[Nettime-nl] [ STEIM ] AudioMulch lecture, workshop and concerts by Ross Bencina

[robert van heumen <robert@steim.nl>]

Lecture / Presentation by Ross Bencina on AudioMulch

History of Ross' musical practice in general, improvising  
electroacoustic music, development of AudioMulch (http:// 
www.audiomulch.com/). He will give a demo of AudioMulch, play some  
music by other AudioMulch players and a video of his ensemble Simulus  
playing VR gloves. He will also talk about his recent activities in  
Barcelona where he worked on the reacTable (http://www.iua.upf.es/mtg/ 
reacTable/). The reacTable is a table based musical instrument where  
objects on the table's surface represent sound generating and  
processing modules. By moving objects into proximity with one another  
they connect and form signal chains like a tangible modular  
synthesiser. Waveforms are projected on the table's surface showing  
the audio flowing between the objects. Ross developed the computer  
vision component of the table which efficiently tracks markers  
attached to the objects. This system, called reacTIVision will soon  
be released as an open source project on the internet.

Date: Tuesday October 25
Time: 20:00h
Place: Utrechtsedwarsstraat 134 / Amsterdam
Entrance: Free



AudioMulch Interactive Music Studio Workshop by Ross Bencina

Addressed to all levels of expertise, this workshop presented by  
AudioMulch's creator Ross Bencina will quickly bring beginners up to  
speed with this intuitive software environment and also covers some  
of the more esoteric features that even the most seasoned mulchista  
will find interesting. Expect practical applications and performance  
strategies in interactive sound design and processing, demonstrations  
of patches that Ross uses in performance, and an overview of the  
recently added Metasurface. Audience interaction guaranteed!

Date: Wednesday October 26
Time: 13:00h-17:00h
Place: Achtergracht 19 / Amsterdam
Fee: €20 (to be payed at the STEIM office on the day of the workshop)

Reservations: only through the website: http://www.steim.nl - the  
workshop section



Concerts featuring Ross Bencina

Not hosted by STEIM, but very interesting to visit in context with  
the lecture and workshop:

Monday October 24
Kraakgeluiden with SKIF++ (Jeff Carey, Robert van Heumen + Bas van  
Koolwijk), ZEBRA (Frans de Waard, Roel Meelkop) and a solo set by  
Ross Bencina
21:30h

Thursday October 27
Special AudioMulch Night at OT301

More info on
http://squat.net/overtoom301/pages/events.html
and
http://www.audiomulch.com



Bio of Ross Bencina

Ross Bencina is a composer, performer, software developer and digital  
instrument maker, with a strong interest in improvised  
electroacoustic music. He has performed solo and with collaborators  
around Australia and internationally. He has recently performed at  
venues including Metrònom in Barcelona, The Zoo in Manchester, and at  
the Queensland Music Festival. Since 2002, Ross and fellow composers  
Steve Adam and Tim Kreger have performed together as  Simulus, an  
improvising electroacoustic ensemble.
Ross is the creator of AudioMulch interactive music studio - software  
for electronic music performance. He is the founding developer of  
PortAudio, foundation software for real-time audio applications. Ross  
regularly gives presentations about his software and musical  
practice. He was a keynote speaker at the 2005 Australasian Computer  
Music Conference, and presented innovative AudioMulch developments at  
the 2005 New Interfaces for Musical Expression conference in  
Vancouver. Ross is a graduate of the La Trobe
University Music Department (BA hons., 1995). In  2005, Ross  
completed one year as visiting researcher at the Music Technology  
Group, Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona, where he contributed to  
the design and development of audio transformation technologies and  
musical instruments, including the reacTable* interactive music  
table. For the month of October 2005, Ross will be a resident artist  
at STEIM in Amsterdam, a major international centre for the research  
and development of instruments and tools for performers in the  
electronic performance arts. Ross is the director of Sonic Fritter  
Pty. Ltd., which sells AudioMulch and provides software development  
and consulting services for audio-related applications.





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