The Norcal Experimental Music Festival was started in 1995 and was held at the Guild Theatre in Sacramento, on November 3rd, and 4th. Performers came from all over the western United States and Canada. The bands that played and where they are from are:

* A Nat Hema, Portland * Bic City Orchestr, San Jose * Cloud, Del Paso Heights * Crawl Unit, Sacramento * Death Keeps Me Awake, San Louis Obispo * Death Squad, San Francisco, * ECOMCON, Sacramento * Fin, Los Angeles * Gas Chamber Orchestra, San Jose * Instagon, Los Angeles * Media Exploitation Center, Dublin * Mr. Pharmicist, Portland * Nagasaki Fondu, Vancouver * Negativ In Bestimmt, Manteca * Nihil, Los Angeles * Noisegate, * Randy Yau, San Louis Obispo * Scott Arford, Berkeley * Spastic Colon, Los Angeles * Stimbox, San Francisco *Uberkunst, Sacramento

Plans for the 1996 Experimental Music Festival are in the works! It is tentatively scheduled for November 1st, 2nd, and 3rd (Friday-Saturday-Sunday) at three separate venues around the Sacramento area. We are now accepting applicants to perform. We will need a tape, record or CD, (this is purely for determination of style, so it doesn't need to be a master quality tape) and a short bio. Groups selected will be required to send four black and white and one color photo for the press release. If you or someone you know are interested in performing, you can contact fdiebel@emrl.com at the Experimental Media Research Laboratory. If you have any questions or would like additional information about the Norcal Experimental Music Festival, contact Jay Truesdale at: dz-015@emrl.com.