Dears,<br>a cordial invitation.<br><br>FILE Festival presents a concert for Biophysical Music and a workshop on the Xth Sense in Sao Paulo with Marco Donnarumma.<br><br>~~ Concert<br>19th July<br>H. 20.40<br>Teatro SESI-SP, Av. Paulista, Sao Paulo.<br>
<br>- Music for Flesh II<br>- Nascent<br><br>Two diverse works in which the performer's muscular fibres produces sounds that resonate the audience tympanic membrane.<br>Biophysical music is a term I coined to define sound that is a direct result of joint biological and physical body mechanisms.<br>
<br><a href="http://marcodonnarumma.com/works/music-for-flesh-ii/">http://marcodonnarumma.com/works/music-for-flesh-ii/</a><br><br>Readings:<br><a href="http://marcodonnarumma.com/texts/">http://marcodonnarumma.com/texts/</a><br>
<br><br>~~ Workshop<br>20th July<br>H.14.30/20.30<br>SESI-SP, Av. Paulista, Sao Paulo<br><br>- Xth Sense. Build your own biophysical open hardware, reclaim your body and let it sound.<br><br>The <strong style="font-weight:normal">Xth Sense (XS)</strong> is a biophysical musical instrument. With the sound of your muscles you can produce music, and control any software applications.<br>
The XS is free and open source, and it was named the “world’s most
innovative new musical instrument” by the Georgia Tech Center for Music
Technology (US, 2012).<br>You can build your own with £10, hack it or modify it. No need of APIs and such. Just make it.<br><br><a href="http://res.marcodonnarumma.com/xth-sense/">http://res.marcodonnarumma.com/xth-sense/</a><br>
<br>hope some of you can make it there tonight.<br>best wishes,<br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Marco Donnarumma<br>New Media + Sonic Arts Practitioner, Performer, Teacher, Director.<br>ACE, Sound Design MSc by Research (ongoing)<br>
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