May 23, 2010
Fabricmachine is a sound installation by Kathrin Stumreich. Two fabric loops, driven by a motor, create a division in space. Light sensors measure the opacity of the textile. The way all pieces are sewed together for a fabric sound track is responsible for beats, breaks and rhythms. Related Posts:Fine Collection of Curious Sound ObjectsSound in [...]
Richie Hawtin on Music Technology
May 22, 2010
The Creators Project talks with techno dj/producer and m-nus label founder Richie Hawtin: Related Posts:Circuit Bent Casio PT-87DIY Ribbon ControllerVince Clarke and the Temple of SynthLightbox – Light Sensitive Tone GeneratorHandmade Music Toronto Wrap-up
LinnStrument – Musical Instrument Concept by Roger Linn
May 21, 2010
Roger Linn (who designed the LinnDrum way back in the day) demonstrates his new multitouch instrument prototype: My particular interest is in a new instrument that while capable of entirely new sounds and playing techniques, is also able to reproduce the sounds, virtuosic performance capabilities and subtleties that we’ve come to know and love from [...]
Letter to the Government of Canada Regarding Copyright Reform
May 8, 2010
The Canadian Coalition for Electronic Rights (CCER) has started a letter writing campaign against the Government of Canada’s impending copyright legislation: The Canadian Coalition for Electronic Rights has updated its online letter writing wizard in light of recent developments in the Canadian copyright reform front. This update is intended to address the Government’s seeming willingness [...]
March 28, 2010
A simple phasing piece consisting of a 12 beat phrase that repeats in two channels. The phrase in the right channel is a quarter of a beat longer than the phrase in the left channel, so they gradually drift out of sync, then come back into sync after 48 repeats. The result is a series [...]
March 7, 2010
Electric chimes created by mounting piezo transducers on metal tubes suspended from a microphone stand. Spring reverb courtesy of a Roland RE-201 Space Echo. Tiny clicking sounds are microphonic artifacts from the piezo leads rubbing against each other. Trimming and noise reduction processing performed in Logic Pro 9. KlangenRohr 03/07/2010 by heuristicmusic
Handmade Music Toronto Wrap-up
February 20, 2010
Handmade Music Toronto was a success! Thanks to Stephen McLeod, Andrew Lovett-Barron, and Alex Snukal for putting on a great event, and to all the other performers and attendees. You can listen to my set and all my practice sessions leading up to it below: Handmade Music Toronto 02/19/2010 – Live Set & Preparation by [...]
February 17, 2010
I will be playing a short set at Handmade Music Toronto on Friday, February 19. If you’re interested in electronic music and building things, please show your support for this event! The show begins at 10:00 PM. Admission is PWYC, with a suggested donation of $5. Read more about Handmade Music Toronto… Location: InterAccess Electronic [...]
A Small Initiative to Help Haiti
February 1, 2010
Last week, CDBaby announced that they will donate $1 from every CD sold until Sunday, February 7 to earthquake relief efforts in Haiti. The donation comes out of their transaction fee, so it does not affect the amount of money that artists make from each sale. You can learn more about CDBaby’s effort here. Heuristic [...]
One big reason why the iPad matters…
January 28, 2010
Yesterday Apple announced the iPad, finally bringing an end to months of rumours. If you somehow missed all the hype, you can catch Steve Jobs’ keynote presentation here. The response to the iPad has been predictable. Apple’s fans are crazy for it, while their detractors are falling over themselves to find fault with it. Is [...]