NWEAMO 2013 — Emotional circuits: Electric animal Newsflash!  We are all the same – under the hood. Mammals & birds share the same neurobiology for emotions. Is it time to ask your dog to join the choir? … a Suzuki piano method for your cat? New inventions such as fMRI and MEG are showing our brain circuits with a degree of resolution previously impossible. Neuroscientists are using these to map our enormously complex brains, and are beginning to understand what circuits light up when we smile, give our baby a hug, feel bullied,  see an attractive fellow human walking down the street – and experience music. Currently, affective neuroscientists have identified the circuits for 7 deeply ingrained emotions shared by all mammals & probably birds. The artistic ramifications of such a groundbreaking, breathtaking assertion are enormous. First off – what are these seven so-called “primary process” emotions? How do these connect to the catalog of subtle emotional states that we experience in constantly shifting hues throughout the day and in our dreams? Is there music that specifically provokes these?  Does this illuminate new possibilities for music? This is the over-arching theme of  NWEAMO 2013 — Emotional circuits: Electric animal To help… 

 THE THEME OF THE NWEAMO 2012 FESTIVAL IS DEDICATED TO OUR OWN  “HIDDEN IDENTITIES” – WHO ARE YOU IN YOUR DREAMS? NWEAMO 2012 is part of the celebration of SDSU SCHOOL OF MUSIC & DANCE 75th  ANNIVERSARY — NWEAMO respectfully dedicates the 2012 festival to Steve Jobs, a great  dreamer, who made dreams into reality, and who gave us tools to realize our own dreams —  Dates: Feb. 28-Mar. 3 (Five Concerts — please see below for details) Venue: SDSU  Music — Smith Recital Hall Tickets: http://sa1.seatadvisor.com/sabo/servlets/EventSearch?presenter=SDSU&categoryId=1  Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/events/322648554433840/ Homepage: http://www.nweamo.com/HOME/NWEAMO-2012-Festival-of-Hidden-Identities.lasso The NWEAMO crew invites you to indulge your need for creative escape and join us in celebrating our hidden dreamworlds at a series of fantasy concerts designed to provide a soundtrack to our collective unconscious. All you need to enter is a simple mask, nothing fancy, and a Swarmius-NWEAMO name — And never worry, if your jar of pseudonyms has gone missing NWEAMO nom-de-plumber Lawdyladymus Nomentumtum has graciously offered to scratch her noggin on your behalf… and if you do not have a mask NWEAMO will have them at the door for $1….. Artistic Director Joe Waters: “We are experimenting with breaking down the walls between audience and musicians, and want to create a ritual that draws from the Carnival of Venice where everyone from… 

NWEAMO reaches the best venetian venues and festivals, such as Altavoz Festival at Rivolta, and Exhibit Festival in San Servolo Island. NWEAMO promotes interaction between artists and the social grounds through innovative live performances, multimedia installations and workshops. In this case our collaboration with our Italian Liaison Massimo Massarotto stemmed into the artistic direction and co-production of one of the most amazing electronic arts festivals in Europe: a conjunction of creativity and stories in the island of the mentally ill.