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Musical interfaces marathon – NIME ’24 day 1
https://grahamdunning.com/2024/09/05/musical-interfaces-marathon-nime-24-day-1/
Published: September 5, 2024 10:31
This week I’m at the NIME conference in Utrech – New Interfaces for Musical Expression. I’ve had a busy few months with gigging, conference presentations and co-writing a paper, so not had the energy or inclination to keep up to date with blogging. But…
Radio show selections: Splinter Orchestra and Plain Music Compilation
https://grahamdunning.com/2024/07/05/radio-show-selections-splinter-orchestra-and-plain-music-compilation/
Published: July 5, 2024 14:03
Notes on a couple of the pieces from this month’s radio show, episode 215 of Fractal Meat on a Spongy Bone. I came across Splinter Orchestra via an essay by one of the group’s members, Jim Denley, in the excellent book The Aesthetics of Imperfection in…
Notes from Innovation in Music 2024 conference, Oslo
https://grahamdunning.com/2024/06/16/notes-from-innovation-in-music-2024-conference-oslo/
Published: June 16, 2024 20:04
Pretty much every conference I’ve attended I’ve found inspiring and motivating. It’s like sitting down and reading a whole pile of papers over a weekend, on disparate and unusual topics, often with some suprising stuff. InMus24 was no exception. I heard…
clacky keyboard
https://grahamdunning.com/2024/04/10/clacky-keyboard/
Published: April 10, 2024 07:40
Spending more time writing recently – journalling, blogging and writing some articles and papers – I’d become a bit frustrated with my cheap, light-touch bluetooth keyboard. I felt like I needed something chunkier and more tactile, slightly more responsive…
Science fictions and self reliance
https://grahamdunning.com/2024/04/08/science-fictions-and-self-reliance/
Published: April 8, 2024 08:42
This afternoon I’m joining a zoom call with some first year graphic design students at Sheffield Hallam – they’re to be tasked with making a video in response to some of my music, “using experimental video, typography and use After Effects to blend videos…
Five ways of using contact mics
https://grahamdunning.com/2024/04/07/five-ways-of-using-contact-mics/
Published: April 7, 2024 20:03
Following on from the recent post about DIY turntable styluses, here are some other uses for contact mics. When I used to teach the Experimental Sound Art evening class I made four suggestions for ways to use contact mics: amplifying small objects,…