February 24, 2025
4:30PM
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5:45PM
ACCAD Motion Lab, 331 Sullivant Hall, 1813 N. High, Main Campus
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Guest artists: the Higgs whatever and øther
Guest artists: the Higgs whatever and øtherJoin us for an evening of electronic music and multimedia performance by some of computer music’s pioneers, joining forces as the dynamic duos, the Higgs whatever and øther.the Higgs whateverLong-time friends, Miller Puckette and Kerry Hagan began focused collaborations on academic and musical projects in 2014. Together, their duo has performed in North America and Europe, introducing novel synthesis algorithms through new performances. Their work explores timbre, spatialization, real-time computer processes, algorithms, interaction design, performance practice, and performance systems.øtherMiller Puckette and Irwin are the duo øther. Using novel hardware and software ranging from hand-built electronic instruments to networked performance technology, they drive a variety of computer processes to bounce audio, control, and video streams between Pure Data and Ableton Live.ACCAD Motion Lab331 Sullivant Hall1813 N. High St.Columbus, OH 43210This event is generously co-sponsored by the Advanced Computing Center for Arts and Design (ACCAD).Seating will be limited to 40 attendees per concert. All attendees must RSVP before the deadline.Deadline: Monday, Feb. 24 at 9 a.m.Register todayQuestions? Email Tina Tallon at tallon.10@osu.edu with any questions.Our GuestsKerry Hagan is a composer and researcher working in both acoustic and computer media. She develops real-time methods for spatialization and stochastic algorithms for musical practice. Her work endeavours to achieve aesthetic and philosophical aims while taking inspiration from mathematical and natural processes. In this way, each work combines art with science and technology from various domains. Her works have been performed in Asia, Australia, Europe and the Americas. Kerry performs regularly with Miller Puckette as the Higgs whatever, and with John Bowers in the Bowers-Hagan Duo. In 2022, the Higgs whatever and the Bowers-Hagan Duo joined forces as the HPB Trio at Piksel Festival in Bergen Norway. As a researcher, Kerry's interests include real-time algorithmic methods for music composition and sound synthesis, spatialization techniques for 3D sounds and electronic/electroacoustic musicology. Her research has been presented in conferences around the world. In 2010, Kerry led a group of practitioners to form the Irish Sound, Science and Technology Association, where she served as President until 2015. Kerry was a Lecturer at the University of Limerick in the Digital Media and Arts Research Centre (2007-2023), where she founded the Spatialization and Auditory Display Environment (SpADE). Currently, she is an associate professor at the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign and President of the International Computer Music Association.Miller Puckette obtained a BS in Mathematics from MIT (1980) and a PhD in Mathematics from Harvard (1986), winning an NSF graduate fellowship and the Putnam Prize Scholarship. He was a member of MIT's Media Lab from its inception until 1987, and then a researcher at IRCAM (l'Institut de Recherche et de Coordination Musique/Acoustique), founded by composer and conductor Pierre Boulez. At IRCAM he wrote Max, a widely-used computer music software environment, released commercially in 1990 and now available from Cycling74.com. Puckette joined the music department of the University of California San Diego in 1994, where he is now Distinguished Professor, emeritus. He is currently developing Pure Data ("Pd"), an open-source real-time multimedia arts programming environment. Puckette has collaborated with many artists and musicians, including Philippe Manoury (whose Sonus ex Machina cycle was the first major work to use Max), Rand Steiger, Vibeke Sorensen, Juliana Snapper, Kerry Hagan, and Irwin. Since 2004 he has performed with the Convolution Brothers. He has received honorary degrees from Université de Mons and Bath Spa University, and major awards include the 2008 SEAMUS Lifetime Achievement Award and the Silver Lion at the 2023 Venice Music Biennale.Irwin has been active as a musician, producer, composer and sound designer since the 1990s. He has also contributed as a side musician for dozens of music tours in a wide range of genres, as well as contemporary solo live electronic performances. Particular to creating unique beats and having been a pioneer to the deluge of electronic music, he became a clandestine go-to ghost producer within the industry. Irwin has been consistently focused on technical and musical innovation.
ACCAD Motion Lab, 331 Sullivant Hall, 1813 N. High, Main Campus
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2025-02-24 18:30:00
2025-02-24 19:45:00
Guest artists: the Higgs whatever and øther
Guest artists: the Higgs whatever and øtherJoin us for an evening of electronic music and multimedia performance by some of computer music’s pioneers, joining forces as the dynamic duos, the Higgs whatever and øther.the Higgs whateverLong-time friends, Miller Puckette and Kerry Hagan began focused collaborations on academic and musical projects in 2014. Together, their duo has performed in North America and Europe, introducing novel synthesis algorithms through new performances. Their work explores timbre, spatialization, real-time computer processes, algorithms, interaction design, performance practice, and performance systems.øtherMiller Puckette and Irwin are the duo øther. Using novel hardware and software ranging from hand-built electronic instruments to networked performance technology, they drive a variety of computer processes to bounce audio, control, and video streams between Pure Data and Ableton Live.ACCAD Motion Lab331 Sullivant Hall1813 N. High St.Columbus, OH 43210This event is generously co-sponsored by the Advanced Computing Center for Arts and Design (ACCAD).Seating will be limited to 40 attendees per concert. All attendees must RSVP before the deadline.Deadline: Monday, Feb. 24 at 9 a.m.Register todayQuestions? Email Tina Tallon at tallon.10@osu.edu with any questions.Our GuestsKerry Hagan is a composer and researcher working in both acoustic and computer media. She develops real-time methods for spatialization and stochastic algorithms for musical practice. Her work endeavours to achieve aesthetic and philosophical aims while taking inspiration from mathematical and natural processes. In this way, each work combines art with science and technology from various domains. Her works have been performed in Asia, Australia, Europe and the Americas. Kerry performs regularly with Miller Puckette as the Higgs whatever, and with John Bowers in the Bowers-Hagan Duo. In 2022, the Higgs whatever and the Bowers-Hagan Duo joined forces as the HPB Trio at Piksel Festival in Bergen Norway. As a researcher, Kerry's interests include real-time algorithmic methods for music composition and sound synthesis, spatialization techniques for 3D sounds and electronic/electroacoustic musicology. Her research has been presented in conferences around the world. In 2010, Kerry led a group of practitioners to form the Irish Sound, Science and Technology Association, where she served as President until 2015. Kerry was a Lecturer at the University of Limerick in the Digital Media and Arts Research Centre (2007-2023), where she founded the Spatialization and Auditory Display Environment (SpADE). Currently, she is an associate professor at the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign and President of the International Computer Music Association.Miller Puckette obtained a BS in Mathematics from MIT (1980) and a PhD in Mathematics from Harvard (1986), winning an NSF graduate fellowship and the Putnam Prize Scholarship. He was a member of MIT's Media Lab from its inception until 1987, and then a researcher at IRCAM (l'Institut de Recherche et de Coordination Musique/Acoustique), founded by composer and conductor Pierre Boulez. At IRCAM he wrote Max, a widely-used computer music software environment, released commercially in 1990 and now available from Cycling74.com. Puckette joined the music department of the University of California San Diego in 1994, where he is now Distinguished Professor, emeritus. He is currently developing Pure Data ("Pd"), an open-source real-time multimedia arts programming environment. Puckette has collaborated with many artists and musicians, including Philippe Manoury (whose Sonus ex Machina cycle was the first major work to use Max), Rand Steiger, Vibeke Sorensen, Juliana Snapper, Kerry Hagan, and Irwin. Since 2004 he has performed with the Convolution Brothers. He has received honorary degrees from Université de Mons and Bath Spa University, and major awards include the 2008 SEAMUS Lifetime Achievement Award and the Silver Lion at the 2023 Venice Music Biennale.Irwin has been active as a musician, producer, composer and sound designer since the 1990s. He has also contributed as a side musician for dozens of music tours in a wide range of genres, as well as contemporary solo live electronic performances. Particular to creating unique beats and having been a pioneer to the deluge of electronic music, he became a clandestine go-to ghost producer within the industry. Irwin has been consistently focused on technical and musical innovation.
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2025-02-24 16:30:00
2025-02-24 17:45:00
Guest artists: the Higgs whatever and øther
Guest artists: the Higgs whatever and øtherJoin us for an evening of electronic music and multimedia performance by some of computer music’s pioneers, joining forces as the dynamic duos, the Higgs whatever and øther.the Higgs whateverLong-time friends, Miller Puckette and Kerry Hagan began focused collaborations on academic and musical projects in 2014. Together, their duo has performed in North America and Europe, introducing novel synthesis algorithms through new performances. Their work explores timbre, spatialization, real-time computer processes, algorithms, interaction design, performance practice, and performance systems.øtherMiller Puckette and Irwin are the duo øther. Using novel hardware and software ranging from hand-built electronic instruments to networked performance technology, they drive a variety of computer processes to bounce audio, control, and video streams between Pure Data and Ableton Live.ACCAD Motion Lab331 Sullivant Hall1813 N. High St.Columbus, OH 43210This event is generously co-sponsored by the Advanced Computing Center for Arts and Design (ACCAD).Seating will be limited to 40 attendees per concert. All attendees must RSVP before the deadline.Deadline: Monday, Feb. 24 at 9 a.m.Register todayQuestions? Email Tina Tallon at tallon.10@osu.edu with any questions.Our GuestsKerry Hagan is a composer and researcher working in both acoustic and computer media. She develops real-time methods for spatialization and stochastic algorithms for musical practice. Her work endeavours to achieve aesthetic and philosophical aims while taking inspiration from mathematical and natural processes. In this way, each work combines art with science and technology from various domains. Her works have been performed in Asia, Australia, Europe and the Americas. Kerry performs regularly with Miller Puckette as the Higgs whatever, and with John Bowers in the Bowers-Hagan Duo. In 2022, the Higgs whatever and the Bowers-Hagan Duo joined forces as the HPB Trio at Piksel Festival in Bergen Norway. As a researcher, Kerry's interests include real-time algorithmic methods for music composition and sound synthesis, spatialization techniques for 3D sounds and electronic/electroacoustic musicology. Her research has been presented in conferences around the world. In 2010, Kerry led a group of practitioners to form the Irish Sound, Science and Technology Association, where she served as President until 2015. Kerry was a Lecturer at the University of Limerick in the Digital Media and Arts Research Centre (2007-2023), where she founded the Spatialization and Auditory Display Environment (SpADE). Currently, she is an associate professor at the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign and President of the International Computer Music Association.Miller Puckette obtained a BS in Mathematics from MIT (1980) and a PhD in Mathematics from Harvard (1986), winning an NSF graduate fellowship and the Putnam Prize Scholarship. He was a member of MIT's Media Lab from its inception until 1987, and then a researcher at IRCAM (l'Institut de Recherche et de Coordination Musique/Acoustique), founded by composer and conductor Pierre Boulez. At IRCAM he wrote Max, a widely-used computer music software environment, released commercially in 1990 and now available from Cycling74.com. Puckette joined the music department of the University of California San Diego in 1994, where he is now Distinguished Professor, emeritus. He is currently developing Pure Data ("Pd"), an open-source real-time multimedia arts programming environment. Puckette has collaborated with many artists and musicians, including Philippe Manoury (whose Sonus ex Machina cycle was the first major work to use Max), Rand Steiger, Vibeke Sorensen, Juliana Snapper, Kerry Hagan, and Irwin. Since 2004 he has performed with the Convolution Brothers. He has received honorary degrees from Université de Mons and Bath Spa University, and major awards include the 2008 SEAMUS Lifetime Achievement Award and the Silver Lion at the 2023 Venice Music Biennale.Irwin has been active as a musician, producer, composer and sound designer since the 1990s. He has also contributed as a side musician for dozens of music tours in a wide range of genres, as well as contemporary solo live electronic performances. Particular to creating unique beats and having been a pioneer to the deluge of electronic music, he became a clandestine go-to ghost producer within the industry. Irwin has been consistently focused on technical and musical innovation.
ACCAD Motion Lab, 331 Sullivant Hall, 1813 N. High, Main Campus
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February 24, 2025
6:30PM
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7:45PM
ACCAD Motion Lab, 331 Sullivant Hall, 1813 N. High, Main Campus
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2025-02-24 16:30:00
2025-02-24 17:45:00
Guest artists: the Higgs whatever and øther
Guest artists: the Higgs whatever and øtherJoin us for an evening of electronic music and multimedia performance by some of computer music’s pioneers, joining forces as the dynamic duos, the Higgs whatever and øther.the Higgs whateverLong-time friends, Miller Puckette and Kerry Hagan began focused collaborations on academic and musical projects in 2014. Together, their duo has performed in North America and Europe, introducing novel synthesis algorithms through new performances. Their work explores timbre, spatialization, real-time computer processes, algorithms, interaction design, performance practice, and performance systems.øtherMiller Puckette and Irwin are the duo øther. Using novel hardware and software ranging from hand-built electronic instruments to networked performance technology, they drive a variety of computer processes to bounce audio, control, and video streams between Pure Data and Ableton Live.ACCAD Motion Lab331 Sullivant Hall1813 N. High St.Columbus, OH 43210This event is generously co-sponsored by the Advanced Computing Center for Arts and Design (ACCAD).Seating will be limited to 40 attendees per concert. All attendees must RSVP before the deadline.Deadline: Monday, Feb. 24 at 9 a.m.Register todayQuestions? Email Tina Tallon at tallon.10@osu.edu with any questions.Our GuestsKerry Hagan is a composer and researcher working in both acoustic and computer media. She develops real-time methods for spatialization and stochastic algorithms for musical practice. Her work endeavours to achieve aesthetic and philosophical aims while taking inspiration from mathematical and natural processes. In this way, each work combines art with science and technology from various domains. Her works have been performed in Asia, Australia, Europe and the Americas. Kerry performs regularly with Miller Puckette as the Higgs whatever, and with John Bowers in the Bowers-Hagan Duo. In 2022, the Higgs whatever and the Bowers-Hagan Duo joined forces as the HPB Trio at Piksel Festival in Bergen Norway. As a researcher, Kerry's interests include real-time algorithmic methods for music composition and sound synthesis, spatialization techniques for 3D sounds and electronic/electroacoustic musicology. Her research has been presented in conferences around the world. In 2010, Kerry led a group of practitioners to form the Irish Sound, Science and Technology Association, where she served as President until 2015. Kerry was a Lecturer at the University of Limerick in the Digital Media and Arts Research Centre (2007-2023), where she founded the Spatialization and Auditory Display Environment (SpADE). Currently, she is an associate professor at the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign and President of the International Computer Music Association.Miller Puckette obtained a BS in Mathematics from MIT (1980) and a PhD in Mathematics from Harvard (1986), winning an NSF graduate fellowship and the Putnam Prize Scholarship. He was a member of MIT's Media Lab from its inception until 1987, and then a researcher at IRCAM (l'Institut de Recherche et de Coordination Musique/Acoustique), founded by composer and conductor Pierre Boulez. At IRCAM he wrote Max, a widely-used computer music software environment, released commercially in 1990 and now available from Cycling74.com. Puckette joined the music department of the University of California San Diego in 1994, where he is now Distinguished Professor, emeritus. He is currently developing Pure Data ("Pd"), an open-source real-time multimedia arts programming environment. Puckette has collaborated with many artists and musicians, including Philippe Manoury (whose Sonus ex Machina cycle was the first major work to use Max), Rand Steiger, Vibeke Sorensen, Juliana Snapper, Kerry Hagan, and Irwin. Since 2004 he has performed with the Convolution Brothers. He has received honorary degrees from Université de Mons and Bath Spa University, and major awards include the 2008 SEAMUS Lifetime Achievement Award and the Silver Lion at the 2023 Venice Music Biennale.Irwin has been active as a musician, producer, composer and sound designer since the 1990s. He has also contributed as a side musician for dozens of music tours in a wide range of genres, as well as contemporary solo live electronic performances. Particular to creating unique beats and having been a pioneer to the deluge of electronic music, he became a clandestine go-to ghost producer within the industry. Irwin has been consistently focused on technical and musical innovation.
ACCAD Motion Lab, 331 Sullivant Hall, 1813 N. High, Main Campus
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2025-02-24 18:30:00
2025-02-24 19:45:00
Guest artists: the Higgs whatever and øther
Guest artists: the Higgs whatever and øtherJoin us for an evening of electronic music and multimedia performance by some of computer music’s pioneers, joining forces as the dynamic duos, the Higgs whatever and øther.the Higgs whateverLong-time friends, Miller Puckette and Kerry Hagan began focused collaborations on academic and musical projects in 2014. Together, their duo has performed in North America and Europe, introducing novel synthesis algorithms through new performances. Their work explores timbre, spatialization, real-time computer processes, algorithms, interaction design, performance practice, and performance systems.øtherMiller Puckette and Irwin are the duo øther. Using novel hardware and software ranging from hand-built electronic instruments to networked performance technology, they drive a variety of computer processes to bounce audio, control, and video streams between Pure Data and Ableton Live.ACCAD Motion Lab331 Sullivant Hall1813 N. High St.Columbus, OH 43210This event is generously co-sponsored by the Advanced Computing Center for Arts and Design (ACCAD).Seating will be limited to 40 attendees per concert. All attendees must RSVP before the deadline.Deadline: Monday, Feb. 24 at 9 a.m.Register todayQuestions? Email Tina Tallon at tallon.10@osu.edu with any questions.Our GuestsKerry Hagan is a composer and researcher working in both acoustic and computer media. She develops real-time methods for spatialization and stochastic algorithms for musical practice. Her work endeavours to achieve aesthetic and philosophical aims while taking inspiration from mathematical and natural processes. In this way, each work combines art with science and technology from various domains. Her works have been performed in Asia, Australia, Europe and the Americas. Kerry performs regularly with Miller Puckette as the Higgs whatever, and with John Bowers in the Bowers-Hagan Duo. In 2022, the Higgs whatever and the Bowers-Hagan Duo joined forces as the HPB Trio at Piksel Festival in Bergen Norway. As a researcher, Kerry's interests include real-time algorithmic methods for music composition and sound synthesis, spatialization techniques for 3D sounds and electronic/electroacoustic musicology. Her research has been presented in conferences around the world. In 2010, Kerry led a group of practitioners to form the Irish Sound, Science and Technology Association, where she served as President until 2015. Kerry was a Lecturer at the University of Limerick in the Digital Media and Arts Research Centre (2007-2023), where she founded the Spatialization and Auditory Display Environment (SpADE). Currently, she is an associate professor at the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign and President of the International Computer Music Association.Miller Puckette obtained a BS in Mathematics from MIT (1980) and a PhD in Mathematics from Harvard (1986), winning an NSF graduate fellowship and the Putnam Prize Scholarship. He was a member of MIT's Media Lab from its inception until 1987, and then a researcher at IRCAM (l'Institut de Recherche et de Coordination Musique/Acoustique), founded by composer and conductor Pierre Boulez. At IRCAM he wrote Max, a widely-used computer music software environment, released commercially in 1990 and now available from Cycling74.com. Puckette joined the music department of the University of California San Diego in 1994, where he is now Distinguished Professor, emeritus. He is currently developing Pure Data ("Pd"), an open-source real-time multimedia arts programming environment. Puckette has collaborated with many artists and musicians, including Philippe Manoury (whose Sonus ex Machina cycle was the first major work to use Max), Rand Steiger, Vibeke Sorensen, Juliana Snapper, Kerry Hagan, and Irwin. Since 2004 he has performed with the Convolution Brothers. He has received honorary degrees from Université de Mons and Bath Spa University, and major awards include the 2008 SEAMUS Lifetime Achievement Award and the Silver Lion at the 2023 Venice Music Biennale.Irwin has been active as a musician, producer, composer and sound designer since the 1990s. He has also contributed as a side musician for dozens of music tours in a wide range of genres, as well as contemporary solo live electronic performances. Particular to creating unique beats and having been a pioneer to the deluge of electronic music, he became a clandestine go-to ghost producer within the industry. Irwin has been consistently focused on technical and musical innovation.
ACCAD Motion Lab, 331 Sullivant Hall, 1813 N. High, Main Campus
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2025-02-24 18:30:00
2025-02-24 19:45:00
Guest artists: the Higgs whatever and øther
Guest artists: the Higgs whatever and øtherJoin us for an evening of electronic music and multimedia performance by some of computer music’s pioneers, joining forces as the dynamic duos, the Higgs whatever and øther.the Higgs whateverLong-time friends, Miller Puckette and Kerry Hagan began focused collaborations on academic and musical projects in 2014. Together, their duo has performed in North America and Europe, introducing novel synthesis algorithms through new performances. Their work explores timbre, spatialization, real-time computer processes, algorithms, interaction design, performance practice, and performance systems.øtherMiller Puckette and Irwin are the duo øther. Using novel hardware and software ranging from hand-built electronic instruments to networked performance technology, they drive a variety of computer processes to bounce audio, control, and video streams between Pure Data and Ableton Live.ACCAD Motion Lab331 Sullivant Hall1813 N. High St.Columbus, OH 43210This event is generously co-sponsored by the Advanced Computing Center for Arts and Design (ACCAD).Seating will be limited to 40 attendees per concert. All attendees must RSVP before the deadline.Deadline: Monday, Feb. 24 at 9 a.m.Register todayQuestions? Email Tina Tallon at tallon.10@osu.edu with any questions.Our GuestsKerry Hagan is a composer and researcher working in both acoustic and computer media. She develops real-time methods for spatialization and stochastic algorithms for musical practice. Her work endeavours to achieve aesthetic and philosophical aims while taking inspiration from mathematical and natural processes. In this way, each work combines art with science and technology from various domains. Her works have been performed in Asia, Australia, Europe and the Americas. Kerry performs regularly with Miller Puckette as the Higgs whatever, and with John Bowers in the Bowers-Hagan Duo. In 2022, the Higgs whatever and the Bowers-Hagan Duo joined forces as the HPB Trio at Piksel Festival in Bergen Norway. As a researcher, Kerry's interests include real-time algorithmic methods for music composition and sound synthesis, spatialization techniques for 3D sounds and electronic/electroacoustic musicology. Her research has been presented in conferences around the world. In 2010, Kerry led a group of practitioners to form the Irish Sound, Science and Technology Association, where she served as President until 2015. Kerry was a Lecturer at the University of Limerick in the Digital Media and Arts Research Centre (2007-2023), where she founded the Spatialization and Auditory Display Environment (SpADE). Currently, she is an associate professor at the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign and President of the International Computer Music Association.Miller Puckette obtained a BS in Mathematics from MIT (1980) and a PhD in Mathematics from Harvard (1986), winning an NSF graduate fellowship and the Putnam Prize Scholarship. He was a member of MIT's Media Lab from its inception until 1987, and then a researcher at IRCAM (l'Institut de Recherche et de Coordination Musique/Acoustique), founded by composer and conductor Pierre Boulez. At IRCAM he wrote Max, a widely-used computer music software environment, released commercially in 1990 and now available from Cycling74.com. Puckette joined the music department of the University of California San Diego in 1994, where he is now Distinguished Professor, emeritus. He is currently developing Pure Data ("Pd"), an open-source real-time multimedia arts programming environment. Puckette has collaborated with many artists and musicians, including Philippe Manoury (whose Sonus ex Machina cycle was the first major work to use Max), Rand Steiger, Vibeke Sorensen, Juliana Snapper, Kerry Hagan, and Irwin. Since 2004 he has performed with the Convolution Brothers. He has received honorary degrees from Université de Mons and Bath Spa University, and major awards include the 2008 SEAMUS Lifetime Achievement Award and the Silver Lion at the 2023 Venice Music Biennale.Irwin has been active as a musician, producer, composer and sound designer since the 1990s. He has also contributed as a side musician for dozens of music tours in a wide range of genres, as well as contemporary solo live electronic performances. Particular to creating unique beats and having been a pioneer to the deluge of electronic music, he became a clandestine go-to ghost producer within the industry. Irwin has been consistently focused on technical and musical innovation.
ACCAD Motion Lab, 331 Sullivant Hall, 1813 N. High, Main Campus
America/New_York
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Guest artists: the Higgs whatever and øther
Join us for an evening of electronic music and multimedia performance by some of computer music’s pioneers, joining forces as the dynamic duos, the Higgs whatever and øther.
the Higgs whatever
Long-time friends, Miller Puckette and Kerry Hagan began focused collaborations on academic and musical projects in 2014. Together, their duo has performed in North America and Europe, introducing novel synthesis algorithms through new performances. Their work explores timbre, spatialization, real-time computer processes, algorithms, interaction design, performance practice, and performance systems.
øther
Miller Puckette and Irwin are the duo øther. Using novel hardware and software ranging from hand-built electronic instruments to networked performance technology, they drive a variety of computer processes to bounce audio, control, and video streams between Pure Data and Ableton Live.
ACCAD Motion Lab
331 Sullivant Hall
1813 N. High St.
Columbus, OH 43210
This event is generously co-sponsored by the Advanced Computing Center for Arts and Design (ACCAD).
Seating will be limited to 40 attendees per concert. All attendees must RSVP before the deadline.
Deadline: Monday, Feb. 24 at 9 a.m.
Questions? Email Tina Tallon at tallon.10@osu.edu with any questions.
Our Guests
Kerry Hagan is a composer and researcher working in both acoustic and computer media. She develops real-time methods for spatialization and stochastic algorithms for musical practice. Her work endeavours to achieve aesthetic and philosophical aims while taking inspiration from mathematical and natural processes. In this way, each work combines art with science and technology from various domains. Her works have been performed in Asia, Australia, Europe and the Americas. Kerry performs regularly with Miller Puckette as the Higgs whatever, and with John Bowers in the Bowers-Hagan Duo. In 2022, the Higgs whatever and the Bowers-Hagan Duo joined forces as the HPB Trio at Piksel Festival in Bergen Norway. As a researcher, Kerry's interests include real-time algorithmic methods for music composition and sound synthesis, spatialization techniques for 3D sounds and electronic/electroacoustic musicology. Her research has been presented in conferences around the world. In 2010, Kerry led a group of practitioners to form the Irish Sound, Science and Technology Association, where she served as President until 2015. Kerry was a Lecturer at the University of Limerick in the Digital Media and Arts Research Centre (2007-2023), where she founded the Spatialization and Auditory Display Environment (SpADE). Currently, she is an associate professor at the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign and President of the International Computer Music Association.
Miller Puckette obtained a BS in Mathematics from MIT (1980) and a PhD in Mathematics from Harvard (1986), winning an NSF graduate fellowship and the Putnam Prize Scholarship. He was a member of MIT's Media Lab from its inception until 1987, and then a researcher at IRCAM (l'Institut de Recherche et de Coordination Musique/Acoustique), founded by composer and conductor Pierre Boulez. At IRCAM he wrote Max, a widely-used computer music software environment, released commercially in 1990 and now available from Cycling74.com. Puckette joined the music department of the University of California San Diego in 1994, where he is now Distinguished Professor, emeritus. He is currently developing Pure Data ("Pd"), an open-source real-time multimedia arts programming environment. Puckette has collaborated with many artists and musicians, including Philippe Manoury (whose Sonus ex Machina cycle was the first major work to use Max), Rand Steiger, Vibeke Sorensen, Juliana Snapper, Kerry Hagan, and Irwin. Since 2004 he has performed with the Convolution Brothers. He has received honorary degrees from Université de Mons and Bath Spa University, and major awards include the 2008 SEAMUS Lifetime Achievement Award and the Silver Lion at the 2023 Venice Music Biennale.
Irwin has been active as a musician, producer, composer and sound designer since the 1990s. He has also contributed as a side musician for dozens of music tours in a wide range of genres, as well as contemporary solo live electronic performances. Particular to creating unique beats and having been a pioneer to the deluge of electronic music, he became a clandestine go-to ghost producer within the industry. Irwin has been consistently focused on technical and musical innovation.
