<div dir="ltr"><div>(apologies for any x-post)<br><br>HYPHEN HUB WORKSHOPS<br><br>Xth Sense™ - Biophysical Music with Marco Donnarumma<br>Make your own low-cost biowearable for interactive music and video<br><br>OCTOBER 4TH - 5TH 2014, NEW YORK<br><br>This
weekend course offers hands-on experience and theoretical training in
the performance of biophysical music and visuals with the wearable
instrument Xth Sense™ (XS). Workshop participants will build from
scratch their own XS biosensors, then learn how to analyze and map the
sound and data from their muscle, blood flow and body movements to
generate music, visuals, and do live processing of sound. Attention will
also be paid to aesthetic considerations when using the XS system in
artistic contexts.<br><br>At the end of the workshop, participants will
take home the XS bioacoustic sensors they built, and the related
software for their own continued creative use.<br><br>WATCH the Xth Sense in action: <a href="https://vimeo.com/86766860">https://vimeo.com/86766860</a><br><br>Some topics covered in the workshop include:<br><br>- Theoretical background on the state of art of gestural control of music<br>- Introduction to the Xth Sense (XS) framework (technical overview, capabilities)<br>- Building the biosensor<br>- An introduction to the open source artistic programming language PureData, tips and tricks for using PureData in live settings<br>- Explorations of bioacoustic sound design capabilities<br>- Building audio modules and signal processing chains<br>- Aesthetics of bioacoustic sensor-based performance<br>- Mapping muscle energy to control values and real-time processing<br>- Designing an aesthetic vocabulary for body-sensor performance<br><br><br>ABOUT THE XTH SENSE<br><br>The
Xth Sense™ (2010-14) is a free and open biophysical technology. With it
you can produce music with the sound of your body. The XS captures
sounds from heart, blood and muscles and uses them to integrate the
human body with a digital interactive system for sound and video
production. In 2012, it was named the “world’s most innovative new
musical instrument” and awarded the first prize in the Margaret Guthman
New Musical Instrument Competition by the Georgia Tech Center for Music
Technology (US). Today, the Xth Sense is used by a steadily growing
community of creatives, ranging from performing artists and musicians,
to researchers in physiotherapy and prosthetics, and universities and
students in diverse fields. @xthsense<br><br><a href="http://res.marcodonnarumma.com/projects/xth-sense/">http://res.marcodonnarumma.com/projects/xth-sense/</a><br></div><br> <br>DETAILS<br><br>REGISTER
AT:
<a href="http://www.eventbrite.com/e/xth-sensetm-biophysical-music-workshop-with-marco-donnarumma-at-hyphen-hub-tickets-13341421551">http://www.eventbrite.com/e/xth-sensetm-biophysical-music-workshop-with-marco-donnarumma-at-hyphen-hub-tickets-13341421551</a><br><br>DATE: 4-5 OCTOBER, 2014<br><br>TIME: 11AM-5PM<br><br>COST: Regular: $280, Members & Students (with ID): $250 (+ $40 Materials Cost)<br>Registrants are reminded to bring the $40 for the materials cost in cash to the workshop.<br><br>MAXIMUM PARTICIPANTS: 10<br><br>CONTACT FOR QUESTIONS: <a href="mailto:mark@hyphenhub.com">mark@hyphenhub.com</a><br><br>LOCATION: The Red Door, 140 West 24th Street, New York (between 6th and 7th ave)<br><br>COMPLETE WORKSHOP INFO: <a href="http://marcodonnarumma.com/teaching/xth-sense-biophysical-music/">http://marcodonnarumma.com/teaching/xth-sense-biophysical-music/</a><br><br><br>INSTRUCTOR<br>Italian-born
Marco Donnarumma is a performer, musician, sonic artist and writer
based in London and New York City. He has performed, spoken and taught
in over 50 countries worldwide for leading festivals, institutions,
media labs and universities, such as Sonar+D, Festival Transmediale,
FILE, New York Electronic Arts Festival, RPM Sound Art China, ISEA,
Stanford CCRMA and STEIM, to name a few. His practice is considered a
conceptually elaborated combination of physical actions, intense sonic
experiences and forceful sensorial stimulation.<br>His work has been featured on BBC, Forbes, Reuters, <a href="http://ARTE.TV">ARTE.TV</a>, Wired, RTVE and ResonanceFM, amongst the others.<br><br>Full bio and CV: <a href="http://marcodonnarumma.com/bio/">http://marcodonnarumma.com/bio/</a><br><br>wishing you well,<br><br><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>--<br>Marco Donnarumma<br>Performer, body tinkerer, teacher and writer.<br></div><div>#soundandmusic #biotech #freeculture<br></div><div>EAVI - Goldsmiths, University of London<br>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br>Portfolio: <a href="http://marcodonnarumma.com" target="_blank">http://marcodonnarumma.com</a><br>
Research: <a href="http://res.marcodonnarumma.com" target="_blank">http://res.marcodonnarumma.com</a></div></div></div>
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