Looping Seminar
Thursday, September 2nd, 2010, 5 PM – 7 PM
Friday, September 3rd, 2010, 5 PM – 7 PM
Description:
AUDIOREOLAE...An interactive sculpture/stage/loopstation that allows the participant to create real-time audio loops. Sounds captured may include drumbeats, vocals, guitar melodies or other found sounds. The participant stands under an arch containing speakers, immersed in the sound of their loops, from above and below. The user's figure is framed in a circular opening, a reference to the etymology of the words areola (diminutive form of the Greek word for "open space"), aureole (the traditional "halo" of light around sacred figures in Medieval art) and the literal "audio relay" that is being created. The installation resembles a vertical silver ring, with bamboo fiberglass-clad plywood bases and a semi-transparent fabric covered spaceframe arch, illuminated from within. The looping instructions are very simple, and will be clearly posted. The pedal/trigger will be a large button in the center of the installation, and a 1/4" input, microphone, and electric guitar will be provided.
The user interface will be very straightforward and minimal. A participant walking by the sculpture with a djembe could -within minutes- be creating her own drum circle, with literally dozens of versions of herself playing in unison. Amateur singers will be able to experience harmonizing to themselves. Guitar players will be able to lay down the chords to their songs and then write BRC-inspired solo melodies.