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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