Music
Soundform No.1
Yasuaki Kakehi (JP), Mikhail Mansion (US), Kuan-Ju Wu (US)
Soundform No.1 is a minimalistic soundscape and kinetic art installation that transforms heat energy into a poetically evolving, spatiotemporal composition. Through modulations of heat, light and motion, the artwork creates an ever-changing atmosphere of Zen-like tonal patterns and visual effects.
Fantasie#1
Quadrature (DE) in collaboration with Christian Losert (DE)
Via a radio telescope in front of the venue, the noise of the skies is performed by a self-playing organ. Little by little, neural networks take control over the organ and seek out familiar harmonies in the otherworldly noises. Ideas of melodies evolve as the artificial intelligence begins to fantasize about familiar tunes in these alien sounds.
Endel
Oleg Stavitsky (RU)
Endel is a technology that creates personalized sound environments for stress reduction, productivity boosting and adjusting mind and body to different tasks and goals. Sound changes on the fly according to various personal inputs like location, time, heart rate and cadence. Endel's technology is already presented as an ecosystem of products; it’s also designed to be integrated into various hardware and platforms in mobility, hospitality, retail, workspaces, etc.
Amadeus Code
Taishi Fukuyama (JP)
Amadeus Code is a songwriting assistant powered by artificial intelligence.
Computers that Learn to Listen
Institute of Computational Perception, Johannes Kepler University (JKU) Linz (AT)
A set of 8 short demo videos on latest results from the world of scientific research: computers learn to listen to and “understand” music; an autonomous drum robot recognizes beat and rhythm; musical computer companions turn music pages for pianists, listen to orchestras, provide synchronized scores to concert audiences, and accompany soloists.
Umbilical Digital
Dmitry Morozov / ::vtol:: (RU)
Umbilical Digital is kind of a farm where a special algorithm devotes itself to raising “digital living creatures” such as Tamagotchis. The system monitors their condition and takes on all tasks that are required for maintaining their “life” and keeping their “spirits” up. The simulation of pressing keys makes the system seem like a person who is taking care of the digital creature: it exists as if it has been “raised” by a human hand.
The Feline Project
Dagmar Dachauer (AT), Kilian Immervoll (AT)
Online cat content and robopets represent a deeply human yearning. Choreographer Dagmar Dachauer, together with video artist Kilian Immervoll, initiates a humorous and bewildering interaction between the ancient pet, human and robot through a hyper-detailed movement language.
Practices & Impacts of STARTS Collaborations
FRI 6.9. | 10:00 – 12:00 Practices and impacts of interdisciplinary approaches will be discussed through innovative projects, with a special focus on the link between artificial intelligence and music.
MANTRAcks and Sonic Fields: A VirtuAural Duology Part 1 – untitled #352
Francisco López (ES)
Industry and nature are the opposing starting points for this long-term sound meta-piece, which originally consisted of two parts. The ten-channel audio installation untitled #352 was specially adapted for the attic of the Ursulinenkirche: Complex layers of sound, recorded in Fontenay-sous-Bois near Paris, develop further and are distilled into expansive electronic mantras (“MANTRAcks”).
Wiki-Piano.Net
Alexander Schubert (DE)
Wiki-Piano.Net is a composition for piano that can be co-designed by internet users. Everything that the community has made available on the website will be performed on stage. This can be not only music, but also texts, images, or other content. For the musical realization of this score, the performing pianist has piano, keyboard, and his own voice at his disposal. It is not possible to study and practice this composition in the classical sense, but it is not the masterpiece either that is in the foreground of this project. Rather, it is a matter of continuous observation and playful exploration of community behavior and internet use.
