Open call: videographer C12

C12 is looking for a qualified videographer to complete its communication team, starting in April 2024.

Position: C12 is on the hunt for a videographer with a deep understanding of rave culture. You’ll be tasked with encapsulating our club’s spirit in a respectful and privacy-conscious manner. We’re looking for someone who can work independently and produce versatile content, suitable for multiple social media platforms and formats.

Required profile:

  • You are able to work solo from idea to end product.
  • You offer a distinctive creative vision.
  • You are up to date and comfortable with all important social media platforms.
  • You are flexible and able to work at night. 
  • You are a freelancer. 

We offer:

  • 3 to 4 jobs per year.
  • A reasonable fee per job.
  • An exciting working environment.
  • Access to all our events, both for work and play. 

If you wish to apply, we ask you to use this form, for which you need to prepare:

  1. A link to your Instagram page or other portfolio.
  2. A short text why you would be suitable for the job, in English, French or Dutch.
  3. One link to a video of yours (yes, really only one).
  4. Your CV (not compulsory).

We will select a small number of videographers and invite them for a second round. All other applicants will be informed as well. 

Deadline for applications: Sunday March 31st 23h59

Any questions? koen@c12space.com

French version below.

C12 is looking for a qualified sound engineer to complete its team on Friday and/or Saturday + public holidays.

Position: You independently prepare the rooms and check the proper functioning of the equipment.

Required profile:

We are looking for a competent sound engineer, autonomous, rigorous, and resistant to fatigue. We appreciate your interest in clubbing and electronic music. Experience in clubs and with live concerts and/or theater is a plus.

Required skills:

  • Knowledge of DJ equipment (mixer, CDJ, vinyl…)
  • Cabling and patching
  • Audio adjustments, maintaining safe levels while providing a professional sound
  • Experience and knowledge to provide live sound reinforcement
  • Knowledge of console Allen & Heat SQ5
  • Anticipating & settling of technical problems
  • Working on and tuning the sound system

You are able to work at least twice a month during the weekend.

Working hours and days: mainly Fridays, Saturdays, the day before public holidays from 10 p.m. to 6:30 a.m./7:30 a.m. and occasionally during the week as part of the cultural program (concerts, screenings, talks, exhibitions, etc.).

Status:
Freelance or contract.

Procedure:
Send your CV and a short presentation, describing your motivation to noe@c12space.com.
Based on this information we will contact you for an interview.

C12 recherche un.e ingénieur.e du son qualifié pour compléter son équipe le vendredi et/ou samedi + jours fériés.

Poste : Vous préparez les salles en toute autonomie et vérifiez le bon fonctionnement des équipements.

Profil requis:

Nous recherchons un.e ingénieur.e du son compétent.e, autonome, rigoureuxse et résistant.e à la fatigue. Nous apprécions votre intérêt pour le clubbing et la musique électronique. Une expérience dans des clubs et avec des concerts en direct et/ou du théâtre est un plus.

Compétences requises :

  • Connaissance du matériel DJ (table de mixage, CDJ, vinyle…)
  • Câblage et patching
  • Réglages audio, maintien des niveaux de sécurité tout en fournissant un son professionnel.
  • Expérience et connaissance de la sonorisation en direct
  • Connaissance de la console Allen & Heat SQ5
  • Anticipation et résolution des problèmes techniques
  • Travailler sur le système de sonorisation et le régler

Vous êtes en mesure de travailler au moins deux fois par mois pendant le week-end.

Horaires et jours de travail : principalement les vendredis, samedis, veilles de jours fériés à partir de 22h. à 6h30/7h30 et ponctuellement en semaine dans le cadre de la programmation culturelle (concerts, projections, conférences, expositions…).

Statut:
Free-lance ou sous contrat.

Procédure:
Envoyez votre CV et une courte présentation décrivant votre motivation à noe@c12space.com.
Sur la base de ces informations, nous vous contacterons pour un entretien.

Our presale runs through Paylogic / Seetickets. For each event, a limited amount of tickets is sold prior to the event. There is always door sale, starting when the doors of the club open (usually for club nights at 23h).

Important: when you can’t make it and you wish to resell your ticket, you can use TicketSwap.

Some events are free of charge for Different Class members. Please check their website to find out which.

We are thrilled to talk about our collaboration with Nightshift, a collective and laboratory for artistic research and production based in Brussels. Aroused by their beautiful aesthetics and clever approach, we set up a limited run of 4 items in our webshop. For the occasion we sat down with the crew to discuss their art practice, values and many other things.

C12: How did this collaboration come to life?
All of us have spent quite some time in C12, we are children of the night. So we were thrilled when we were contacted by you guys to set up this project. We had a pop-up store last year, just before Covid arrived, and sold a bag to one of your crew members. That might have started it all.

C12: How would you describe Nightshift’s philosophy?
Our collective was created three years ago and is the result of a long friendship that lasts for a decade or so. For a long time we have been making t-shirts and selling them among friends. While realizing the demand for our work was rising, we decided to officialize our structures and create a tangible collection for prêt-à-porter.

C12: How is Nightshift organised behind the scenes? 
We try to work as independently as possible and control the process from A till Z, which includes designs, printing, communication and distribution among others. We are a team of eight people divided in two groups. One team is bridging the gap between prêt-à-porter and couture, they are architectes, stylistes, designers, … while the other team consists of photographers, designers, videographers and even an accountant. We all share a passion for fashion and couture. The clothing you might know us from is only just the top of the iceberg, we work on many other things.

C12: What’s the inspiration for the C12 x Nightshift collection? 
We have found inspiration in the streets of Brussels. Just as C12, we wish to push forward our city and its identity. We opted for high standards, since we are against fast fashion with cheap and crappy materials. And obviously the darkness of the night has also inspired us, it’s part of our DNA just as much as it’s part of C12.

Nightshift has selected a playlist to celebrate our collaboration.

Friday June 19th we streamed a whole day from C12, live on Rinse France. Listen back to DJ sets by AliA, Azo, Chris Ferreira, Vieira & Fais Le Beau, Kappen, Karla Bohm, Kong, Lola Haro & Louis Vogue.

We’re in the final week of CROWDFUNDING.C12SPACE.COM. Last chance to grab a C12 t-shirt, our photo book, art print, workshop or another reward. Thank you for your help to survive the crisis.

Production by Slash9.tv. Thanks to Absolute Vodka.

Dardenne has started a weekly radioshow on Bruzz . His first show is available now to listen back, tune in every Saturday evening from 23h until midnight for live action.

The Corona crisis is keeping our doors closed and dancefloor empty for several weeks now, with no hopes yet on new line-ups and crowds of enthusiastic dancers. But this unprecedented situation isn’t holding us still. Continuing to support our local Brussels and Belgian electronic music scene, C12 is proud to announce 10 music compilations dubbed Social Distancing. All artists involved are Belgian or strongly connected to the Brussels scene. Confirmed are Le Motel, Stellar OM Source, A.Brehme, Front De Cadeaux, Davy, OCB Casa Voyager, Cabasa, Techno Thriller, Orphan Swords, Different Fountains, Bear Bones Lay Low, Gols, Hadone, … and our residents Session 4000, Kafim & Chris Ferreira. Compilations will also be curated by female artists promoting platform ‘Psst Mlle’ and queer culture collective ‘Benediction’.  

Each edition consists of a collection of several tracks and will be released every two weeks, leading to a total of approximately fifty tracks. All music will be available to add on your favorite streaming service Soundcloud, Youtube, Spotify (coming soon) and Bandcamp. In addition for each track we offer a limited amount of 500 free downloads through our Bandcamp page, where donations are also enabled for those who wish to support us and the artists involved. 

The first compilation – C12 presents ‘Social Distancing 1.1’ – is techno oriented, while the focus on upcoming releases will shift towards IDM/electro, techno, breakbeat, experimental, EBM,  cosmic and house music among others. 

Stream on your favorite platform or download for free through our bandcamp page:

Artwork: Andrea Mancini
Mixing: ‘A. Brehme – Cordial’ by Chris Ferreira
Mastering: Ahmet Altinbas

A major thank you goes to all the artists involved for their kind gifts and everyone else who makes this project possible. 

June 1st marked the second edition of our tattoo flash day hosted by Louise Renier. We raised 1405 euro for L’Ilot – Sortir du sans-abrisme, thank you for contributing!

Pictures by Elodie Gerard

Beautiful scenes during the latest Benediction party at C12, taken on Thursday May 16th by Elodie Drareg. Next one coming up October 11th!

We join forces with newborn Brussels based platform ‘Le Bureau Electronique’. The brainchild of Marc Jacobs, since seven years programmer of electronic music at the centre for fine arts Bozar, hosts a series of concerts. After its maiden edition at Listen Festival, C12 is happy to collaborate with Le Bureau Electronique for a second run. We had a word with Marc.

“I started Le Bureau Electronique as a platform to gather artists who all share a certain musical DNA, an identity that is hard to put one’s finger on. I don’t like to talk in genres and I’m not a fan of the word ‘experimental’, it’s more about a state of mind, a freedom of expression. I believe these artists deserve more support. Due to the nature of their creativity, they mostly work very DIY and independently. None of the existing structures are capable of assisting them. I want to employ my experience and network to join forces.”

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw9SVsiHC2B/

“What kind of artists? To name a few of my personal favourites: Piet Dierickx, Otto Lindholm, Monolithe Noir, Obsequies, Orphan Swords, Stijn Demeulenaere, Zeno van den Broek, Zoe Mcpherson, Echo Collective, Ben Bertrand, Onrust, Bow, Sylvain Chauveau, Aymeric de Tapol, Beastly Tears, … And of course The Angströmers, who will be performing in C12. They are two guys from Brussels who run the Angstrom mastering studio and record label. Their music is a mixture of abstract electronica, modular synths and collaborative recordings they performed with a traditional Haitian band. Think of abstract noise and weird rhythms, very dub infused.”

“I work and live in Brussels. I have been programming electronic music at Bozar for seven years now. Especially the seven editions of Bozar Electronic Arts Festival were highlight to me. Being able to offer cutting edge line-ups in a culturally important place as the museum, is always satisfying. For Le Bureau Electronique I’ll always be looking for the best venues and context for each show. To put the legendary King Midas Sound on the bass heavy sound system of C12 is a perfect fit.   

Cover picture: King Midas Sound

Words: Koen Galle