: Improvisation ( Performance + Studio )

Theorizing the Space Between, University of Alberta

I have been invited to this conference, as a performer. I couldn’t make it. We agreed to have a video instead of a performance and a talk with webcam. Here the videos.


Live voice improvisation is the source of real-time electronic effects which are controlled by switches, orientation and gesture-recognition of the hands and arms using the bluetooth Nintendo Wii Nunchucks and Remotes. This is done in Max/MSP using aka.wiiremote object and mnm library. An assemblage of one or two pairs of Remote/Nunchuck used with a wireless headset, provides a powerful means of integrating free bodily movements with improvised voice. The tool being versatile, it has been used in a lot of different contexts, sometimes solo or as a part of a duo or other ensemble.


Agitated Meditation

An improvisation for bassoon and loops.

(audio) Agitated Meditation

Sound research for Sticky Pathways

I’m presently working on the music for a choreography of Lucy Ridley. The first performance will be first week of March.

Here some improvisations around the material I may use for the music.

Sticky Pathway
(audio) for sello tape
(audio) for sello tape, shorter loops
(audio) sello tape and voice

For studio 4, possible voice accompaniment
(audio) recorder texture
(audio) recorder slightly more dynamic texture

Stairs case idea
(audio) bassoon and recorder
(audio) flute and piano (is there a step between the studio 4 and the stairs case?)

improvisation duet with piccolo

Here a improvised duet, for piccolo, vocal sounds and live electronics.

I still use my wii here, like I did with David Plans Casal at the Luminaire to modify sounds of my voice. Tom plays piccolo and uses pedals.

(audio) improvisation with Tom Whitehouse and his piccolo

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