Learn how to create generative music in this unique 1-day workshop, aimed at collaborations between musicians and programmers.
The workshop will cover all topics required to write, finish and distribute a piece of generative music, from the conceptual to the technical...
GROUNDWORK TOPICS
Tools to get you started, technologies used for distribution, analysis of existing works
PRACTICAL TECHNIQUES
How to prepare static musical assets for use in dynamic pieces, how to use external API data to influence the music
NEW CONCEPTS
Rethinking traditional song structures, reimagining what is possible with algorithmic melody and rhythm
DISTRIBUTE ON THE DAY
Finished pieces will be ready for the world to hear by the end of the workshop
FOR MUSICIANS
Musicians taking part in the workshop don't need to have any prior knowledge of generative music or programming. Just come with some musical ideas, your favourite music making software and an open mind!
When: 4th September 2014
Where: Berlin Music Week, Postbahnhof
Deadline: 1st September
WORKSHOP LEADER: YULI LEVTOV
Yuli Levtov is director and co-founder of Reactify - a unique music production company specialising in Dynamic Music via sound installations, mobile apps, games and web-based projects. Having worked with a range of corporate clients and artists, Reactify’s work is on the bleeding edge of what is possible in the realm of algorithmic music composition and distribution.