blog  Livecoding: Techno jam.

Jul 2024

This piece plunges into a heavy, atmospheric soundscape driven by the collision of overlapping basslines and raw industrial noise.

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.

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.

blog  Livecoding: exploring Bento noise box.

May 2022

Improvised acid loops using Extempore + Bentō.

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.

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.

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.

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  Livecoding: Turborobot.

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.

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.