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A few months ago, Tobias Fandel, the organizer of the Overdrive Festival, asked if I would be interested in presenting my work with lighting. Although I already had a piece involving lighting and impulse response, I wanted to create something new. Around the same time, I had been discussing the idea of writing a piece for contrabass flute with Kelley Barnett—long-time collaborator and member of ensemble mise-en. I had started that piece but hadn’t finished it as planned. I realized this festival invitation was the perfect opportunity to bring the two projects together and create a composition for contrabass flute…
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Since collaborating with new_LOrk, the New York University Laptop Orchestra, on the project reciprocal response (2023-24) last year, I’ve become increasingly fascinated by how real-time feedback during a performance can enrich the audience’s sonic experience. As part of the Response series, I recently presented impulse response (2024) at @MusicSpaceGF in Seoul, collaborating with Yeabon Jo, a composer and sound artist (https://www.yeabonjo.com/). For this project, I designed a setup featuring ten white lights controlled by a Raspberry Pi Pico W, which I programmed to operate via WiFi and OSC (Open Sound Control). Using my new iOS app, Sepehr, to remotely control…
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When I started new_LOrk (New York University Laptop Orchestra), I planned to write a piece that I and my students could play together. I envisioned music that we could freely explore various sonic possibilities, yet still within a musical system where we could listen to each other and share musical ideas. reciprocal response was rooted in that initial inspiration. At the beginning of designing this musical system, I considered using a feedback system utilizing piezoelectric microphone and exciter. However, over time, I modified the plan as I wanted to create tactile Music Interaction interfaces that my students can touch and…
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Commissioned by ATM New Music FestivalDuration: 10′Premiere InfoSunday, December 1, 2019 at Oil Tank Culture ParkPerformer(s): ensemble mise-en Video Score