[Turntables is] an interactive sculpture/instrument using 2 found turntables, 10 servo motors controlled by an arduino mega and an ultrasonic distance sensor. Attached to the motors are percussion instruments made of simple materials that are struck by a rotating stick. The position of the instruments and the needles on the modified records are determined by [...]

the piece uses audio transcriptions of both electroencephalograms (EEGs) – polygraph wave-traces of electrical activity occurring within my brain – and magnetic resonance images (MRIs) to address our susceptibility to acousmatic activity, or involuntary auditory hallucinations; or, it may just be viewed as a journey through my head and back again. [1]

“Cannot Connect” is a problem for both computers and for people. When dealing with technology, we receive this message when we try to use something new. For people, this can be a problem in every sort of relationship.

The keyboard is a tool that people use every day to try to connect with other people. Through [...]

Luciano Chessa: Music for 16 Futurist Noise Intoners. Reconstruction project commissioned by Performa 09. European premiere Rovereto sept. 30, 2010. Luciano Chessa: conductor.
T.R.I.O. Trento Risuona Improvisation Orchestra: Intonarumori.
Sylvano Bussotti: piano, voice. Nicholas Isherwood: basso voice, piano. Bussotti’s composition “VARIAZIONE RUSSOLO – slancio d’angoli” [1]

The Bends Collective was born out of a 10 week project in early 2011 as part of the Sound Design MSc at The University of Edinburgh.

The project focussed on circuit bending, and hardware hacking. The group learned how to modify various electronic devices ranging from cheap kids toys to a Nintendo Entertainment System. With their [...]

Konstruct is an investigation into Generative Art in an Augmented Reality environment. It is a sound reactive AR experience for the iPhone that allows the user to create a virtual sculpture by speaking, whistling or blowing into the device’s microphone. A variety of 3D shapes, colour palettes and settings can be combined to build an [...]

Episode 7: Michael Gurevich, lecturer at the Sonic Arts Research Center at Queen’s University, Belfast, serves as guest editor of the Winter 2010 issue of Computer Music Journal. In this podcast, Michael discusses the fields of Computer Music and Human Computer Interaction (HCI). The conversation was recorded on December 14, 2010. [1]