I performed this version of Vocalise Sintetica at on Friday, June 8, 2018 at Studio Z for the Nada showcase. The recording was captured by Mike Hodnick. In addition to the improvised elements, what makes this different from previous versions of the piece is that Studio Z is close to home, so I was able to bring my favorite instrument, the Moog Sub 37 for lead lines, melodies, drones, and arps. All the sound heard in this piece was generated by the AVGM (Audiovisual Grain Machine) controlled by an iPad, a Novation Circuit with custom samples and patches, a Minifooger Delay, and the Moog Sub 37.
This was an amazing evening of performances. The sets from Michael Flora, Mike Hodnick (Kindohm), and Spednar were all excellent. Mike also shared video of his own set of “tightly coupled audio and visuals” that he premiered at the event, which is definitely worth checking out:
Read on for the the official press release:
Nada Presents: An Evening of Audiovisual Performance
SPEDNAR + REW – Computational Chiaroscuro
Combining live-coded sound and responsive programmatic visuals, Pittsburgh’s Kevin Bednar and Rachel Wagner have created an audio/visual piece which entwines minimalism and maximalism through a monochromatic lens. The performance presents fleeting and evasive visual states informed by shifting rhythmic structures. Composed using Python, vvvv, Processing, and Resolume – the visuals augment an intentionally absent aural pallet to complete a multisensory experience.
https://spednar.bandcamp.com/
http://www.rew.media/VideoKINDOHM
Premiering a new set of tightly coupled audio and visuals.
Mike Hodnick, aka Kindohm, has performed his unique brand of live-coded rhythmic permutations, angled sonics and textures at Algoraves worldwide. Combining both proudly precise rhythms and elastic timings, Mike’s drums and synthesis maintains a sharp edge with their code-based core. Minimal, moving geometries are synchronized to rhythmic patterns and coded interruptions. Tools used include the TidalCycles pattern composition environment, Processing, and the Harmor synthesizer.
http://kindohm.com/JOHN C.S. KESTON – Vocalise Sintectica
Improvised “audiovisual granular synthesis.” Originally performed at the Irish Sound in Science Technology and the Arts Conference (ISSTA.ie) in Dundalk, Ireland.
Keston’s work embraces the chaotic ambiguities of environmental and sensorial influences providing context within unpredictable or everyday events.MICHAEL FLORA – ScgPlrAoaCuiEdn
A live audiovisual performance that attempts to examine the brain’s ability to link two seemingly disparate and unrelated perceptual phenomena into a cohesive and connected whole.
http://michaelmasaruflora.com/