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Performance Experiments Phase1: Surrogate Band

Surrogate Band from Performing Audiovisualist on Vimeo.

A super early version of what could be considered granular video inspired by:

Granular Synthesis;
granular synthesis;
Phil Niblock’s Magic Sun film of Sun Ra;
Kutiman;
and the “Say No More” projects of Bob Ostertag.

Compositional Approach:

My goal was to create a performance system that could be ‘played’ more readily than most source-material centric AV [...]

Performance Experiments Phase1: Left of Left

“Barrett’s set, for example, explores a very intriguing, almost linear, narrative from blurry, sun-kissed photography and warm spacious ambience to the subdued loneliness of melancholic imagery and trilling feedback before finally collapsing into a dark, droning portrait of utter desolation. Barrett orchestrates the imagery well with a blend of abstract sound, field recordings [...]

Performance Experiments Phase1: introduction

Well howdy!

Over the next three years I will periodically demonstrate my findings through a number of live audiovisual performance experiments, documenting my approaches and related issues.

The phases are as follows:

addressing my background in composition and performance and current approaches;
addressing the literature and assimilating theoretical concepts into performance practice;
addressing the case studies / [...]