On the 19th of November there is a new online SuperCollider Meetup. This time our host, Mike McCormick, is joined by Bhob Rainey and James Annett.
Bhob Rainey is a Philadelphia-based composer, saxophonist, and sound designer celebrated for his innovative contributions to contemporary, experimental, and improvised music. A recipient of the prestigious Pew Fellowship in the Arts and co-founder of the influential improvisational duo nmperign, Rainey has garnered acclaim for his groundbreaking work across disciplines, including collaborations in theater, dance, and visual art. With performances and commissions spanning prestigious venues and festivals worldwide, his work continues to challenge boundaries of musical thought and instrumental technique. I will talk primarily (based on forum feedback) about xynthii – what it is, the history, the usability considerations, the nascent modular / routing framework behind it. I will leave some time to either answer questions about other parts of my career or expand on aspects of xynthii.
https://github.com/mphonic/xynthii
https://bhobrainey.com/about
https://www.instagram.com/earachle/
James Annett is a multi-instrumentalist and composer currently based in Montreal. His music explores the intersections between diverse styles of music including avant-garde jazz, contemporary classical and experimental rock music. His artistic practice is based in improvisation and incorporates dance and interactivity. He has performed alongside Roscoe Mitchell, Malcolm Goldstein, as a member of the Ratchet Orchestra and in his trio Say Spirit with Colin Fisher and Josh Cole. He performs regularly at events and festivals in Canada including Suoni Per Il Popolo, FIMAV and the Off Jazz Festival. He has presented his research-creation at institutions such as IRCAM, CCRMA, CIRMMT, and the Johns Hopkins University Peabody Institute. I will introduce my technical and aesthetic approach and then demonstrate specific techniques related to phrasing, polyphony and layering of sounds. I will focus on a few UGens that help me achieve this (Demand-rate, SendReply). Finally I will present some experimental work using Dfsm to organize musical structure.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLri2e8CzF38bLbcaAlZlvvt40tWucxeSu
Join the meeting here:
Meeting ID: 974 3258 0111
Link: https://zoom.us/j/97432580111
SuperCollider is an open source tool for sound synthesis and algorithmic composition. It is used for composition, generative music, installations, live coding, instrument building and very many other things. It is one of the most popular and widely used programming environments for audio work and is available for free for all platforms. SuperCollider is useful for many things: algorithmic composition, generative music, live coding performances, in conjunction with microcontrollers and sensors, for installation work, multichannel work, dsp, research, ambisonics or simply audio hacking.
At these online meetups, SuperCollider users of all skill levels come together to share ideas, frustrations, help each other and showcase projects and workflows in an inspiring and friendly way.
The host:
The SuperCollider meetups are led by Mike McCormick. Mike McCormick is an artist and programmer working with sound, text and visual media. His work often combines algorithms and human performers. He works extensively with personal material, examining life through a voyeuristic lens to explore the ecstatic, the fragile and the banal. He grew up in Canada's subarctic region, lived nomadically for a decade, and has been based in Oslo since 2017.
