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Liminal Space: A Performance with RaveNET

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We present our musical performance exploration of liminal spaces, which focuses on the interconnected physicality of bodies in music, using biosignals and gestural, movement-based interaction to shape live performances in novel ways. Physical movement is important in structuring performance, providing cues across musical ensembles, and non-verbally informing other musicians of intention. This is especially true for improvised work. Our performance involves the use of our musicking bodies to modulate audio signals. Three bespoke wearable nodes modulate the performance through control voltages (CV) and interface with specific technical aspects of our instruments and techniques: 1) an “anti-corset” that measures the expansion and resistance of Reed’s abdomen while singing, 2) an augmented glove that assists Strohmeier’s bass/guitar signal routing across his pedal board and modular setup, and 3) a cap-like device that captures Martinez-Missir’s subtle facial expressions as he manipulates his modular synthesizer and drum machine setup. Through these performances we explore the notion of control in musical improvised performance, the interconnectedness and communications between our ensemble as we learn to collaborate and interpret each others’ bodies in this novel interaction.

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TEI '24: Proceedings of the Eighteenth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction
February 2024
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DOI:10.1145/3623509
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  1. biosignals
  2. body-based control
  3. interaction networks
  4. musical performance
  5. wearable sensing

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