| Date |
Event |
02/2002 |
Beatabet
is formed out of a mutual desire from founders to exhibit and showcase
experimental and alternative audio visual work. |
| 03/2002
– 04/2004 |
Beatabet
successfully organises and runs a monthly experimental AV event named
‘Beatabetically Modified’ at The Cellar, Oxford (Capacity 200) |
| 01/12/03 |
Beatabet
organises a special Audio Visual event named ‘Fidget’ at Ginglik, London
(Capacity 200) |
| 01/02/04 |
Beatabet
organises music event named ‘Beatabet’ at the Bongo Club, Edinburgh (capacity
400) |
| 01/07/05 |
Beatabet
organises music event named ‘Beatabet’ at Ginglik, London (Capacity 200)
|
| 01/01/05 |
Beatabet
repeats the music event named ‘Beatabet’ at Bongo Club, Edinburgh (Capacity
400) |
| 01/04/05 |
Beatabet
organises a one off Audio Visual bonanza at The Islington, London (Capacity
180) |
| 07/2005
– 02/2006 |
Beatabet
re-evaluates and expands to become a committee run collective of musicians
and artists |
| 01/03/06 |
Beatabet
launches website to expose members’ work to a worldwide audience |
| 04/2006
– 10/2006 |
Beatabet
runs ‘Beatafarm’ creative residency programme in France for 65 Artists |
| 01/12/06 |
Beatabet
runs experimental Audio Visual event at Almodavers 208, Barcelona (capacity
150) |
| 01/12/06 |
Beatabet
participates in and helps organise charity fundraising event ‘Zabardast’ at
Jack’s, London (Capacity 500) |
| 01/01/07 |
External
Consultant Jacob Berkson chairs a series of meetings designed to evaluate
Beatafarm and improve the coming summer’s event |
| 01/02/07 |
Beatabet
members fly out to Latvia and lay down foundations for an artistic exchange
programme |
| 01/03/07 |
Beatabet
organises and runs a performance poetry and live music event at the Hope,
Brighton (Capacity 120) |
| 01/03/07 |
Beatabet
applies for incorporation as Beatabet LLP to be able to officially and
professionally distribute members’ work |
| 01/05/07 |
Beatabet
launches record label at a big launch event at the Whitechapel Factory. Event
includes gigs, sound, and video installations |
| 06/2007 -
09/2007 |
Beatabet
runs Beatafarm ’07. The project has an updated and revised agenda and modus
operandi following a Beatabet internal review of the previous year’s project. |
| 01/10/07 |
Beatabet
runs a successful music event at the Greenhouse Effect |
| 01/11/07 |
Work on
new interactive Beatabet website starts |
| 01/01/08 |
Internal
review of Beatabet results in a shuffle of committee members with more
appropriate and precise role and job specifications |
| 01/03/08 |
Beatabet
co-curates and participates in “Brussels meets Brighton: The MetaHub, Phase
1” at The Basement, Brighton. The event included live real-time performances
and musical collaboration simultaneously in Brighton and Brussels via the
internet, live fm radio streaming and wireless webcams. |
| 01/04/08 |
Beatabet
curates a sold-out live music event at The Albert, Brighton featuring
Beatabet affiliated artists. (Capacity 100) |
| 29/04/08
- 03/05/08 |
“Brussels
meets Brighton: The MetaHub, Phase 2”. The Shunt Lounge, London (capacity
700). In conjunction with Platform Centrale, Beatabet plays an integral part
in devising, co-ordinating and performing at this massive four day
cross-disciplinary Arts festival. 110 Artists from Brighton, London and
Brussels were involved. The MetaHub was a computerised Audio-Visual pool
operated by 12 Vj’s, sound artists and hackers through which all audio and
visual feeds from the entire exhibition passed; all participant artists could
then take any data-stream to use as they please. |
| 18/05/08 |
Brighton
Festival Fringe: ‘Beatabet Alphabet’. Beatabet transforms the disused spaces
under Brighton station into a live music room, an installation and
performance room and a cinema screening Beatabet shorts. Along side this
Beatabet provided a day time programme of creative workshops. Capacity 300 |
| 19/07/08 |
‘What the
F*** is Happening now?” Curated by Beatabet, protoPLAY and Vole, a Live-Art
festival in the grounds of a country manor house consisting of a matrix of
durational and spatial works. Capacity 450 |
| 08/2008 -
10/2008 |
Beatabet
runs the third installment of its annual creative residency Beatafarm. This
year’s project places particular emphasis on workshops and structured
collaboration days. |
| 08/2008
– 10/2008 |
Beatabet
runs a weekly radio show on fm radio (radio Reverb) from the Beatafarn ’08
project showcasing new work being created at the residency. |
| 22/10/08 |
As part
of the inaugural White Night Festival, Brighton, Beatabet presents an
eclectic array of visual, movement based and musical performances devised at
Beatafarm 2008 at the Phoenix Gallery (Capacity 300) |
