This is an edited version of the work "King's Anatomy". A solo live coding performance by Andrew R. Brown in London in 2010. It uses the Impromptu live coding environment. This edited version of the full performance was included on the Computer Music Journal's 2011 Sound and Video Anthology, Vol 35.
History
ERA Category
Performance of Creative Work - Music
Funding type
Other
Eligible major research output?
Yes
Research Statement
Research Background
This work investigates the process of succinct music representation within the Impromptu live coding environment. Live coding performances, like this one, serve as a platform for experimenting with and demonstrating innovations in algorithmic and procedural processes in music composition, contributing to an ongoing research agenda focused on the computational expression of music.
Research Contribution
The performance showcased the emergent combination of simultaneous computational processes, distilled from my research in computational musicology and outlined in my peer-reviewed publications over several years (Brown, 2006; Sorensen and Brown, 2007; Brown and Sorensen, 2009). These processes involved real-time granulation of found samples, exploring the boundaries of source perception, alongside rhythmic activity that playfully oscillates between aleatoric, recursive, and metric structures.
Research Significance
The performance of King's Anatomy was held at King’s College, London, following an invitation from the event organisers, reflecting the international recognition of my live coding expertise. A video recording of the concert was subsequently selected through peer review for inclusion on the annual DVD of the Computer Music Journal, accompanying Vol. 35(4). This recording serves as the official documentation of the performance.
Brown, Andrew R. 2006. “Code Jamming.” M/C Journal 9 (6). http://journal.media-culture.org.au/0612/03-brown.php.
Brown, Andrew R., and Andrew Sorensen. 2007. “Dynamic Media Arts Programming in Impromptu.” In Creativity & Cognition 2007, edited by Ben Schneiderman, 245–46. Washington, DC: ACM Press.
Brown, Andrew Robert, and Andrew Sorensen. 2009. “Integrating Creative Practice and Research in the Digital Media Arts.” In Practice-Led Research, Research-Led Practice in the Creative Arts, 153–65. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
Language
English
Length of recording
3:49
Duration of performance
18 minutes
Performance size
Solo
Number of work performers
1
Estimated size of audience
50
Authors of work performed
Andrew R. Brown
Was the work disseminated?
Yes
Form of dissemination
Public performance
Scope of dissemination
International
Venue
Anatomy Museum
Venue address
King's College London, Strand, London WC2R 2LS, United Kingdom