The FM Ferry Experiment
live broadcast from the Hurricane Level of the Staten Island Ferry
September 14, 15, 20–22, 27–29, 2007
12:00–4:00 pm EST, NYC
concept and programming by neuroTransmitter
(Valerie Tevere + Angel Nevarez)
On-Air: WSIA 88.9FM
In-Studio: Hurricane Deck of the Staten Island Ferry
Reached via: Whitehall Terminal, 1 Whitehall St., Manhattan
St. George Terminal, 1 Bay St., Staten Island
For eight days in September 2007, neuroTransmitter presented The FM Ferry Experiment, a project which transformed the Staten Island Ferry into a floating radio station, broadcasting out to the NYC region as it continuously traveled between Staten Island and Lower Manhattan.
In 1967, The New York Avant-Garde Festival (1963–1980) founded by Charlotte Moorman, landed on the Staten Island Ferry for 24-hours. In the spirit of this festival, The FM Ferry Experiment integrated broadcast and performance into one of New York’s most traveled public spaces, expanding its architecture out into the airwaves, engaging publics on the ferry and on-the-air.
Live programs consisted of performances, lectures, and conversations that took place on the Staten Island Ferry, and were broadcast along with music, sound, and ambient noise via WSIA 88.9 FM and fmferryexperiment.net.
In-studio Performances and Appearances by:
31 Down, Dafne Boggeri, Ralf Homann, Jesal Kapadia & Sreshta Rit Premnath, Tianna Kennedy & Zeke Healy, Emily Jacir & Jamal Rayyis, Edward Miller, School of Missing Studies with Peter Ferko, Brooke Singer & Brian Rigney Hubbard, Sandra Skurvida & Jud Yalkut, Bojidar Yanev
Audio Works by:
Paul Amitai, Julieta Aranda, Fia Backström, Mark & Stephen Beasley, Wiebe E. Bijker, Bik Van der Pol, Nao Bustamante, Paul Chan, free103point9, Wynne Greenwood & K8 Hardy, Maryam Jafri, Hassan Khan, Fabiano Kueva, Brandon LaBelle, Pedro Lasch with Thomas Lasch & Audio Wizards, Cristóbal Lehyt, LIGNA, Lana Lin, Jill Magid with Ed Vas, Naeem Mohaiemen & Salauddin Ahmed (Potash), Antoni Muntadas, Max Neuhaus, Phill Niblock, Carsten Nicolai, Jenny Perlin, Cesare Pietroiusti, Radio Sonideros (Sara Harris, Adolfo Guzman-Lopez, Keren Ness, Clare Robbins), Steve Roden, Marina Rosenfeld, Kristen Roos & Jackson 2Bears, Martha Rosler, Scanner, Hanna Rose Shell & Luke Fischbeck, Xaviera Simmons, Jason Simon & CSI/CUNY Cinema Students, Skyline, Judi Werthein / Leandro Tartaglia
plus further socio-spatial experimentation, conversations, news bulletins, music, archival broadcasts, and sing-alongs…
Press and Links:
Bidoun Magazine
eFlux
New York Times
New York Magazine
Time Out New York
Wave Farm
free103point9
Metro
The Daily Star
Staten Island Advance (9/13)
Staten Island Advance (9/15)
FM Ferry Poster