Punktfestivalen

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Punkt International Music Festival
Punktfestivalen
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From the seminar at Punktfestivalen 2025, curator David Toop with Oren Ambarchi
StatusActive
GenreMusic Festival
DateEarly September
Begins5 September 2019 (2019-09-05)
Ends7 September 2019 (2019-09-07)
FrequencyAnnually
VenueTeateret, Kunstsilo
Location Kristiansand
Coordinates 58°08′39″N7°59′42″E / 58.1441°N 7.9949°E / 58.1441; 7.9949
Country Norway
Years active2005–present
Founder Jan Bang and Erik Honoré
Website punktfestival.no

Punkt International Music Festival or Punktfestivalen is a music festival that has been held in Kristiansand, Norway, every year since 2005. [1]

Contents

The festival aims to present experimental music from all over the world and provide innovative musicians an opportunity to share collective experiences. [2] A main idea is the live sampling and remixing of the concerts on the Main Stage, with the result presented to the audience as a new concert immediately afterwards. [3] [4] [5] [6]

Background

Punktfestivalen was established by the musicians Jan Bang and Erik Honoré. They have collaborated since 1980, with the specialty of Bang's live sampling and programming and Honoré's abilities as a musician, producer, and author.

Punkt quickly gained a high international reputation and was, at its launch, named “This year’s most innovative festival” by Fiona Talkington in the BBC Music Magazine. [7] [8] The first edition attracted coverage from Germany’s WDR, Die Zeit, Süddeutsche Zeitung, and the BBC. [1] In 2007, BBC Radio 3 broadcast a three-day series featuring live recordings from the previous year’s festival. [9] [10]

Brian Eno (2008), Laurie Anderson (2014), and David Sylvian (2011) are among the international musicians who have performed at Punkt. [11] [12] [13] Norwegian musicians who have appeared at the festival include Sidsel Endresen, Nils Petter Molvær, Bugge Wesseltoft, Mari Boine, Eivind Aarset, Anja Garbarek, and Arve Henriksen. [14]

Punkt International

Bang and Honoré have taken the concept abroad; as of 2024, they have visited 27 cities in Europe, Canada, and Japan. [7] [15] The work is supported by the Arts Council Norway, Music Norway, and the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. [3]

Punkt Editions

Following the festival, albums—and occasionally books or artworks—are released as results of the concerts. This concept was established in 2022. [16] [17]

Punkt Seminar

During the daytime, a seminar is held featuring discussions at the intersection of music, technology, and art. [18] The seminar is part of Punkt’s collaboration with CreaTeME, the University of Agder’s Centre for Excellence in Creative Use of Technologies in Music Education. [19] David Toop is a long time curator for the seminar.

References

  1. 1 2 Borchgrevink, Hild (30 June 2005). "Verden til Punkt - og Punkt til Ultima?". ballade.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  2. ↑ "PUNKT Festival". Kalleklev.no. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Punktfestival – ABOUT". Punkt Festival. 5 January 2026. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  4. ↑ Jazz, All About (10 January 2007). "Punkt: Crime Scenes album review @ All About Jazz". All About Jazz. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  5. ↑ Kelman, John (14 September 2010). "Punkt Festival 2010 article @ All About Jazz". All About Jazz. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  6. ↑ Frankplads, Per Christian (10 September 2007). "Punkt 2007 - Erik Honoré ser tilbake". ballade.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  7. 1 2 "PUNKT (live concept) - WOMEX". www.womex.com. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  8. ↑ Red (16 May 2007). "Punkt – for tredje gang". ballade.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  9. ↑ "Tre dager Punktrestival på BBC". fvn.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). 7 March 2007. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  10. ↑ "Tre dager med Punkt på BBC". ballade.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). 7 March 2007. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  11. ↑ "Brian Eno klar for Punkt". ballade.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). 22 July 2008. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  12. ↑ NRK (6 June 2014). "Laurie Anderson til Punktfestivalen". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  13. ↑ Jazz, All About (11 April 2011). "Jazz news: David Sylvian Announced as Artist in Residence for Punkt 2011". All About Jazz. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  14. ↑ Glette, Jan-Olav (28 August 2006). "Punkt 06: Vitalitet og nyskapning". ballade.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  15. ↑ Mosland, Reidar (28 August 2009). "Punkt ut i verden". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  16. ↑ "PUNKT EDITIONS". Punkt Festival. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  17. ↑ Andersen, Arild R. (2 September 2022). "Gode hjelpere får Dai Fujikura og Jan Bangs levende lydmalerier til å skinne". www.aftenposten.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  18. ↑ Jazz, All About (4 September 2009). "Punkt Festival 2009: Day 1, Kristiansand, Norway, September 2, 2009 article @ All About Jazz". All About Jazz. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  19. ↑ "Mentions of Punkt at the UiA website". CreaTeME - Creative Use of Technologies in Music Education. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
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