Artists

SonicViz

Photo ? Chris Lee

A varied background: IT, skydiving cameraman/competitor, blues musician, traveller, student (perpetual), researcher, analyst, developer. Currently researching non-commercial and commercial applications, soundtoys, and weird widgets at the convergence of gestural, audio and visual modes of perception and interaction.

Returned to Australia in 1998 and completed a Masters in Technology Management looking at effective e-learning development and management strategies. Favouring e=experiential over e=electronic in the acronym debate, I headed into the game industry for some experience with game engine development. I recently completed a QUT Masters in Music focusing on Real Electronic Virtual instrument development, which I used to research a number of areas and develop various audio-visual instrument and game prototypes using intuitive interfaces. These have been showcased in a number of festivals and performances over the last six months, including Brisbane powerhouse REV April 02, Electrofringe02, SOOB02.

This performance explores the concept of audio-visual instruments through a number of experimental avenues:
- Computer generated music based on data sonification with real-time 2D and 3D machinima style visualisation
- Real-time software instrument driven by a penpad gestural interface
- Computer game as instrument
- Extending traditional instruments and genre into the audio-visual domain through digital effects and visualisation

Keywords/concepts for this performance: tradition, interface, energy, interaction, machinima, instrument, game, Code (programming and semiotics), sound, vision.

Website: http://members.ozemail.com.au/~paulcohen/