For each piece I have explored a different mode of performance. The aim being to break out of the paradigm of the laptop musician staring at a screen and doing little else whilst performing. This research endeavors to expand the idea of electronic music performance and explore different approaches to presenting electronic music in a live context. Noise is an important theme in the work and is used to bind sounds together, to create tension and release and to provide a contrast to the more traditional melodic and rhythmic structures. Noise was used in the composition of the pieces, recorded from field recordings, performed by live instrumentalists or generated by synthesisers. The use of improvisation both in the composition and performance of the pieces was also investigated. Video has been used in various forms either as a stimulus to improvisation and composition, as an input for sound control, or more traditionally, as an accompaniment to a composition. Also included is preliminary research in the form of two smaller research projects.
The pieces are presented as both fixed media and videos of performances.
Within this portfolio are three pieces which explore the use of video, improvisation and noise in the performance and production of electronic music.
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