ABSTRACT
In recent years, the Open-Source Hardware (OSH) community has expanded into a billion-dollar industry with legions of followers. The opportunities for integrating hardware/software OS have given rise to a new kind of inventor willing to get their 'hands dirty' with hardware, but also provides opportunities for composers and sound artists to explore previously costly or impractical endeavors, e.g. multi-computer installations, cluster computing for audio/video processing, and 'piece-in-a-box' approaches to electroacoustic and interactive systems. This workshop will focus on examples of artwork by Topel and other composers and sound artists, as well as hands-on techniques for beginners.
ABOUT SPENCER TOPEL
Spencer Topel is a composer and sound artist living in Hanover, NH. He holds a tenure-track position as an Assistant Professor of Music at Dartmouth College, and is involved with concerts and exhibitions throughout the United States and abroad. Upcoming events include work exhibited in the P.3+ in New Orleans and LERATA 2015 Chicago, and music premieres in 2015 at Roulette in NYC with the ensemble String Noise, and the FLUX Quartet at NYU Skirball Center.
-
For more information about our collaborative design and research projects, please visit:
bregman.dartmouth.eduFor information about Topel's music and installation work, visit:
www.spencertopel.com
[photo credit: Chris Bradley]