In its most basic form, Open System is an event where electronic musicians bring their music along and we play it loud for them… but in reality, it’s so much more than that.
We asked our community what it meant to them and was staggered by the answers
What started out as a rejection of the clean, sterile, conformist nature of the world we live in today mutated into an event series where the brash and abrasive was celebrated and, two events in, has become somewhat of a movement thrusting itself forcibly into the musical landscape of Chelmsford.
EMOM’s back at Hot Box next week, for it’s bi-monthly stint, on Wednesday 15th and Resonance regulars will notice a few members of our community on the flyer. DA22A, Nick Smith (performing with Jo Morrison) and Bang Bang Beep Beep will be laying down the beats, rhythms and noises alongside a stellar collection of electronic artists.
2024 has almost come to a close and it’s been a great year for us. Open System has gone from strength to strength and we’ve launched two new events series in Underground Resistors and Beton Brut. But we’re not resting on laurels as we’ve already booked up all our 2025 dates.
7pm till Midnight
This is an open call to all the electronic music producers of Essex….
It doesn’t matter how much you may have spent on a set of studio headphones or monitors, nothing quite compares to hearing your music in a club on a loud soundsystem.
7pm till Midnight
A refusal. A rupture. A brutalist manifesto in sound. Beton Brut weaponises industrial noise and bass to obliterate the veneer of corporate control. This isn’t entertainment; it’s insurgency—an anti-spectacle where every beat is an act of defiance, every distortion a crack in the edifice.
Forget beauty. Forget comfort. This is raw power in its purest form, a call to dismantle the system from within.
2026 was just the beginning. We return in 2027 with an expanded program of events, installations, workshops and performances.
Brought to you by Mettle Works, Control Voltage and Resonance, AUTON | Electronic Arts Festival is an invitation to challenge your ears, broaden your horizons, expand your knowledge and immerse yourself in the pure and unique world of electronic music, all within the inspiring industrial embrace of the Mettle Works warehouse.
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What does Open System mean to you?
We love Open System. It’s been instrumental in building our incredible community into what it is today.
We could tell you why it’s amazing, but we thought it would be better to let our community explain instead.
Come find out for yourself at Open System on 2nd July
Inspired by the works of the early electronic pioneers, his music is a nod to a by gone era whilst being set very firmly in the 21st century. Tinges of synthwave, Krautrock, electronica and trip hop are all present.
His prolific output has lead to radio plays across the world as well as a number of live performances in our City.