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EARWORM: amateur music performaking

BRIDGING THOUGHTS AND OUTPUT THROUGH TECHNOLOGY

Create new understanding by approaching music as an object.

 

By relating physical objects with sound, EARWORM unites music performance with music making, leading to new creative experiences for amateur musicians.

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tape = composition

sensor shape = control

ear = 'recorder/player'

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DEVELOPMENT

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RENDER/INSIDE

ear (main electronics) : light sensor, tape feeding gears, battery, touch sensor...

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System development- how does it all come together? Developing learnable systems and prioritising creative freedom within an open, simple framework.

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RESEARCH: Primary + Secondary

Inspiration: wekinator, yuri suzuki, music concrete, playtronica, teenage engineering...

...and musicians around me:

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