written by Lou Touyarou editing by Monse Alvarado Alvarez photography by Monse Alvarado Alvarez, Tom Venrooy, Brandino Verhaak & Alex Roux how does sound translate into shared, embodied experiences in the places we come together? in the search of answering these questions, the community of possibilities open studio (pos) found
exploring calmer energies, pos cocoon is a format focused on musical exploration, playfulness and landing together. artists are encouraged to bring unreleased material or trying out new things. while the pos studio will transform into a cocoon like space, you can let yourself melt into the sounds, or in the
pos came to existence three years ago, like many other creative projects, by planting the seed of an idea. the people we encountered along the way are the fertile soil that makes it its own, and music is the common flow that keeps us going and flowing. pos turns 3
a three-part workshop series where small groups gather around songs and stories that evoke different relationships to home. join us to listen, draw, and eat together as ways to share and connect ✨ each session revolves around a different thematic anchor through which we explore the narratives, memories and associations that
playtime in warm sunday rays of light surrounded by the sounds of fresh spring loving birds. free to wander by inducing daydreams, allow to contemplate, growing to rhythms, step-by-step, in an ever unfolding (abun)dance, celebrating possibilities of sound. artists: Lulà Luna b2b Nessim Draw DalidaCarnage (live) Feun (live) dirtydms
on april 4th, our friends from carmela hosted a special event. a fundraiser to give visibility to the Mexican & Venezuelan communities. they offered a rich program, dj sets alongside a film screening, a photography exhibition, and a delicious food & cocktails program. ahead of this event, we spoke with
paths cross, pos met VDS, a collaborative project bridging the sonic worlds from tokyo, london and amsterdam. that thursday night, we heard wax selections and a special live act that reflect the connections being made between spirits across borders. VDS (vinyl delivery service) is a tokyo-based record shop established in
during this workshop, we covered the technical aspects of building a radio transmitter through soldering. the workshop started with an introduction with the historical context of pirate radio in the Netherlands, and then moved on to building a radio transmitter with self-made electronics. Gert-Jan Prins is a sound artist, who
°❀⋆.ೃ࿔:･ spring sala bim °❀⋆.ೃ࿔:･ °❀⋆.ೃ࿔:･ let the magic happen … °❀⋆.ೃ࿔:･ we celebrated this years spring equinox with our sweet friends that came all the way from Napoli. sim sala bim is not an ancient formula, but a phrase taken from the chorus of a Danish nursery rhyme, chosen for its musicality and reused
after a week of workshop about crafting sound in space, we celebrated with cozy Sunday listening gathering. the space was freshly sound treated and opened up this new chapter of the pos space in terms of frequencies and character.
Reading Counterpower is a collective for political education, gathering triweekly on Wednesdays in Amsterdam. From now on at pos Join us to read revolutionary texts together and draw lessons from anti-imperialist, anti-capitalist, anti-colonial, anti-zionist, and anti-fascist movements worldwide! After collectively reading texts out loud, we discuss and harvest whatever insights
in the first week of march (02.03-08.03), pos is organising a workshop for everyone that likes music and wants to learn more about crafting sound in space. the workshop will be led by xaos, who has devoted their entire life to the sonic worlds, with 12 years of
