Learn the basics of setting up a live coding session and making soundscapes and beats with sound synthesis and patterns in SuperCollider. SuperCollider is an incredibly powerful, open-source, cross-platform, audio engine and programming language, used not only to create music, but also for machine listening, audio/music reactive installations, performance, interactive systems, research, live-coding and much […]
Chagall is a London-based, Dutch electronic music producer, songwriter and vocalist who has been using the gestural mi.mu gloves interface since early 2015. Her performances are a physical manifestation of her electronic music productions, using the movement of her body to directly render the music live to audiences. During an intensive R&D project at Somerset […]
Nonclassical are a label and club night that put on classical music well outside of its traditional context. Bypassing classical venues and concert halls, Nonclassical present live classical music alongside live electronic music and DJs in pubs and clubs around London. The collective consists of a number of performers and ensembles who play at the […]
Learn how to build your own electronic synthesizer with London’s Music Hackspace and Tara Pattenden and visit The Pink Floyd exhibition: Their Mortal Remains show to see how the synth changed music. The workshop will get you hands on with electronics, teaching you the basics of building a music machine and also experiment to create […]
Learn about making music with code using TidalCycles. Tidal has been developed by Alex over many years, initially for making broken dance music at events now known as “Algoraves,” as well as free Jazz improv, although it is now a free/open source software project with a growing community of users applying it to diverse musics. This […]
Following our first TidalCycles meetup in April, we’re pleased to be bringing this back for round 2 on June 19th. This one will be more hands on than last time so we encourage you to bring a laptop if you’d like to make some noise. Headphones might be a good idea too. This meetup should […]
Martin Thompson and Lucia H Chung run the label SM-LL. Martin makes music under the name Pokk! And Typeface, and Lucia as en creux. Together they produce under the name Reloc. Both their music and label share a minimal, reductionist aesthetic. There is never excess, no clutter. A single musical phrase may be extrapolated over […]
Music Hackspace present a one day workshop on Sat 1 July, 11am to 6pm. Build your own Lerango drone machine with Tara Pattenden Price is £95 per person, 12 people max. This workshop is suitable for beginners and anyone interested in electronics and DIY instrument design. The Lerango Drone is an electronic instrument that produces […]
Join us for a panel on sonic art practices with CRISAP members Jennifer Lucy Allan, Mark Peter Wright and Kevin Logan. Creative Research into Sound Arts Practice (CRiSAP) is a research centre of the University of the Arts London dedicated to the exploration of the rich complexities of sound as an artistic practice. Jennifer Lucy […]
In this workshop we will explore many different ways to create sounds from scratch, manipulate recorded sounds and compose these into music. Since computers are used virtually in almost any piece of recorded music in some way, it becomes useful to have an insight into how music technology works behind the user interface or perhaps […]