Posted by Alex McLean: I wrote a paper with Dave Griffiths and Nick Collins on the visualisation of live code, exploring ideas around live coding interfaces, accepted for the EVA London 2010 conference in July. A HTML version is below, or see the PDF Preprint.

Visualisation of Live Code by Alex McLean (Goldsmiths), Dave Griffiths (FoAM), Nick Collins (University of Sussex) and Geraint Wiggins (Goldsmiths) — Abstract: In this paper we outline the issues surrounding live coding which is projected for an audience, and in this context, approaches to code visualisation. This includes natural language parsing techniques, using geometrical properties of space in language semantics, representation of execution flow in live coding environments, code as visual data and computer games as live coding environments. We will also touch on the unifying perceptual basis behind symbols, graphics, movement and sound. Continue reading

Analogous Interactions @ International Computer Music Conference :: June 1-5, 2010 :: New York City :: Call for Works — Deadline: December 31, 2009.

Analogous invites proposals for presentation at Analogous Interactions events for the International Computer Music Conference, taking place at Stony Brook University, in association with New York University, and the Electronic Music Foundation of New York City. Works should explore the intersection of computer music and emergent phenomena — including, but not limited to, generative sound- and video-works, performative ecologies and installations, live-coding and musical improvisation, reality-based games and social experiments, biomedical hacking and new technology, artificial intelligence and chaordic systems. Continue reading

Luke DuBois and Lesley Flanigan — Bioluminescence :: October 23, 2009; 10:00 - 11:00 pm :: The Stone, Corner Avenue C and 2nd Street, East Village, New York City.

Two performers, one singing and one processing, create a dense pallet of sound and imagery derived entirely from voice.

Luke DuBois and Lesley Flanigan explore the modality of voice through live sound and video. Performing an especially dark and lovely set for pre-Halloween, this will be one show not to miss. Listen to an excerpt: here.

SHUNTCODE :: Part three in the first series of livecoded music events in London:: at Shunt lounge, London Bridge :: 10pm until late, this thursday 1st October, 2009

Live Coding Duet - ‘bang’ from Scott Hewitt on Vimeo.

Live coding is a new direction in electronic music and video, and is starting to get somewhere interesting. Live coders expose and rewire the innards of software while it generates improvised music and/or visuals. All code manipulation is projected for your pleasure. Continue reading

[image: Leafcutter John]

Transfer — an evening of beautiful experiments in music from humans and computers as part of the knowledge futures conference :: microfolk, brainjazz, robotic theramin cabaret and livecoding :: October 16, 2009; 7:00 - 10:00 pm :: Goldsmiths Great Hall, New Cross, London.

Featuring: Leafcutter John :: Leafcutter John’s experimental approach to music, including handmade synthesis algorithms, contact microphones and handmade interfaces like his “electric breasts” beloved him to a crowd more used to industrial techno through his chaotic Planet Mu releases. Continue reading

Blank Pages Performances: Blank Pages #7 with Jorge Antonio Martinez Sanchez - Nicolas/Lain Berger - Thomas Thiery - Pierce Warnecke - Felix Pfeifer :: September 5, 2009; 2:00 - 3:00 pm :: Emitter19 - Kiefholzstrasse 19 - Berlin.

Blank Pages #8 with Stefan Tiedje - Renaud Rubiano - Barreiro Servando - João Pais - Duan Wasi - Dominik Tresowski :: September 6, 2009; 5:00 - 6:00 pm :: NK - Elsen str 52 - Berlin.

The Blank Pages Performance is an improvisation involving live coding, where the participants are musicians and instrument makers at the same time. Continue reading

TOPLAP presents PUBCODE2 — Featuring: chr15m (making machines that make machines that make music); MCLD (beatboxing + livecoding, is it possible?); Yee-King + Click Nilson (algorithmic choreography); openSlub (crowdsourced livecoding) :: August 5, 2009; 7:00 - 11:00 pm :: The Roebuck, 50 Great Dover Street, London.

Live coding is a new direction in electronic music and video, and is starting to get somewhere interesting. Live coders expose and rewire the innards of software while it generates improvised music and/or visuals. All code manipulation is projected for your pleasure. Continue reading

PdCon09 — Third International Puredata Convention :: July 19 - 26, 2009 :: Sao Paulo, Brazil :: Call for Submissions — Deadline: March 15, 2009.

Puredata, or just Pd, is an open source tool for multimedia programming. Because of its open source nature, much of its development result from a community effort of developers worldwide. Some centers do have more people engaged, like the places that held the two previous conventions. The first convention took place in Graz, Austria, in 2004. The second happened in Montreal, Canada, in 2007. It is a great satisfaction that we continue this event by bringing it to yet another continent, with the intent to promote the formation of an important group of developers locally. Continue reading

Arts Electric, a program of Electronic Music Foundation, presents An Evening with Joan La Barbara and Kurt Ralske :: November 17, 2008; 8:30 pm :: Experiments in the Studio, Merce Cunningham Dance Studio, 55 Bethune Street (Westbeth), NYC :: Admission free :: Call 212.255.8240 x14 for more information.

Composer/performer Joan La Barbara writes: “I’ll be performing my works Shimmer and ROTHKO with live video projection by Kurt Ralske. Shimmer explores impossible sounds, sounds inside the mind, and the exploration of the creative process in real-time. ROTHKO, monochromatic and densely layered, was inspired by the paintings in the Rothko Chapel in Houston.” Kurt Ralske’s video projections mix pre-selected images with live capture/live modified ones, using his own specialized software to allow La Barbara’s live voice and sonic atmospheres to modulate the visuals.

Fluxus is a rapid prototyping, livecoding and playing / learning environment for 3D graphics, sound and games. Extends PLT Scheme with graphical commands and can be used within its own livecoding environment or from within the DrScheme IDE. Builds for Linux (and sometimes OSX), and released under the GPL license.

Fluxus reads live audio, midi or OSC network messages which can be used as a source of animation data for realtime performances or installations. Keyboard or mouse input can also be read for games development, and a physics engine is included for realtime simulations of rigid body dynamics. Continue reading