AIIS Archives and Research Centre for Ethnomusicology

ARCE is looking for a sound engineer for digitisation of analogue reel recordings, and a Project Assistant for documenting, cataloguing and creating metadata for recordings and documents. Reading devnagri is necessary and familiarity with Rajasthan an asset. Both are contractual positions for one year. Write to [email protected]

An addition to the ARCE library..."Arnold Bake: a life with South Asian music" by Bob van der Linden. A great resource for all of us who have some or all of his collection, one that is used often due to its breadth and scope..and all those who are working with his collection, in India and elsewhere.

And two archivists..past and present.. Sangeeta Dutta and Anirban Bhattacharya. It was quite a staff reunion brought about by the visit of Umashankar, to help setup and train staff one more time!

4 generations of ARCE techies !

https://www.artculturefestival.in/save-not-save/

To Save Or Not To Save - Art Culture Festival The Indian subcontinent has had a long standing oral tradition history where śrutis from Vedas, epics like Mahabharata & Ramayana, to the ragas

Wonderful news ! ARCE has been awarded the Endangered Archives Grant for digitsation of the old reels , documents and photographs of Rupayan Sansthan..a most valuable collection of the work of Komal Kothari.

March has been so super busy at ARCE that we have not posted weekly updates ! Three collections deposited.. Brian Bond deposited his collection of Kutchi Sufi music, Michael Balonek deposited his collection of Bhojpuri songs and Sunil Dutta the first of his Dhrupad deposits.

A short term at ARCE can make a difference !

ARCE is hiring..
2 short term appointments
Are you interested in working with music and recordings ? does archiving interest you ?
We have two openings of 3 and 4 months as Project Assistants.
Write to [email protected] if you are interested.

Position at ARCE
Audio Visual Technical Officer

The AV Technical Officer should be able to hold independent charge of the AV Lab and oversee the Listening Room of the ARCE. The AV Laboratory has analog playback equipment of a range of formats and A to D converters.
The primary focus is on the digitizing of analog recordings, transferring them to archive standard formats, managing the digital assets, maintaining the digital and analog repository and assisting in all connected areas. Experience in digitization of audio is mandatory and digitization of video will be considered an asset.
This needs familiarity with analog equipment, such as reel and audio cassette, VHS recorders, and being able to maintain the equipment on a basic level. Candidates are expected to have training or experience in sound recording as the collections of audio recordings form the core of the collections. The candidate should be able to handle audio reel, cassette, DAT and other audio formats.
The collections at ARCE are deposited largely by scholars and institutions and are of a range of genres. Creating metadata requires involvement with the content and thus an interest or knowledge of music, folklore, cultural or performance studies is necessary. Knowledge or familiarity of archival standards and preservation will be an asset.
This is a regular position and will carry a salary commensurate to experience.
Candidates should apply with a cv and letters of recommendation with a covering letter as to why you are interested in this position.
Deadline for application 15th February
[email protected]
Applications should be addressed to
[email protected]
Subject line : Application for position of AV Technical Officer

The annual visit of the ARCE Committee Chair Anthony Seeger and the mandatory ARCE staff photo !