Andreas Weixler & Se-Lien Chuang
a concert of computer music, art video
and interactive audiovisual improvisation
picture
© Se-Lien Chuang
Friday 15th of December 2006, 9 pm,
Experimental
Intermedia, NYC
A concert of computer music, video and interactive audiovisual
improvisation with composers Andreas Weixler and Se-Lien Chuang
(Austria)
25th anniversary Atelier Avant Austria/ 10th anniversary artistic
cooperation Weixler-Chuang
Venue & information: EXPERIMENTAL INTERMEDIA
224 Centre Street at Grand, Third Floor
New York, NY 10013
tel 212.431.5127, 431.6430
fax 212.431.4486
http://www.experimentalintermedia.org/
in collaboration with the Austrian Cultural Forum in New York,
support by the province government of Styria and province government of
Upper Austria, City of Linz, the Arts Division of the Austrian Federal
Chancellery, comission of SKE Fonds
concert
progamm
update 9.12.06
Andreas Weixler -
Se-Lien Chuang
audiovisual interactive improvisation,
computer music, electroacoustic music & media arts
Atelier Avant
preface
Our artistic creation is
a work in progress.
Every performance of our interactive audiovisual works, even of the
same title, is unique not only because of the inherent concept
of improvisation, but because the computer system and the progamming
are further developed for every event.
Also all other works like
our contemporarty instrumental compositons, algorithmic composition,
electro acoustic music, videos and computer animations belong to a flow
of creation, thereofore each presentation can be seen as a window, in
which you can experience the current status of our art.
Andreas Weixler &
Se-Lien Chuang, Linz, June 2006, http://avant.mur.at
The computer system and
Max/Msp/Jitter
created by Andreas Weixler and
Se-Lien Chuang
three moduls of the audiovisual interactive computersystem are
interacting with the players, i.e. of
the arco piano and of the electroacoustic hyper instrument, analyzing
the sounds, exchanging data between analysis, audio and video computing
to make an age-old dream of artists come true: to make music visible
and images audible. The visual and musical components interact and
exercise mutual influence thus leading to unique synthesis of arts.
The goal of this project in computer music is to create an interface
for visual and music computing for an associated audiovisual
composition as well as to find technical and artistic solutions for the
combination of traditional instruments with high technical computing in
the terms of interactivtiy and realtime processing and last but not
least to create pure computer music
Andreas Weixler: multi channel granular synthesis
by processing the instrumental sound in realtime the computer becomes a
hyper instrument played in an improvisation along with the arco-piano,
spreading its sound on a 8 channel sound system, controlling flocks of
grains, rearranging those in terms of pitch, time, order and position
in the acoustic environment.
By its improvisation of music the data of the granular treatment also
determines part of the visual computing, so the progression of music
and visuals appears in sync.
1
blue elephant / ganz gemein 2’ 05"
audiovisual composition
Se-Lien Chuang and Andreas Weixler 1999
computer animation and concept by Se-Lien Chuang
computer music Andreas Weixler
2
In der Mitte der Hängebrücke erreichte mich der Ruf des
Kuckucks
8-channel electroacoustic composition
Se-Lien Chuang 2002 5’ 13"
3
Excerpt of running-figure-lantern 5’ 57"
interactive audiovisual instrumental theater
Excerpt-Video of the live-performance at ISEA 2002, Japan
Atelier Avant Austria 2002: Se-Lien Chuang & Andreas Weixler
4
Nichts 3.1 - no thing 6’ 41"
electroacoustic, sound processing
of contemporary
instruments
Andreas Weixler 1998
5
Lauf-auf 1’ 12"
audiovisual composition
Se-Lien Chuang 2000
6
The Colours
Of A Wooden Flute ca 15’
audiovisual realtime improvisation
Se-Lien Chuang: composition, bass recorder, interactive visuals,
Max/MSP/Jitter
Andreas Weixler: composition, multichannel real time
granular synthesis,
Max/MSP/Jitter
7, 8, 9
Trilogy for Pi and for Io
by Se-Lien Chuang and Andreas Weixler 2005
7
for Pi 6’ 04"
electroacoustic composition for 8-channel speaker system
Andreas Weixler 2005
8
Interlude für Pi and für Io
ca
6´
audio-visual
interactive improvisation
Docu-Video of
the live-performance at UltraSchall 05, Berlin
Se-Lien Chuang: arco-piano, visuals, Max/MSP/Jitter
Andreas Weixler: Multichannel real time granular
synthesis,
Max/MSP/Jitter
9
for Io 6’ 25"
electroacoustic composition for 8-channel speaker system
Se-Lien Chuang 2005
10
Trinity / Broken Bowls 4 - talk 2’ 44"
computer animation and concept by Se-Lien Chuang 1999
computer music Andreas Weixler 1999
11
zum Kirschblütenfest 10’ 31"
8-channel electroacoustic music
Se-Lien Chuang 2005
12
infinity op. 1 - 4 / Seele brennt 7’ 26"
audiovisual composition/ installation
Se-Lien Chuang, Video-Feedback 2004
Andreas Weixler, Audio-Feedback 2004
1
blue elephant (1999)
audiovisual composition 2’ 05"
computer animationen and concept by Se-Lien Chuang
computer music
by Andreas Weixler (title: ganz gemein)
The visual is a
computer animation on silicon graphics computer with Maya, the music is
sound processing of concrete sounds.
Presentation of the
Maya Workshop of Werkstadt Graz 1.12. 99
premiere Festival Elektrokomplex 12.12.1999 at Rhiz Wien
other premiers.: Lovebytes Festival, Sheffield, England April 2000,
Center for Contemporary Art, Kiew Rußland, 26.02.2000,
Galerie Werkstadt Graz, 18.02. - 12.03.2000
SIBGRAPI 2000 Video festival, Gramado, RS, Brazil ,17th-20th of October
2000
Experimental Intermedia New York 15.12.2000
Festival Schrattenberg, Österreich, 30. 08.2002
National Theater Concert Hall in Taipeh, 27.4.2003
Konzert am TNCA, Tainan National College of Art, Taiwan, 29.4.2003
Logos
Tetrahedron, Gent, Belgium, 23rd of September
2004
Wien Modern 2005, 26. November 2005
published at video edition SIBGRAPI 2000 Video festival, Gramado,
Brazil
DVD Edition SAMT 1, 2003, Bruckner-University, Linz
2
In der Mitte der Hängebrücke erreichte mich der Ruf des
Kuckucks
Se-Lien Chuang 2002 5’ 13"
8-channel computer music
The piece was produced at the IEM - Institute of
Elektronic
Music and Acoustics the University of Music and Dramatic Art
in Graz/Austria in Summer 2002.
first premier:
25.09.2002, Seoul/South Corea, Opera Workshop Hall, Sookmyung
Women‘s
University, at the SICMF - Seoul Internationalen Computer Musik
Festivals - KEAMS 2002
further premiers
Logos Tetrahedron, Gent Belgien, 23rd of September 2004
Wien Modern 2005, 26th of November 2005
3
Exzerpt of running-figure-lantern
5’
57"
interactives audiovisual instrumental theater
Excerpt video of the live performance at ISEA 2002, Nagoya, Japan
Atelier Avant Austria 2002: Se-Lien Chuang & Andreas Weixler
Se-Lien Chuang:
concept, visual-programming, stage setting
Andreas Weixler: live granular synthesis, Max/MSP, audio and video
editing
Kuwayama Kiyoharu: violoncello
Kijima Rina: violine
dancers: Junko Sugano & Kawamura Atunori
audio technician: Kensuke Okane, EARS, Japan
Atelier
Avant Austria 2002:
Se-Lien
Chuang & Andreas Weixler
The stage aspect associates with
the Chinese shadow-puppet-show ( 
)
and running-figure-lantern ( 
)
for approaching a mind of cross-culture exchange.
two musicians (Kuwayama Kiyoharu:
violoncello, Kijima Rina: violin), two dancers (Junko Sugano &
Kawamura
Atunori)
Technically this work detects
audio by a number of microphones,
which
are carried by the musicians and dancers (or actor & actress). It
then
makes a choice of pictures accordingly to the sound and transforms
those.
Also the sound will be transformed in stereo of 6 channel by granular
synthesis
and will fit it in a prepared electroacoustic composition and stage
arrangement.
The audiovisual ambience and the
interpreters are open to the
public.
The performance is expected, but undetermined. The public can
participate
in this performance by going and coming through the orbit stage like
the
moving figures in the Chinese running-figure-lantern.
selceted
for
International
Symposium of Electronic Arts 27.- 31 Oktober, Nagoya Japan.
ISEA
02 Performance on
October
30th, 2003.
4
Nichts 3.1 - no thing 6’ 41"
electroacoustic,
sound processing of contemporary
instruments
Andreas Weixler 1998
Studio:
Atelier Avant Austria, Graz
first premiere :
9.+10.12.1998 Kulturzentrum Minoriten Graz, Performance,
Project theater Vienna-New York;
further premiers:
8.6.98 Images Acoustiques 98, Linz
26.03.1999,Atelier
concert, IEM-Graz
12.05.99, 21st international study week of
contemporary music,
Lüneburg, Germany
02.11.1999 Pusan Electronic Music
Association - Süd-Korea,
15.05.2000 Nagoya City University,
Japan
26.11.2006, Wien Modern Festival
5
Lauf-auf 1’ 12"
audiovisual composition
Se-Lien Chuang 2000
„The video is about running and made as piece of art for the city
marathon of Graz 2000“
(Se-Lien Chuang)
visual studio: Video Visual Design Lab/Nagoya City University, School
of Design and Architecture, Japan
music studio: Atelier Avant Austria, Graz,
commission of Werkstadt Graz , Art Video for the Marathon Graz
2000
published on CD-R Marathon 2000,
08.10.2000
presentations:
Experimental Intermedia, New York, USA 15.12.2000
Nagoya City University, Japan 19.01.2001
selection for ISEA 02, Symposium of Electronic Art, in Nagoya, Japan
Electronic Theater 26. -31. Oktober / Nagoya Port Building
Wien Modern Festival, 26.11.2006
6
The Colours
Of A Wooden Flute ca. 15´
audiovisual realtime
improvisation
Se-Lien Chuang: composition, bass recorder, interactive visuals,
Max/MSP/Jitter
Andreas Weixler: composition, multichannel real time
granular synthesis,
Max/MSP/Jitter
This is the newest concept of an algorithmic
composition/improvisation
with
the audiovisual interactive computer system created by Andreas Weixler
and Se-Lien Chuang in the graphical programming environment Max Msp
Jitter.
Instruments are played in the style of contemporary
composition/improvisation, in this case a bass recorder,which is a
wooden flute with a very low register and a smooth sound.
The computer system consists of a pitch and dynamic
detection, real-time visual processes and a live multi-channel granular
synthesis with advanced controlling and performing methods. All
computing devices, the audio detection, the visual and the audio
processing are linked via a wireless Lan to reciprocally influence each
other.
commision of SKE Fonds
7, 8, 9
Trilogie für Pi and für Io
by Se-Lien Chuang and Andreas Weixler 2005
7
for Pi 6’
04"
electroacoustic
composition for 8-channel speaker system
Andreas Weixler 2005
studio: electronic studio of Technical University in Berlin,
Oktober
2004 - Februar 2005
first premiere: UltraSchall - Festival für Neue Musik, 17.
Jänner 2005, Berlin
broadcasting 23. March 2005 Radio Brandenburg Berlin
Kulturradio rrb/ Deutschlandradio, Musik der Gegenwart
furher premier:
Musikfest Salzburg, 19.11.2005
Wien Modern Festival, 26.11.2005
8
Interlude für Pi and für Io
ca
6´
audio-visual
interactive improvisation
Docu-Video of
the live-performance at UltraSchall 05, Berlin
Se-Lien Chuang: arco-piano, visuals, Max/MSP/Jitter
Andreas Weixler: Multichannel real time granular
synthesis,
Max/MSP/Jitter
first premiere: UltraSchall - Festival für Neue Musik, 17.
Jänner 2005, Berlin
broadcasting 23. March 2005 Radio Brandenburg Berlin
Kulturradio rrb/ Deutschlandradio, Musik der Gegenwart
9
für Io 6’
25"
electroacoustic
composition for 8-channel speaker
system
Se-Lien Chuang 2005
studio: electronic studio of Technical University in Berlin, Oktober
2004 - Februar 2005
first premiere: UltraSchall - Festival für Neue Musik, 17.
Jänner 2005, Berlin
broadcasting 23. March 2005 Radio Brandenburg Berlin
Kulturradio rrb/ Deutschlandradio, Musik der Gegenwart
furher premier:
Musikfest Salzburg, 19.11.2005
Wien Modern Festival, 26.11.2005
10
Trinity / Broken Bowls 4 - talk 2’ 44"
audiovisual composition
computer animationen by Se-Lien Chuang 1999
computer music: Andreas Weixler 1999
The visual is a
computer animation, the music is a sound
processing of comtemporary instrumental sounds in an algorthmic
composition.
computer
animationen and concept by Se-Lien Chuang
commission of Werkstadt Graz, scholarship for a
Silicon Graphics
Studio Training in computer animation; produced on Silicon Graphics
Computer and Maya Software.
computer music by Andreas Weixler
Broken
Bowl 4 - Talk has been produced at SUSS - Sheffield University Sound
Studio during a composers residency from July-August 1999.
The Composition is based on an algorithmic score by Andreas Weixler.
The production of the electroacoustic composition has taken place in
SUSS Studio 2 using ProTools 4.3.1 with TDM plugins TC Mega Reverb 3.0,
TC Works EQ Sat 3.0, GRM Tools 1.2 (shuffle, pitch accmulation),
Audiosuite plugins vari-fi, sci-fi, EQII and SoundDesigner 2.8.3
running on a Macintosh 9600/350 Computer, monitored by ATC SCM20 active
loudspeaker system.
premiers:
presentation of the Maya Workshop der Werkstadt Graz 1.12. 1999
Festival Elektrokomplex, Rhiz Wien 12.12.1999
Center for Contemporary Art, Kiew Rußland, 26.02.2000
Galerie Werkstadt Graz, 18.02. - 12.03.2000.
Experimental Intermedia New York 15.12.2000
Festival Schrattenberg, Österreich, 30. 08.2002
National Theater Concert Hall in Taipeh, 27.4.2003
Konzert am TNCA, Tainan National College of Art, Taiwan, 29.4.2003
Wien Modern Festival, 26.11.2005
11
zum Kirschblütenfest 10’ 31"
8-channel electroacoustic composition
Se-Lien Chuang 2005
Die elektroakustischen Klänge wurden einerseits aus einer einzigen
Aufnahme eines Tones eines arco-pianos (ein mit Bogenhaar gespieltes
Klavier) durch GRM-, Waves- sowie TDM plugins prozessiert, and
andererseits mittels eigener Programmierung in SuperCollider
synthetisch generiert.
Ein Teppich by schwebender Klangfarbe durchzieht das ganze Stück.
Der gezielte dramatische Ausdruck suggeriert eine Handlung des
imaginären Geschehens –
Das
Fallen der
Blüten. Wie innig.
and Weh-en des Windes. Hautnah.
realisiert im elektronischen Studio der TU Berlin 2005
Die composition wurde im großen Studio realisiert unter der
Verwendung by ProTools and zahlreicher Plugins: GRM Tools (Equalize,
FreqWarp, Freezing, Doppler, Contrast), X-Noise, Mod Delay II Long,
MondoMod, Digirack TimeAdjuster, AudioTrack, SuperTab, Waves Doubler4
u.a.
UA: Kirschblütenfest, Hidden Museum Tirol, 4.-8.Mai 2005
compositionsauftrag des Hidden Museums, Fraxern/Feldkirch, geleitet by
Bernhard Kathan
12
infinity op. 1 - 4 / Seele brennt 7’ 26"
audiovisual composition/ Installation
Se-Lien Chuang, Video-Feedback 2004
Andreas Weixler, Audio-Feedback 2004
the room is breathing slowly,
one breath takes 7 minutes, so it is worth to stay in the room longer
to experience the inifinite movement in this audiovisual composition.
the video is created by using
infinite video feedback controlled by the artist Se-lien Chuang, the
music is the feedback of a short click in an infinite electroacoustic
room.
Se-Lien Chuang video &
concept
Andreas Weixler computer
music
Premiere 3rd of December. 2003,
Busan International Digital Technology Music Festival, The
Mail Hall, Busan Cultural Center
all project
pictures © Se-lien Chuang
experimental intermedia
NYC 
