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Hey all, this is in Newcastle in Oz, but they'll take submissions from around the world.
I'm not actually involved, but I know some people who are so if you have questions, maybe take them to the facebook page or email address provided

WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT?
Hold onto your Tamagotchis, Newcastle, because The Roost Creative are tossing the vectors to the side to celebrate the art of designing visuals with meticulous little squares. That’s right – Pixel-8 is here, and The Roost Bros are assembling the world’s finest pixel-pushers for an eye-popping collaboration like you’ve never seen before!

Even if the term ‘pixel-art’ isn’t immediately familiar to you, you have almost certainly come into contact with it once or twice. Used traditionally in retro video games and computer graphics, pixel art is a term for raster graphics and illustrations that have been painstakingly constructed with tiny square units of colour, one at a time. Using a limited colour palette and some very clever shading methods known as ‘dithering’, what began as an art style born from necessity soon became a nostalgic stylisation with a cult following.

Though with advancing technology leading to traditional pixel art becoming a dying art, much like polaroid photos, adorable mixtapes and traditionally-printed comic books, it still holds a place in the heart of many artists – especially us at The Roost. Pixel-8 is a night dedicated to celebrating the life of the pixel, and everything that goes with it – incredible art, charming animation, live ‘chiptune’ music, retro video games – the whole pixelated package!

THE BRIEF
Pixel-8 is, first and foremost, a pixel art show – but even the most amateur pixel-artist will agree, creating pixel art is less about presentation and more about the meticulous design process. You will be working with a partitioned grid of any size you like, and anything goes – as long as you make every pixel count, crafting your piece one coloured block at a time!

Though we are expecting the show to be comprised mostly of digital prints, if you’re interested in submitting an animation, installation or otherwise unorthodox method of displaying your pixels, we’d love to hear all about it! Any enquiries regarding your submission can be addressed to [email protected]

Submissions are open to anyone with a love for pixels, who wants to get involved the local design/art community – Roost show veterans and newcomers alike. This could be a perfect networking opportunity, a chance to push yourself as a designer by working with new methods, or just a great way to have some fun with pixels and have a heck of a night!

Submissions CLOSE 13/3/13. All submissions require a gallery fee of $10, and collection discounts can be negotiated for collections of five or more pieces. Under certain circumstances, late submissions can be accepted with an additional fee. Digital printing is available upon request for a deal-breaking price – send us your print-ready 300DPI PDF today to discuss a quote.

http://pixel-8-show.tumblr.com/tagged/about
https://www.facebook.com/events/259525117515843/

We might have filled all our open mic places but there are a bunch of additional side events for Square Sounds Melbourne.

More information is at http://melbourne.squaresoundsfestival.com under 'more events' and spots for workshops can be booked at http://brk.to/sbtix

Workshops

little-scale presents SSM DIY Sound Chip MIDI Module (AY38910)

Get ready for funtimes! Join Dr. little-scale as he presents a hands-on workshop - on how to build and use your very own USB MIDI sound chip module! This session will be based around the (in)famous AY38910 sound chip, as heard on countless chiptune tracks, arcade machines and obsolete video game consoles. The sound module itself is USB powered and is recognised as a MIDI device, so participants can use the module straight away. All parts are included, and although soldering is required, there's no need to stress because it's all very easy. The workshop will feature both constructing the sound module and a basic demo covering how to use the sound module.

starPause presents Little Piggy Tracker for Beginners

LGPT aka Piggy Tracker is music editing software that enables quick music editing with a game pad. It runs nearly everywhere: osx/win/gp2x/psp/dingoo/linux & the interface follows the convention of LSDj in most cases, making piggy 2nd nature for composers looking to upgrade from 4bit to 16bit sound. Depending on class needs this workshop will cover everything from piggy configuration 2 tracking tips 2 repository access if you're interested in patching the code. If everyone is good and does their homework we can have a quick compo!

Abortifacient and Hedonist Present - Beginners and Intermediate Renoise

Renoise is a sample tracker, with all the mod cons. The workshop will show you the basics of tracking and workflow in Renoise, demonstrate native effects, DSP routing, and automating VST plugins for maximum control. All with a focus on pushing your creativity and opening your mind hymens to sampling for lols.

Run by Hedonist, member of the seminal Australian Hardcore label Bloody Fist and tracking veteran, and Abortifacient, cross platform larrikin specialising in hard breaks and chipcores. Both bros swap project files and tricks. Every so often, with a shared samplepack, they race against the clock to make a track from scratch in 30mins. Called Speedcomp, and aired on 2RRR radio in Sydney, its open to all, and we challenge all workshoppers to participate.

Not Even An After Party

On Not Even, Celsius and Dot.AY explore electronic sub genres and ask whether they are even a thing every Tuesday night with their Budgie Collective Radio show.

They're taking that philosophy out into the real world, and are bringing along some help.

Expect some great DJ sets from some of your favourite chipmusic artists (and their friends) in a variety of genres that may or may not even be a thing... without all that annoying chatter that you have to put up with on the radio.

On the decks will be

starPause, B.O.O.M.A (dot.AY & 10K), Celsius, Rachel Haircut and Minikomi