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SXSW Web Awards Select SonicMemorial.org

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New York, NY - March 10, 2003 - SonicMemorial.org was selected as this year's “Best Audio/Radio Site” by judges at the South By SouthWest(SXSW) Interactive Festival.

Produced by dotsperinch and Picture Projects in collaboration with the NPR's Lost and Found Sound, SonicMemormorial.org is an open archive and audio installation dedicated to recording the 30 year history of life at the World Trade Center.

At the heart of the website’s experience lies the Sonic Browser – a meditative environment in which the sounds and stories of the Trade Center reveal themselves through relaxed exploration. With each click of the mouse visitors discover various threads in the life of the Towers; from complex’s ambient sounds to interviews with couples married at Windows on the World.

Held annually in Austin, Texas, the SXSW Web Awards ceremony occurs during the larger internationally recognized SXSW Music and Media Conference & Festival. Winners in over 20 categories are selected for their creativity and innovative use of technology.

about dotsperinch

dotsperinch specializes in Experience Design for information rich environments. From tangible objects and installations to projects for the web, local networks and handheld devices, we create situations that encourage exploration, self-reflection and open dialogue.

Partners and clients span the arts, museum, and education communities, including UNICEF, the National Building Museum, Ralph Appelbaum Associates, and the Irish Arts Council. Recent projects include the National Building Museum's virtual exhibit Building-America.org, and the UNICEF Video Booth located @ 3 UN Plaza in New York City.

about Picture Projects

Alison Cornyn and Sue Johnson founded new media documentary firm Picture Projects in 1995 to create an online space for voices traditionally overlooked by mainstream media.

The firm is known for new media documentaries including 360degrees.org: Perspectives on the U.S. Criminal Justice System, akaKURDISTAN.com, and Farewell to Bosnia (www.picture-projects.com/bosnia.html).

about NPR (National Public Radio)

Founded in 1967 as a result of the Public Broadcasting Act, NPR serves nearly 20 million listeners weekly via more than 680 NPR member stations. NPR hosted the SONIC MEMORIAL "sound and story contributions" phone line until recently, and broadcasts All Things Considered - which has aired SONIC MEMORIAL segments throughout the year.

about Lost & Found Sound

The brainchild of producers Nikki Silva and Davia Nelson, a.k.a. The Kitchen Sisters, and Jay Allison, Lost & Found Sound chronicles 20th century history with richly layered radio documentaries mixed with found-sound fragments. Heard periodically on NPR's All Things Considered since 1999, the series won a 1999 George Peabody Award, a 2000 Webby in the Radio category, a Clarion award from Women in Communications, and a Silver Reel from the NFCB.

Lost & Found Sound, an ongoing cross-media collaboration, is spearheading THE SONIC MEMORIAL PROJECT.

about WNYC

New York's flagship public radio station, WNYC has repeatedly asked its listeners to contribute sounds to THE SONIC MEMORIAL PROJECT.