Electronic Portfolio
Four Pillars I
— Media: 2-channel Audio Non-standard Sound Synthesis, Feedback Synthesis This piece is the first of a series (still in progress) of pieces that explore feedback networks, interactivity (perceived) and aural serendipity. The recording above is one realization of the piece as each time the code is executed the results vary. This is a two-channel realization…
Read MoreLive Improvisation: The Big Room, New Haven CT, April 24 2010
This performance took place on April 24th 2010 in New Haven CT at The Big Room. Our setup consisted of a number of circuit-bent toys and original electronic instruments, hardware mixers and computers running SuperCollider programs of our own creation. All toy and other input was captured via microphone, run through the mixer, and into…
Read MoreLive Improvisation: Art Space, Hartford CT, April 25, 2010
This performance took place on April 25th 2010 in Hartford CT at the Art Space. Our setup consisted of a number of circuit-bent toys and original electronic instruments, hardware mixers and computers running SuperCollider programs of our own creation. All toy and other input was captured via microphone, run through the mixer, and into either…
Read MoreEI4: Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven CT, April 11 2010
EI4 is a live performance of an interactive electronic program I wrote for SuperCollider. The performer (in this case, me) uses the built-in microphone to scrape, scratch, and otherwise agitate the system. The software configuration consists of a series of reverbs, feedback lines, and samples which are triggered at various times throughout the performance.
Read More1204-10-29
— Media: 2-channel Audio 1204FX Mixer — This piece is the result of an improvisation I performed on a Behringer 1204FX hardware mixer. I recorded 1204-10-29 in one take using only the 2-channel output from the mixer. There is no additional material in the recording, nor any post-processing aside from normalization. Typically used for audio…
Read MoreLive Electronic Improvisation @ IBeam, Brooklyn NY, Feb 12 2010
— Improvised Jointly with Brian Kane as El MuCo Scott Petersen, laptop and electronic instruments Brian Kane, laptop and electronic instruments — This performance features custom electronic instruments and software written in SuperCollider.
Read MoreMeasuring Time and Place
Official Selection, SPARK Festival of Electronic Music and Art. This recording comes from the premier on the March 22nd ECMC 25th Anniversary Concert at the Memorial Art Gallery in Rochester NY. All elements of Measuring Time and Place — pitch, rhythm (time), and spatialization—are connected. The work is, literally, the measurement of a virtual space in…
Read MoreTransistor:Burthen
Recording 1: Recording 2: Duration: ~6′ for three composers [2005]: Scott Petersen, electric guitar; Matt Barber, recorders; Paul Coleman, laptop Transistor:Burthen is a piece written by myself, Matt Barber and Paul Coleman. It was premiered in Rochester on Dec. 2, 2005 at the Eastman School of Music Composer’s Forum.
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