GMS v0.10 beta binary distribution for Windows is now available, thanks to Grant Muller, who compiled the latest source code for the GMS under Windows. Please visit the GMS page to download the Windows version. If you’re interested in the source code for the GMS you can find it at http://code.google.com/p/gestural-music-sequencer/.
This Wednesday, December 9, 2009, 7pm – 10pm I’ll be performing music at the West Bank Social Center. The space can be found above the Nomad Bar, 501 Cedar Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota, and is accessible by an exterior door on the north side of the building. These events are entertaining mash-ups of creative ideas from a variety of artists producing interactive projection pieces. Checkout the video documentation from the last event where I played. I’ll probably be using a combination of vintage Hammond organ through laptop, gestural generative sequencing, and custom grain table madness, all arranged in real-time in Ableton Live.
The GMS source code is now available on code.google.com. I’ve still got loads of idea for improvements and feature additions, but I’m also interested to see what input other developers might have for the project. Therefore, the code is now officially released and available as Open Source under the GPLv3.
Please let us know how you are using the GMS. I’ve been informed that Grant Muller will be using it experimentally on a jazz improvisation project he’s involved in. Rocky Rosga is producing some work with the GMS. Finally, my duet project with Graham O’Brien on drums has recorded an album (it will be a few months work to edit and mix, so don’t look for it anytime soon) of GMS improvisations with live drums.
WNYC‘s Radio Lab with Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich is one of my favorite radio programs and podcasts of all time. Their latest program explores the world of numbers. According to interviewees on the program all babies think logarithmically until the abstract concept of integers has been systematically drilled into their heads.
It’s a fascinating story, and as usual, permeated with beautifully done sound design. For more on Radiolab checkout “Sound is Kind of Touch at a Distance”, or visit their site for more podcasts of the program.
Radiolab: Numbers
I will be presenting and performing at the Minneapolis Ableton Live Users Group on December 8, 2009, 7:00pm at the Nomad in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In my presentation I’ll be showing what I do with custom built applications and Ableton Live, including the GMS and my new Wavetable Glitch Machine. Currently I interface my custom built applications with Live, using MIDI via the IAC drivers in Mac OS X, and Soundflower for audio. Soon I’ll be converting my audio based Max patches over to Max for Live, so I can use them in Live directly.
Also appearing is Ali Momeni who’ll be showing some of his Max for Live patches, and JP Hungelmann who also organizes the event. Last time the group met it was held at IPR and there was an excellent turn out. The speakers were terrific and they gave away Ableton demo discs and t-shirts at the end of the event. If you use Live, have any interest in it, or electronic music in general, I highly recommend attending.