Author: Hans Tammen

[Apr 13] Sound Orbit: Maximizing Creative Flow in Loop-Based Performance

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Whether you are a beatboxer who wants to layer sounds on the fly, a multi-instrumentalist who wants to build songs from scratch on stage, or a singer who wants to create terrifying walls of sound with only your voice, this workshop will provide you with the tools and knowledge to get you started with seamless live looping and design a performance rig that best suits your style of music, instrumentation and creative flow. Continue reading

[Apr 4] Articulate: Speech Technology in the Arts and Science

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Composers Kevin Jones (U.S.) and Robert MacKay (U.K.) will present an evening of music and discussion about their work with synthetic speech technology as a part of the CreST Network (Creative Speech Technology) at the University of York. CreST is an international collaboration of science and arts practitioners investigating speech synthesis, interactive speech systems and the development of a common language among people in science and the arts.The performance will feature Mezzo Soprano Laila Salins. Continue reading

[Mar 27] Frank Rothkamm: K5 as the Fifth State of Matter

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Frank Rothkamm’s “K5 as the Fifth State of Matter (1987) Lecture/Performance/Reception (2013)” is a trans-media artwork situated on the borders of sensations that draws from and intersects with Conceptual & Performance Art, Fourier Analysis & Synthesis, Platonic Philosophy & Numerology, Discrete Mathematics & Visualization, History of Computing & Masonic theater. Structured as a 26:26 minute Lecture followed by a 33:33 minute Performance, “K5 as the Fifth State of Matter” explores notions of synesthesia using the Kawai K5 multi-dimension synthesizer, proprietary software and a hammer to engage the sight, sound & mind. Continue reading

[Video] Supply/Demand Part I – Radio to Internet

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For their three part series of panel discussions accompanied by related performances and demonstrations, Supply / Demand, E.S.P. TV collaborates with ((audience)) and Harvestworks Digital Media Lab Center to gather practitioners from art and industry to discuss the metamorphosis of Audio Visual Media in general and the opportunities of on-demand distribution. Continue reading

[Mar 13] Doug Theriault & Jack Wright

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Guitarist Doug Theriault is an artist based in Portland, Oregon. His current work is concerned with the development of live electronic music systems on custom made instruments of his own design. Together with saxophonist Jack Wright, Doug will present new developments as part of his Certificate Study. Continue reading