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Abstract
During this seminar, Dominic Thibault will consider what the cybernetics metaphor can mean when applied to organizing sound and making music.
He will begin the discussion by looking at the interaction between the human being/musician and the machine, thus highlighting certain elements of his practice in instrument design and construction. He will then discuss the important role cybernetics has in understanding how communication shapes the development of collaborative artistic projects.
In this context, Thibault regards composition as the design of musical systems which are then explored through improvisation. This exploration through the compositional process then becomes a question about time; how it is organized and, more importantly, how it is perceived on an individual level.
Bio
Dominic Thibault is a studio-based electronic music composer, improviser, coder, and instrument creator, whether digital, acoustic, or both. He was recently appointed adjunct professor at Université de Montréal to pursue research in Musiques numériques. His research-creation takes shape in the studio and ranges from fixed-media composition to improvisation with feedback processes. Co-director of the Laboratoire Formes·Ondes, Dominic Thibault is an experienced teacher, an active member of OICRM and he is now completing the process to become a CIRMMT member.