In this workshop, we will talk through various approaches to making a “signal chain” from ideas to audiences to archives. Starting from an up-close demonstration of Bob’s setup for performances, we will discuss his approach to multidimensional sound using his core working tools of the matrix mixer, microphones / contact… Continue reading
Guggenheim award-winning composer/violinist, educator/entrepreneur Mari Kimura will give talk about her work and the evolution of the of MUGIC®, a WIFI motion sensor designed for musicians, performers, dancers and beyond. Mari will demonstrate how MUGIC® works in many situations, as well as perform works she wrote using MUGIC®. The commercial… Continue reading
Harvestworks is pleased to announce the 2024 Technology Immersion Program (TIP) for these Artists who have a passion for learning the tools of digital media but do not have the research, training and equipment necessary to produce artworks in this medium. Artist were selected by Carol Parkinson, Executive Director, Harvestworks and Heidi… Continue reading
A collaborative installation by Bob Bielecki and David Behrman created for Harvestworks’ summer venue on Governors Island. This site-specific work brings together the composer and pioneer of new music David Behrman and the creative sound technologist and inventor Bob Bielecki. June 30 – Aug 20, 2023 Open to the Public… Continue reading
Rheostat Rotary Rack is the second instrument of Women’s Labor, a feminist-activist project that repurposes domestic tools to become new musical instruments, to interrogate gender inequality in housework division. Itis based on a mid-20th century umbrella-style rotary dryer embedded with a rotary encoder and potentiometers, performed by hanging clothing on… Continue reading
Rhythmic music software is usually based on the Euclidean plane; as in Western music notation, there is a single grid in which time flows from left to right and there is only one metronome/clock that works as a “conductor”. On the other hand, the “brain” of this robotic sculpture is… Continue reading
Duo Mezzo (Inversion) is a site-specific installation and virtual music performance constructed for Building 10a on Governors Island. Sullender created a digital replica of the space with the game software Unreal Engine. He presents this replica as a video projection within the space, mirroring the physical room. In addition, Sullender doubles… Continue reading
Cathedral-64 is an immersive audio installation and instrument exploring the use of a very large number of spatialized sound sources. 64 individually controlled speakers driven by a custom electronic audio system are mounted to the walls and ceiling of the space, surrounding the listener in 3-dimensional sound. The piece explores… Continue reading
The Ensemble Burkhard Beins (D) – Percussion Mazen Kerbage (LB) – Trumpet Michael Vorfeld. (D) – Percussion Since its foundation in 2015 the Berlin-based trio Sawt Out has shaped and refined its profile as a prominent improvisational unit. With their unusual acoustic instrumentation of trumpet and two sets of percussion… Continue reading
The RPI Electronic Arts exhibition showcases a host of immersive and interactive audio-visual installations, multichannel music compositions, and performances featuring live coding, and a special live event featuring Pauline Oliveros’ Expanded Instrument System (EIS). Opening Friday June 9, 2023 and Closing Sunday June 18, 2023Open to the public Friday, Saturday… Continue reading
