Nebulullaby workshop: lullabies and consciousness altering music, Nov 28
Saturday 28th November 2015 at Music Hackspace
11h to 18h (with a lunch break)
The workshop will be led by Eleonora Oreggia aka xname.
With assistance by Chris Wood.
After a short introduction, participants will experiment with different
instruments and techniques in order to create sleep inducing sound
culminating in a short composition. The field of lullabies, far from being
saturated, will be left opened for others to reflect and respond.
Selected readings will be delivered beforehand. Individual projects can be
discussed in advance.
Basic guidance available on aesthetics, electronics, circuit design,
physical computing, Arduino/Beaglebone/Gumstix, software programming
(Java, C/C++, PD) and DSP.
Simplicity is encouraged. Focus is the electronic lullaby. Electroacustic
pieces are also welcome.
Some materials will be provided but you can bring your own. You’ll take
your final track with you.
The day will end with a public presentation of NEBULULLABY, a small
preview from the upcoming compilation and the participants performances.
Saturday 28th November 2015
11h to 18h (with a lunch break)
This workshop is funded by Arts Council England.
Participation is free. Places are limited.
Donations will support Music Hackspace.
Algorhythm workshop: hacking church bell patterns, Oct 20
In this workshop percussionist and composer Dom Aversano will demonstrate how church bells ringing patterns can be used to generate a vast array of rhythms. Once demonstrated participants will then be invited to explored how these patterns might be hacked, and encouraged to discover new creative possibilities.
Dom Aversano used church bell algorithms to create an instrument that was part of the award winning Cave of Sounds installation. He will showcase various parts of the patch used in the installation, programmed using the open source environment Pure Data.
Participants are encourage to bring whatever technology they use for music making; whether a laptop with a programming language on, a piece of hardware, or a traditional musical instrument. Ideas will take precedence over tools.
The format of the workshop will be:
7:00 – 7:45pm –– Dom Aversano showcased bell ringing algorithms
7:45 – 8:40pm –– Participants hacking session
8:40 – 9pm –– Participants feedback their ideas
Tuesday October 20th at Music Hackspace.
This programme is supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.
Audio Synthesis for iPhone/iPad (workshop 2), Oct 27
Following the strong interest shown in the first iOS (iPhone/iPad) audio synthesis workshop, the Music Hackspace will be offering a follow-up workshop with Ron Herrema.
Having learned the basics of implementing Pd in iOS using libpd, we will work on incorporating gesture recognition and motion sensors, as well as microphone input and more sophisticated Pd methods. We’ll also sneak a peek at a more recent framework, AudioKit.
Requirements: you should have Xcode 6 or 7 installed and be able to run the most basic implementation of libpd. Instructions for setting this up can be found in
Rafael Hernandez Making Musical Apps.
It will also be helpful to have an iPhone or iPad, though this is not essential.
ronherrema.net
https://github.com/libpd/pd-for-ios
http://audiokit.io
Build your own Light-Theremin with Moldover aka “The Godfather of Controllerism”
Known as “The Godfather of Controllerism”, Moldover will be visiting the Music Hackspace on his Europe tour.
After this workshop Moldover will give a presentation on the design of The Light-Theremin CD Case, and his other circuit-board artworks.
In this basic soldering workshop, Moldover will take you through the steps to build your own Light-Theremin CD case (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8UzSVFUIc0). Even if you’ve never soldered before, this workshop will give you the confidence in two hours. If you do have experience you’ll learn how to solder better, and walk away with a fun and unique instrument, plus a copy of Moldover’s album.
After the workshop Moldover will give a presentation on the design of The Light-Theremin CD Case, and his other circuit-board artworks.
This is an all ages, hands-on workshop
No experience required
No equipment required: soldering stations & Light Theremin kits provided
Cost: £35 for kit/materials
Date: November 5 @ 18:30 – 22:00
Location: Music Hackspace, Unit 15, 5–10 Corbridge Crescent , London, E2 9DS United Kingdom
Moldover‘s collected work is deep, diverse, and nearly impossible to summarize, but its essence shines clearly when you see the artist on stage delivering emotional and authentic performances with hybrid instruments of his own design. Explore his creations further and you’ll discover a cultural icon who invents new formats for interactive album artwork, cultivates collaboration by building elaborate jamboxes, and has inspired an entire generation of free-culture music-makers by openly sharing his methods and his madness. moldover.com
