TURN UP Online is rebranding to Circuit Bridges, for more info please visit: 
​http://www.voxnovus.com/circuitbridges/
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Mission
While the new music community has been hit hard by the pandemic, we are fighting back with innovative models to rebuild our community. We want to TURN UP the volume and visibility of all artists in music, art, and technology during this difficult time. The world is changing and TURN UP is equipped to adapt to those changes. We are bringing together a dynamic team of music festival organizers, producers, and artists to deliver an online series of new music events. More than 80% of our revenue goes directly into our artists (the rest covers the cost associated with the events). Let us know if you would like to be in our virtual spotlight as a participant or guest artist. If you would like to contribute to our mission, we welcome donations. Please help us rebuild and champion new music. We will rise together by lifting others. 

TURN UP Multimedia Festival is proud to launch this new online concert series. It will include 10 electroacoustic concerts and master classes hosted by inspiring musicians and composers around the world. These events are specifically designed to take advantage of venues built for digital distribution. The new TURN UP Online Edition, in collaboration with Vox Novus and Virtual Concert Halls, will provide a new-fashioned and meaningful online experience in this current climate.
 
This series of virtual events will showcase amazing works by living composers, and incredible performance artistry by outstanding musicians. Masterclasses will give the participants the opportunity to receive feedback and make connections with professionals in the new music industry. The festival will be a central hub to connect composers, musicians, and audiences around the world in a boundless way. 

The Team

Yuanyuan (Kay) HE
Director
Dr. Yuanyuan (Kay) He is a composer and video artist with roots in China.  Her works often explore and intertwine various forms of media to create unique audiovisual experiences that engage the audience. Many of her works involve collaborations with choreographers, dancers, video artists, audio technicians, and stage lighting and design artists. As a multimedia composer, she is very active in the music community. Kay serves as the Creative Director for Electronic Music Midwest (EMM), which is an annual music festival dedicated to programming a wide variety of electroacoustic music and providing high-quality electronic media performances. She is also the founder and Director of the TURN UP Multimedia Festival, which promotes Equality, Culture-Connecting, and Interdisciplinary Collaboration and encourages partnership between different fields, cultures, and genders. She is currently Assistant Professor at the University of Arizona, where she teaches composition, electro-acoustic music, and orchestration. ​
 
During her career, Kay has won many awards and been selected for many performances in the U.S. and abroad. Kay earned her Bachelor of Arts degree at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing and her Master of Music degree at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.  She holds a Doctor of Musical Arts in Composition from the University of Texas at Austin where she studied under Dr. Russell Pinkston and Dr. Yevgeniy Sharlat.
​website: www.kayhecomposer.com ​

Mike McFerron is professor of music and composer-in-residence at Lewis University and he is founder and co-director of Electronic Music Midwest (http://www.emmfestival.org). McFerron’s music has received critical acclaim and recognition. His music has been performed by the Remarkable Theater Brigade (Carnegie Hall), the Louisville Orchestra, the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, and Cantus among many others.
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He serves on the board of the directors for the Metropolitan Youth Symphony Orchestra and is a past Chair of the Executive Committee for the Society of Composers, Inc. McFerron’s music can be heard on numerous commercial recordings as well as on his website at
​www.bigcomposer.com
Mike McFerron
Co-chair
Robert Voisey
Co-chair
 Robert Voisey  is a creator, producer, and promoter of art music through concert performances and multimedia productions. Through his company Vox Novus, he has presented over 500 events in more than 40 countries; venues range from recital halls and concert stages to bars and nightclubs, from art galleries and modern museums to parks and public atriums, as well as radio, TV, store front windows and the facades of a five-story building. Most known for his 60 minute intermissionless performances with the 60x60 project he has also produced several dance and radio marathons 12 hours in length. His 60x60 Dance was described by the New York Times as "…quite mad. But it's this kind of madness that makes the cultural world go round…"
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website: www.robvoisey.com
www.voxnovus.com


​Marc Webster owns and operates Blue on Blue Recording Studio.  His studio has a special focus working with classical musicians and composers. City Newspaper writes “Webster has a reputation for presenting classical instruments in innovative packages.  From the ingenious mashup of hip-hop and classical idioms to the use of classic rock production techniques, Webster produces videos that place chamber music within the fresh context of the modern recording studio.”  

His performance experience covers a wide range of musical styles, including featured piano soloist with the Rogue Valley Symphony Orchestra, keyboardist for the rock band Uncommon Ground, pianist for the 52nd Street Jazz Sextet, organist for blues artists Chris Beard and Johnny Rawls, and choir director for the Aenon Baptist Church.   As a composer his soundtrack for the movie “Fury” was awarded semi-finalist at the Moondance Film Festival.  Recent commissions have included music for the Five by Five chamber ensemble and the Gibbs & Main String Quintet.

website: www.blueonbluerecording.com
Marc Webster
Virtual Stage Director
Virtual Concert Halls
Online Venue

​We help you bring together and stream your event’s participants, performers, presenters and others in any kind of performance production or show while following social distancing. We created over 40 programs with nearly 300 participants, professional musicians from around the globe. Grammy and Emmy Award winners, leading faculty members from many world class conservatories, International concert artists of all genres, instruments, and voice.

website: https://virtualconcerthalls.com