right, but that's sunday. (same time of course 👉️ 👈️ )
@hellocatfood @zuggamasta no probs! So you’re both on Sunday 8th now. In UTC (UK time)
- 19:00: zuggamasta
- 20:00: glaciers
- 21:00: hellocatfood
@zuggamasta ohhh i just saw kris is doing an album release stream that would clash with your slot! https://cal.gravitons.org/event/kristoffer-lislegaard-allostasis-watch-party
do you want to move to Sun 8th Nov, 10pm UTC? 11pm CET? Is that too late? Alternatively, there are slots open on Mon, Tue, Thu
hope i`m not screwing your schedule over? this time i DID check the calendar first!
@lislegaard @zuggamasta brilliant! it all works out! aw no worries kris, it's all a bit scattered as we are organising over Masto, email and discord haha
@meljoann me too potentially! I have been intending to do a livestream to celebrate the ILR result. Which slots are available for the fest now? If I can’t do this I will check gravitons calendar for another time
@elifyalvac oh amazing! Hmm looking like Mon 9th, Tue 10th or Thu 12th are best options, you could go 7pm or 9pm?
@meljoann y'know, I was stopping myself doing this, but I just played an improvised set IRL, so maybe I should do it again for video/internet people! I am available any time you have open, can you put me in "best available"? :laughing:
@meljoann somehow @elifyalvac's can-do attitude rubbed off on me :)
@alisynthesis oh yayy! Well the same slots i just said to Elif are best I would say:
- Mon 9th, Tue 10th or Thu 12th
- 7pm or 9pm UTC
So whichever are best for the you both! :)
@meljoann Put me down for Monday Nov 9th at 9pm UTC (4pm EST). Thanks Mel!
Edit: here's the info you need, I think: https://drive.proton.me/urls/F5SEZYNN14#l6qVOBWsw6lz
@alisynthesis aw Monday has just been taken by zuggamasta! How about same time Tues or Thu ? @elifyalvac
@meljoann oh, I missed that! Let's switch me to Thursday
@meljoann I think I will need to do another one! Turns out that week is gonna be hard. @alisynthesis
@elifyalvac aw! Next time hopefully 🤞
Oct 26, 2026, 12:24 PM@meljoann wouldve loved to but my network is kinda crap..
@toffo aww! Yeah it’s rough trying to stream with patchy internets. Hopefully in the future 🤞
@meljoann oh! I'd like to join! but I can't play on Thursday. are there any other free slots?
@oleksiy ooh cool! How is Tues 10th 9pm UTC?
@meljoann tuesday is cool, but 9pm is a little late for me (it'll be 11pm here, and we have curfew, so I won't be able to get back from the studio in time). is there something around 7pm or maybe earlier?
@oleksiy oh of course! 7pm UTC is open too?
@meljoann yeah, 7pm UTC works for me! thanks a lot!
@meljoann 14 sets already? Radical!