Shane McKenna is a composer and video artist based in Ireland, who creates the most intricate muscial visual music pieces. He expolores the use of animated graphic notation to create musical collaboration.
His latest piece - Moving Lights in D is a wonderful example of his approach. It can be viewed on Vimeo and is embedded in this post
Moving Lights in D from Shane Mc Kenna on Vimeo.
Information about Moving Lights in D
"To experiment with processed video footage as an animated score I performed this short piece myself in twenty separate takes on both classical guitar and electric bass. Each track was recorded listening to playback from the previous track only to allow some interaction between parts but a free feeling overall. I stayed within the key of Dmaj to tie the layers together while following the visual rhythms gave a sense of pulse at certain points. Playing along with D maj or B min scales will sound tasty if you have an instrument handy or just follow the visuals with any notes or sounds, why not?"
Source: Vimeo description
http://www.vimeo.com/10864184
Links
http://www.vimeo.com/user921277
http://www.myspace.com/smkenna
His latest piece - Moving Lights in D is a wonderful example of his approach. It can be viewed on Vimeo and is embedded in this post
Moving Lights in D from Shane Mc Kenna on Vimeo.
Information about Moving Lights in D
"To experiment with processed video footage as an animated score I performed this short piece myself in twenty separate takes on both classical guitar and electric bass. Each track was recorded listening to playback from the previous track only to allow some interaction between parts but a free feeling overall. I stayed within the key of Dmaj to tie the layers together while following the visual rhythms gave a sense of pulse at certain points. Playing along with D maj or B min scales will sound tasty if you have an instrument handy or just follow the visuals with any notes or sounds, why not?"
Source: Vimeo description
http://www.vimeo.com/10864184
Links
http://www.vimeo.com/user921277
http://www.myspace.com/smkenna