MTG involvement at Sonar+D
MTG involvement at Sonar+D
As in the past few years, the MTG is involved in a number of activities included in the Festival Sonar that takes place from June 18th to 20th, specifically in its professional area Sonar+D.
Here you have a briefing about what's happening during the following week:
| When? | Where? | What? |
| June 16th | Museu de la Música |
“Barcelona, Capital Electrònica” discussion and “Voices” concert, with occassion of Phonos 40th anniversary. The round table will have as participants John Chowning, researcher at the CCRMA (Computer Research in Music and Acoustics) at Stanford University; Andrés Lewin-Richter, composer and member of the Phonos Foundation; Enric Palau, co-founder and co-director of Sónar; and Xavier Serra will be the moderator. The concert “Voices” based on ancient Greek mythological literature texts where John Chowning will process the voice of soprano Maureen Chowning with a computer. |
| June 17th | Hangar | Pre-event meeting of the Music Hack Day. This pre-event includes workshops on sensing, design and digital audio tools, talks by key figures on the field, and performances by artists exploring the intersection of music and wearable computing. This pre-event workshop is sponsored by the European Projects #MusicBricks and RAPID-MIX. |
| June 18th-19th | Sonar+D |
This year the Barcelona Music Hack Day will offer a special track on wearable and multimodal technology applied to music creation and performance. This special track will bring together experts on bio and motion sensing, interaction design and wearable interface prototyping. 100 selected hackers will be conceptualising and developing new tools for music creation and performance using the tools provided by more than 20 companies at international level. |
| June 19th | Sonar+D |
Talk about "De-westernalizing music through technology" in which Kalbata (Ariel Tagar), music producer and record label owner, Peter Kirn, founder and editor of Create Digital Music, and Xavier Serra will discuss about how music technology may provide a greater understanding and appreciation of all the musical traditions with non-Western roots. |