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One of the primary goals for the trip is to listen and learn from the composer and sound-art pioneer, Pauline Oliveros. Pauline Oliveros is an American composer and accordionist who is a central figure in the development of experimental and post-war electronic art music. She is an important influence on my work and on that of several of my collaborators. A second goal is to learn more about the science of acoustics and explore the rich possibilities for immersive sound environments using the advanced technologies available at the Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center. The Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center is where the arts, sciences, and technology interact with and influence each other by using the same facilities, technologies, and by breathing the same air. The Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center is well known for their research into immersive, sensory environments. Conference participants have the opportunity to map their own compositions to this space. I have written work for this purpose. I will sharpen my acoustic impulse and build my technical skills.I have recorded sound experiments to test in that space. I will journal about this experience and will keep extensive notes from other conference presentations and performances. I will write and release online an essay summarizing my own sound practice. This will further integrate the conference experience and will help me develop language to describe my own practice. I will return to Duluth and record / mix one album-length sound study using new skills and inspirations from the conference. I will make connections with at least eight new long-term colleagues. The Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center has a residency and commissioning program. This gives me a chance to explore this further in person.
I attended the Second Annual International Conference on Deep Listening (see: http://deeplistening.org/site/conference). This conference was held at the Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center on the campus of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York. The conference focused on the intersection of art and science particularly in relation to sound and much of the presented material was inspired/informed by a lifetime of work by 81 year old composer, performer and sound artist, Pauline Oliveros. She was one of the creative partners behind this conference which brought together an international group of musicians and acoustic scientists in this very special space for talks and listening sessions. While at the conference I listened, recorded and built relationships with other sound artists. I am writing short essays that summarize my own sound practice and after returning to Duluth I recorded/mixed over 3-hours of sound using new skills from the conference.
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