Preparations are about to go into top gear for in tones: brass/jukebox/television/glitch next Sunday, including new works by Claire M Singer, Richard Glover, Iman Moradi, Rob Lycett and myself. Also my paper ‘Headphone hits and corrupted bits’ has been accepted in the SSSP conference this year, though for a second year by piece submission was rejected. Read full post…
in tones podcast series13th March 2011
Another week of continued progression on writing, with an initial draft of the next chapter being the result. Also I have been working on the in tones podcast series, featuring interviews with the artists involved. The first, focussing on Claire M Singer, was released last Monday, with three more in the pipeline.
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Televisions and in tones7th March 2011
All I can think about right now is televisions, having just made a 460-mile round trip to collect three from my mum’s. What is this in aid of? This year’s in tones of course! In this post I will briefly cover what is happening in the event, on in less than a month’s time. Read full post…
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Slloooowww27th February 2011
This week, because of GEMdays, I have been quite unproductive, fitting bits and pieces around the gaps in the schedule. I’ll be glad to get back to an ordinary week structure next week, when I plan to focus on Human jukebox x n and in tones: brass/jukebox/television/glitch, which now has its own page at the in tones website. Read full post…
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This week last year, GEMdays20th February 2011
Reading week is with us next week, and thus so is GEMdays. More interestingly though, I decided to have a look back a year in this blog and discovered how far this research and myself have come in one year. Read full post…
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All quiet on the news front, work continues13th February 2011
I can’t say there’s much to talk about in this post. Work goes on, I’m editing chapter 3, probably need finish Tapes and keep the pressure on with Contemplation. So yeah, let’s see if something more exciting happens next week 
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The Javascript jukebox6th February 2011
With commentary writing proper now underway it seems appropriate to focus on one of the significant projects I’m working on at the moment. With the confirmation of works for in tones 2011, this week I will look at some of the technology behind my part of it: the Javascript jukebox of Human jukebox x n. Read full post…
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New tune: ‘Contemplation’30th January 2011
So last week I mentioned the companion tune to Tapes, for the moment called Contemplation, was underway, and this week I have continued with it. Also work editing the new Tapes vocal recordings took place, and progress has been made on the Javascript jukebox for Human Jukebox x n. Read full post…
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The push continues, new tune, ii session23rd January 2011
It’s great when a research push continues on without (much) disruption… I have been able to keep the pace up this week, building on my commentary writing and starting a new tune to compliment Tapes on iOS. Also, much fun was had by those of us attending the inclusive improv session. Read full post…
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Jukebox finished, chapter 2 drafted, NIME20th March 2011
Bit of a grab bag this week – I have ironed out the final major bugs from the Javascript jukebox, so it’s ready for use in Human jukebox x n; a solid draft of chapter 2 of my thesis commentary, covering One man band x n, Human jukebox x n and dieTunes is ready; and Tim Mullen has had a poster discussing Music for Online Performer, presented at in tones last year, accepted at NIME 2011. Read full post…