Visual Music

Extracted from live performance at Festival MAU-2010 , camera by Joao Silva BORIS CHIMP 504 // MISSION TO THE MOON from visiophone on Vimeo . BORIS CHIMP 504 it’s an Audiovisual real time performance that emphasizes audio synthesis and graphical languages in a futuristic Sci-Fi aesthetics. It´s a real time interactive/reactive system between the audio and the image, between the man and the machine. [extracted from live performance at Festival MAU-2010, camera by Joao Silva] ................................. In 1969 the Chimp Cosmonaut Boris 504 was sent in a mission to the moon.He never came back... His last communication was from the moon surface on the 7th of July of 1969. Cause of Death: Reportedly died on the lunar surface aboard Luna 15, surviving for a time after the landing.. * MISSION TO THE MOON is based on the article "Details of the Soviet Primate Lunar Landing Program" by Dwayne Allen Day ................................................ myspa...

Edit of screen captures from live sessions using AV Clash: avclash.com AV Clash (2010) is a project by Video Jack ( http://www.videojackstudios.com/ ) for creating audiovisual compositions, consisting of combinations of sound and audio-reactive animation loops. The sounds are retrieved from freesound.org. More info: http://www.videojackstudios.com/projects/avclash/ Credits: André Carrilho (visuals); Nuno Coreia (interaction); Gokce Taskan (coding); Freesound.org and community (sounds) AV Clash - Tag Mash from Video Jack on Vimeo .

Aural/Visual Synthesis project Call For Video Art: Aural/Visual Synthesis To Soundlers By Hoop Dreams OPEN CALL FOR VIDEO ART: AN INSTALLATION OF AURAL/VISUAL SYNTHESIS AT MMMICROFESTIVAL — AN EVENING OF MUSIC, MOVEMENT, AND MULTIMEDIA On December 8th, 2010, REDEFINE magazine and InterArts will be curating MMMicroFestival – An Evening of Music, Movement, and Multimedia – at Holocene in Portland, Oregon. The inventive evening will feature cross-disciplinary projects and performances, including four musical acts, three performance pieces, and one video installation. (Complete event details here.) A community-rooted project of aural and visual synthesis, the side room installation will feature an open call for video art. Portland/Seattle-based musical trio Hoop Dreams will be offering forth “Spirit Momentum,” a track from their forthcoming debut album. Artists of all disciplines and persuasions are invited to submit their video interpretations of the track, which, at one-minute-a...

POINT LINE CLOUD "POINT LINE CLOUD is a collection of audio and video collaborations between Curtis Roads and Stephen O'Reilly, it has been a ever shifting project over the years which constantly continues to evolve. The first performance of the materials that grew into the project was in 2001 at a concert with Autechre and Russell Haswell in Los Angeles. Since then it has been performed in many diverse venus around the world." Point Line Cloud (selections) from Brian O'Reilly on Vimeo . From Vimeo - description "Beneath the level of the note lies the realm of sound particles. Each particle is a pinpoint of sound. Recent advances let us probe and manipulate this microacoustical world. Sound particles dissolve the rigid bricks of musical composition-the notes and their intervals-into more fluid and supple materials. The sensations of point, pulse (series of points), line (tone), and surface (texture) emerge as the density of particles increases. Spar...

October 13, 14, 15, 18, 21 - 2010 A rich array of visual music events featuring film, concert, lecture and live performances of Jean Detheux's visual music works. Jeans visual music works are quite incredible. Jean Detheux's Visual Music in Montréal Visit: http://visualmusic.ning.com/events/event/listUserEvents?user=JeanD2 for more information Have just viewed Jeans visual music visuals for Phrygian Gates (excerpt) Music - John Adams, piano Jean-Philippe Collard-Neven- simply stunning view excerpt online at: http://www.vudici.net/movies/Transe_Demo/Phrygian_Gates_Demo_en.html

Genesi is a live audiovisual show by Abstract Bird. Both the music and the visuals are generated in realtime using the input of two electric instruments (a wind instrument and a piano). More information on Abstract Birds and about this piece Genesi Some stills at: http://www.abstractbirds.com/genesi/ and flickr.com/​photos/​abstractbirds/​sets/​72157624962280404/​ Genesi by Abstract Birds Genesi (trailer) from Abstract Birds on Vimeo . This is a very beautiful work and at present one of my favourite audio visual pieces - ok I do have a lot of favourites, its the quietness and simple shadings - just great. "Abstract birds are Pedro Mari and Natan Sinigaglia, two visual music artists. Their work combines images with sounds through the use of musical instruments interfaced with generative systems dedicated to audiovisual creation in real time. The musical aesthetic is rooted both in the tradition of classical music and in the well-established tradition of jazz, ...