Information from the KarmetiK Machine Orchestra Vimeo page: "On January 27th, 2010, KarmetiK and California Institute of the Arts brought together a group of interdisciplinary artists to perform in a revolutionary production. During this performance, The Machine Orchestra, a collective of musicians, engineers, dancers, and theatre designers, gave an audience at the Walt Disney Concert Hall's REDCAT performance space a glimpse of the future: one in which computers, robots, and humans join forces to make music.Featuring a cast of musicians, new musical interfaces, and musical robotics, The Machine Orchestra fused a wide array of musical styles ranging from free electronic improvisation to world dance music.This DVD features uninterrupted footage of The Machine Orchestra's debut concert, a performance exploring human interaction with KarmetiK's collection of musical robots: MahaDeviBot, GanaPatiBot, Tammy, Raina, and ReyongBot. Directed by Ajay Kapur and Michael Darling."Music Director, Co-Creator: Ajay KapurProduction Director, Co-Creator: Michael DarlingGuest Electronic Artists: Curtis Bahn & Perry CookWorld Music Performers: Ustad Aashish Khan, Pak Djoko Walujo, & I Nyoman WentenMultimedia Performer-Composers: Charlie Burgin, Dimitri Diakopoulos, Jordan Hochenbaum, Jim Murphy, Owen Vallis, Meason Wiley, and Tyler Yamin Visual Design: Jeremiah Thies Dance: Raakhi Sinha & Kieran HeralallLighting Design: Tiffany WilliamsSound Design: John BaffaProduction: Lauren PrattEditing: Meason WileyFilming: Benny Schuetze machineorchestra.comFollow KarmetiK on Facebook and Twitter: facebook.com/karmetiktwitter.com/karmetik
Detailed information about this performance and Machine Orchestra:
Kapur, A. & M. Darling A Pedagogical Paradigm for Musical Robotics, Proceedings of the
International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression, Sydney, Australia, June 2010.
Hochenbaum, J., Kapur, A., & M. Wright, Multimodal Musician Recognition, Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression, Sydney, Australia, June 2010
Vallis, O., Hochenbaum, J,, & A. Kapur, A Shift Towards Iterative and Open-Source Design for Musical Interfaces, Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression, Sydney, Australia, June 2010
Hochenbaum, J., Vallis, O., Diakopoulos, D., Murphy, J. & A. Kapur, On Designing Expressive Musical Interfaces for TableTop Surfaces , Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression, Sydney, Australia, June 2010
Murphy, J., Kapur, A., & C. Burgin, The Helio: A Study of Membrane Potentiometers and Long Force Sensing Resistors for Musical Interfaces, Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression, Sydney, Australia, June 2010
posted by Lynn Marentette at 7:35 PM on Nov 15, 2010
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Close this window Jump to comment formIt's very interesting technology.!!!
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