NXS #2 Promo Video Starting tomorrow night, I have a new invited work launching as part of NXS, an experimental publication from Amsterdam that “aims to explore the emotional and sensual side of hardware, software and algorithms that normally have …
The cover of NXS #2: Synthetic Selves Context This past summer I received an invitation to contribute to the European magazine NXS. NXS is an experimental biannual publication that: …aims to explore the emotional and sensual side of hardware, software …
On Friday 27 February I will be the guest artist and composer at the NMSU Contemporary Arts Festival
More Like This examines the interactions that occur within a metricated musical environment. There are four primary performers: each of the two saxophonists, a live artificial intelligence system (AI), and the audience. Each contributes to the work in one or …
Our everyday interactions are increasingly mediated by technology, be they mobile phones, chat systems, or social networking sites. These systems are designed to anticipate and support our needs and desires while facilitating those interactions. As these systems grow in complexity, …
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Example paintings by my interactive robotic painting machine in preparation for its debut this Tuesday at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts.
On April 26, my interactive robotic painting machine will make its public debut at the Krannert Center. The result of over a year’s worth of work, the machine uses artificial intelligence to paint its own body of work and to make its own decisions. It also listens to its environment and considers what it hears as input into the painting process.
Do we really need to hear more fake clarinets or to see more computer-drawn portraits? What about something new?
As a jazz- and classically-trained trumpet player turned composer, I sought to develop extended trumpet techniques I could use in my improvisations and compositions. A primary focus in this area was my cultivation of an extreme low register with continuous …