<div>(sorry for x-post)</div><div><br></div><div>Thursday 31st March</div><div>16.30-18.00</div><div>Foyle Arts Building</div><div>Derry, Ireland.</div><div><br></div><div>/// Xth Sense.</div><div><br></div><div>The Xth Sense is a low cost, Open Source-based framework for the application of muscle sounds to the biophysical generation and control of music (or more generally for responsive milieux). </div>
<div>The framework includes a low cost biosensing wearable device, and a modular DSP software (Pure Data-based) for real time capture, analysis and design with muscle sounds.</div><div>Marco Donnarumma will be reporting on the methods used during the research, present findings and issues, perspective outcomes of future research, while discussing the aesthetic criteria underpinning the research.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Further info and live performance reel: <a href="http://res.marcodonnarumma.com/projects/xth-sense/">http://res.marcodonnarumma.com/projects/xth-sense/</a></div><div><br></div><div>Donnarumma is a performer, new media and sonic artist.</div>
<div>He's currently interested in critical analysis and development of experimental paradigms for embodied interaction in performative environments.</div><div><a href="http://marcodonnarumma.com">http://marcodonnarumma.com</a></div>
<div><br></div><div>~</div><div>/// Among the other invited speakers: </div><div>Ricky Graham (Ulster), Dennis Fischer (Ableton), Gregory Taylor (Cycling '74), Jeff Burke (UCLA), Alex Beim (Tangible Interaction), James Alliban (Augmatic), Katsuyuki Shibata (Fukuoka University).</div>
<div><br></div><div>~</div><div><br></div><div>/// About Imagine Create:</div><div>Imagine Create is a digital arts festival which brings together a leading-edge line-up of talents and minds from the worlds of art, design, new media and software development.</div>
<div>Expect five days of inspirational talks, demonstrations, panels, exhibits and performances delivered by the people and tools transforming digital culture.</div><div>The biennial event will take place at locations around the city of Derry~Londonderry and runs from 29 March to 2 April 2011.</div>
<div><br></div><div>For further information please visit the festival website <a href="http://www.imaginecreate.info">http://www.imaginecreate.info</a></div><div><br></div><br>-- <br>Marco Donnarumma<br>Independent New Media and Sonic Arts Professional, Performer, Instructor<br>
ACE, Sound Design MSc by Research (ongoing)<br>The University of Edinburgh, UK<br>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br>Portfolio: <a href="http://marcodonnarumma.com/" target="_blank">http://marcodonnarumma.com</a><br>Lab: <a href="http://www.thesaddj.com/" target="_blank">http://www.thesaddj.com</a> | <a href="http://cntrl.sourceforge.net/" target="_blank">http://cntrl.sourceforge.net</a> | <a href="http://www.flxer.net/" target="_blank">http://www.flxer.net</a><br>
Event: <a href="http://www.liveperformersmeeting.net/" target="_blank">http://www.liveperformersmeeting.net</a><br>