Laoban Soundsystem
Laoban Soundsystem 2.0 is a 6,000 watt full-range 4-way sound system fabricated in China - the plans for which are 100% copyleft and available under a Creative Commons share-alike license. Essentially, Laoban is qi hardware. All steps needed to build the devices are documented and the knowledge to reproduce the sound system is made available to anyone who wants it. At the same time an engineering feat, an art project and a public experiment, Laoban explores a context for sharing, expanding on the original concept of sound systems growing out of the ghettos of Kingston and UK garages -- and bringing this platform in order to produce massive, spontaneous parties in China. The idea is to use the sound system for uncovering unique and experimental content by Chinese artist and specifically to strengthen the free culture movement in China. The plans for the software and hardware can be taken to any factory in China and be reproduced, all the way from the speakers to the plywood boxes. The Laoban Soundsystem 2.0 has a large throw - 1.5 meters high. It includes four boxes: 2 big sub woofers and 2 full range boxes -- and can be set up and assembled rapidly for a party of upwards of hundreds of people. With the Laoban Soundsystem 2.0 we aim to throw three large scale events at three unique locales in China. Each event will build off the previous one and will explore a new form of production and investigate large-scale sharing culture and will be documented online at http://laoban-soundsystem.com Past events with Laoban Soundsystem 1.0 and 1.5 have included the following Chinese artists:long2, Ren Linxiao, D4Q1N, Xu Tao, Cai Kai and RayDesign. The most well known Laoban event is the Boycott the Chinese Internet Day with Ai WeiWei.
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