Coded Matter(s) #2 - Sound Hackers

Sound Hackers

Event 2: New expressions in sound and music

Software and the internet enabled people to produce and distribute music from their home computer. Nowadays the development of powerful mobile technology and accessible coding languages adds a whole range of possibilities to the production and performance of sound and music. The instruments that create and play sound are prepared with spatial, sensory and tangible interfaces. Musicians, sound artists and other sonic creatives expand the possibilities between physical materials and software by using light, projections, sensors, code and data as integral part of their work.

Sensors make it possible to develop next-level instruments, that tap into the unseen, unheard ‘rhythms’ of our networked environment, and play the soundtrack of the (near) future. On the one hand analog instruments are hacked and enriched with digital features. While ‘hybrid instruments’, on the other hand, are created by using open hardware and self-build parts made with digital fabrication methods.

In the second edition of Coded Matter(s): Sound Hackers we’ll investigate the rising possibilities and new expressions in sound and music due to emerging technologies and coded cultures. Furthermore we’ll look into the influence of autonomous processes, based on algorithms and data-streams as an artistic source. Coded Matter(s) also investigates the role of digital processes which enable the merging of virtual and analog instruments.

We invite everyone interested in sound and music to join our Sunday afternoon program at De Brakke Grond and be astonished by the ‘sound hackers’, audiovisual performances, a showcase and short talks presented by a wide variety of artists who will introduce and perform these ‘hybrid instruments’.

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Programme: Talks / Performances

Quayola [IT]

Talk / masterclass

Quayola is a visual artist based in London. He investigates dialogues and the unpredictable collisions, tensions and equilibriums between the …

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Dick Rijken

Dick Rijken [NL]

Introduction talk

During Coded Matter(s) #2: Sound Hackers, Dick Rijken will be giving an introduction to the afternoon between 14:30 and 14:50. …

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BUQS

Buqs [NL]

Showcase

‘Buqs’ are electronic lifeforms that invade surfaces within the built environment and use them for the creation of sounds. They …

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Gareth Davis

Gareth Davis [GB]

Performance with Soundlings

Gareth Davis plays clarinet(s), the result of a somewhat impulsive purchase whilst window shopping in Covent Garden, London, around ten …

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Sonolab

Sonolab [NL]

Audiovisual Performance with Jonathan Reus

The contemporary percussion duo, SonoLab, founded by Vitaly Medvedev [RU] and Mei-Yi Lee [TW] is an offshoot of Slagwerk Den …

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Soundlings [NL]

Performance

The Soundlings Collective is a young and international network of starting audio professionals. They have worked on a variety of …

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Sources, Code & Knowledge

wavepot

Wavepot

30/09/14

Wavepot is a web-based, live coding, digital audio workstation.

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livecoding

Show Us Your Screens

27/09/13

A Documentary about live coding practice by Louis McCallum and Davy Smith.

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Supercollider

25/09/13

SuperCollider is an environment and programming language for real time audio synthesis and algorithmic …

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ComputeMusic(now): Andrew Sorensen at TEDxQUT

25/09/13

Andrew Sorensen is an artist-programmer, whose interests lie at the intersection of computer science …

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Sources Quayola Dedalo

Dedalo by Quayola & Sinigaglia

06/09/13

Dedalo by Quayola & Sinigaglia is a collection of custom developed vvvv engines to …

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Wired: Hacking meets clubbing with the ‘algorave’

04/09/13

Complex rhythms emerge, fall away, then come back stronger, energising the crowd. Cárdenas is …

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Algorave: coding & clubbing, surely not?

04/09/13

Events like Algorave highlight that by making more people creators through programming, we don’t …

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Partners

Soundlings

The Soundlings Collective is a young and international network of starting audio professionals. They …

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STEIM

STEIM (the STudio for Electro-Instrumental Music) is an independent electronic music centre unique in …

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Fontanel

Fontanel explores the creative culture of the Netherlands. They create personal and inspiring ways …

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Creative Industries Fund NL

The Creative Industries Fund NL began operating on 1 January 2013. It operates within …

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Flemish Arts Centre De Brakke Grond

The Flemish Arts Centre ‘De Brakke Grond’ offers the most significant developments, contemporary art …

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CJP

CJP is the biggest and most popular discount card in The Netherlands. CJP offers …

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Motherboard

Motherboard is an online magazine and video channel dedicated to the intersection of technology, …

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Gonzo Circus

For 20 years Gonzo (Circus) has been delivering independent and opinionated reporting about new …

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