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wow...that is out of this world...beam me up! --- Miko Biffle <biffoz@arczip.com> wrote: > This posting from ba newmuse, posted by Bob Boster, > describes the group, > TrioMetrik's use of max/msp programming to guide > their compositions, and > seems like a great illustration of just how deeply > one can get in the > program. The posting is a call for works, if > anyone's interested, but goes > on to outline TrioMetrik's methodology in their bio > below. -miko > > >The BEAM Foundation is commisioning 2-4 new works > for TrioMetrik. > >Composers should submit a CV and work examples by > June 15, 2006. Scope of > >the piece and fee structure will be tailored to > each applicant based upon > >experience and proclivities. Selections will be > announced July 7. Pieces > >due end of August. > > > >Compatibility with TrioMetrik's tools and esthetics > is a must. To this end > >two Colloquia are scheduled to familiarize > composers with these > requirements: > > > >May 23rd 7 PM at BEAM Studios in Berkeley. (mail > for directions) > >May 24th 5 PM at CCRMA - Stanford Campus > > > >Examples of previous musical works from a recent > performance and > >descriptions of the techolgies employed are > available at > ><http://www.beamfoundation.org/>www.beamfoundation.org > . Abstract of talk > >follows: > > > >MACIAS -a new software application that > intelligently couples advanced > >instruments.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = > >"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> > > > >Based on the concept of enhanced instruments > coupled through an > >intelligent network, MACIAS is the sophisticated > integration of live > >instruments that are extended beyond their original > function with an > >advanced music program and interface system. MACIAS > is a specialized > >network that receives, interprets, and operates on > the sounds, notes, > >gestures, and intentions of the musicians. The > result is an interactive > >musical esthetic for the 21st century (named > "NuRoque") that encourages > >complex structures and sonic adventure. NuRoque > takes its inspiration from > >the Baroque (Fr. for bizarre) revolution that new > instruments and > >esthetics caused in Europe in the 1600s. > TrioMetrik (Ashley Adams, > >Marielle Jakobsons, and Keith McMillen) is the live > performing group using > >these technologies. Paul Dresher has called > TrioMetrik "the modern > >composer's dream come true." Samples can be heard > at > ><http://www.triometrik.org/>www.triometrik.org . > > > >Keith McMillen describes MACIAS as a system in > which "knowledge and > >control is distributed among the musicians and > guided by the > >composition. Direction to the performers is > conveyed through an array of > >graphic windows on a display that replaces the > traditional score and music > >stand. The musician's gestures, the score, audio > processing, and other > >structures are permitted to interact with each > other in ways that lead to > >modifications in performance. The result is a > system designed to augment > >and control the compositional structure beyond > notes and transitions. > >While these concepts have been explored > individually, MACIAS represents > >the first time a refined and integrated approach > has been evenly and fully > >applied across all of the components that comprise > a musical entity." It > >has taken the last 25 years for Keith to build the > enhanced instruments > >and refine MACIAS. > > > >The instruments and external devices are tied to a > computer running the > >program, a tuned assembly of over 200 individual > screens and patches > >written in Max/MSP. When instantiated, MACIAS > occupies more than 125MB of > >program memory not including audio buffers or data. > All the components of > >a piece are contained within a score that sets and > continuously updates > >thousands of parameters during performance. MACIAS > executes the score and > >defines the timbres, harmonic and rhythmic > structures, interaction trees, > >video selection and manipulation, etc. It > determines the capture of audio > >and musicians' gestures and prompts the musicians > to play at the correct > >times and either suggests politely a motif or > demands and enforces a > >rhythmic harmonicity and a specific timbre. > > > >Composer Jay Cloidt, who has written for > TrioMetrik, has remarked that the > >MACIAS system is "a tremendously flexible > composer's and performer's > >toolkit. Orson Welles once said, that a movie > studio was '.the biggest > >electric train set a boy ever had.' I think MACIAS > just may be the modern > >composer's electric train set." > > > >Description and live demonstrations will illustrate > the system's > >capabilities and lay a basic understanding of how > one composes in this > >style. The BEAM Foundation (the non-profit > organization behind TrioMetrik, > >MACIAS and NuRoque > <http://www.beamfoundation.org/>www.beamfoundation.org > >) is actively commissioning pieces for the Trio. > These sessions will be an > >excellent introduction for interested composers. > > > > > >Keith McMillen > >Executive Director > >BEAM Foundation > >www.beamfoundation.org > >510.502.5310 > _______________________________________________ > Bay Area New Music Discussion Group > NewMusic@music.mills.edu > http://music.mills.edu/mailman/listinfo/newmusic > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com