Jul 2024
This piece plunges into a heavy, atmospheric soundscape driven by the collision of overlapping basslines and raw industrial noise.
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2024
blog Livecoding: Ping pong delays
Mar 2024
This livecoding piece crafts a suspenseful and ambient sonic environment built entirely from mallet percussion. The music is generative, meaning the system dictates the events and structure in real-time, resulting in a unique, non-repeating experience for every performance.
blog Livecoding: Out of this world (2024-02)
Feb 2024
This generative ambient piece is a direct sonic meditation on the philosophy of Alan Watts, specifically his idea that "you don't come into this world, but you come out of this world."
blog Livecoding: Dreamy pianos - Study No 2 in B Minor
Jan 2024
Hypnotic piano chords and melodies are layered and phased using cosine oscillators, creating an immersive, wave-like sonic space of infinite, shifting sound.
2023
blog Livecoding: Dreamy pianos - Study No 1 in C Minor
Dec 2023
An experiment using overlapping, cosine-driven piano lines in C minor to demonstrate how simple phasing techniques can produce surprisingly complex and immersive musical effects.
2022
blog Livecoding: exploring Bento noise box
May 2022
Improvised acid loops using Extempore + Bentō.
2021
blog Recipe: Making a livecoding screencast with QuickTime and RecordIt
Aug 2021
This post shows how to make a livecoding screencast using free macOS technologies.
blog Livecoding visual patterns with Hydra
Apr 2021
I had quite a lot of fun live coding visual patterns with Hydra.
2020
Nov 2020
"Piano Scales" is a new experiment in algorithmic composition, demonstrating the captivating simplicity of piano-based systems. The piece generates musical patterns from time-triggered, overlapping piano scales, using a simple but effective technique: a cosine function (cosr) dictates the variable time interval between notes. This variable timing removes the rigid "computer-like" feel, injecting a subtle, intriguing touch of suspense.
2013
blog New livecoding screencast: Ziggurat 51
Nov 2013
So hard to find time to do something creative these days. So I thought I'd post a screencast of a livecoded piece I'm still working on: Ziggurat 51. Hope you'll find it interesting!
blog A metronome object for Impromptu
Feb 2013
Metronome: a device used by musicians that marks time at a selected rate by giving a regular tick. If you've ever felt that you needed a metronome in Impromptu, here is a little Scheme object that can do that job for you.
2012
blog Special issue of CMJ DVD on livecoding
Jan 2012
The latest issue of the Computer Music Journal is now available, and it includes a DVD full of livecoding performances and demonstrations.
2011
blog Article: Thought and Performance, Live Coding Music, Explained to Anyone
Dec 2011
I bookmarked this article on createdigitalmusic.com a while ago (it's from July 2010) and ran into it again today. "Thought and Performance, Live Coding Music, Explained to Anyone – Really" by Peter Kirn contains several simple but thought-provoking ideas about live coding and its relevance in the (traditional) music world.
blog Workshop on Live Coding @ RMLL-11
Jul 2011
I just got back from Strasbourg, France, where I gave a talk about my experience with live coding and Impromptu at the Cultures et Arts Libres Workshop, part of the 2011 Libre Software Meeting. In a nutshell, live coding is the process of writing software in real time as a form of improvised time-based art. Many thanks to the organizers for inviting me—it's been a quite rewarding experience. I'm posting the slides from the talk here in case people want to follow up on the things I mentioned.
blog Livecoding is like gardening
Jun 2011
I just came across this interesting article by Brian Eno. It struck me as quite a fair representation of what live coders do most of the time when they create—or perhaps I should say 'sculpt'—musical structures that evolve over time as part of their performance:
blog 'Show us your screens': new Live Coding documentary
Feb 2011
A nice documentary about live coding practice by Louis McCallum and Davy Smith.
Jan 2011
Live-processing is a Processing clone with live coding capabilities. It's written in Clojure, a Java-based dynamic programming language that I reviewed elsewhere.
2010
Dec 2010
"Turborobot" is a happy, high-energy electronica piece with a distinct electro-disco vibe that throws back to the 80s. The track features an unexpected, almost lyrical intermezzo before diving back into the vibrant rhythm.
blog Event: Livecoding Xmas event @ Goldsmith College, London
Dec 2010
Recording from Thursday Club Xmas party at Goldsmiths college, London.
blog Event: livecoding session @ Anatomy Theatre, King's College, London
Feb 2010
"Untitled 12" is an electronic music experiment performed via livecoding at the Anatomy Theatre, King's College, London. The piece focuses on the contrast between a stable, standard bassline and layers of randomly generated synth sounds, exploring how structure and chaos interact in real-time.
blog Livecoding: Xanadu
Jan 2010
A new experiment, "Xanadu". Requires patience as the complex song base builds before revealing its most interesting and evolving sonic layers.
2009
blog Livecoding: Kali (an experiment with Impromptu)
Nov 2009
An ambient musical experiment created with Impromptu, designed to transport the listener to Kali, a serene Japanese musical garden. This composition serves as an auditory space for relaxation and unwinding.
blog Event: Livecoding at the Shunt, London & a few lessons learned
Oct 2009
Initially conceived as 'Voices Slowly Talk To Me,' this piece quickly took on a life of its own, demonstrating the unpredictable nature of livecoding. This recording is my second experiment with capturing an Impromptu performance, showcasing a soundscape that has moved beyond its original concept.
2007
blog Impromptu: scheme-based music and video
May 2007
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