[jmsl] Flock @ Zero1 in San Jose, June 5-7

[jmsl at music.columbia.edu]

Hi JMSL'ers,

If any of you are in the SF Bay area, please come check out this  
performance of Flock next week. All kinds of JMSL going on, with real- 
time notation getting rendered wirelessly on some PocketPCs during the  
show.

Best,
--Jason

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[please forward]

I'm pleased to announce the performance of my work Flock at the Zero1  
Festival in San Jose next week.

Flock @ 01SJ
Jason Freeman, music and concept
Mark Godfrey, software development

featuring
Rova Saxophone Quartet
dancers from Santa Clara University

Thursday, June 5th @ 8 pm
Friday, June 6th @ 8 pm
Saturday, June 7th @ 4 pm and 6 pm

MACLA
510 South First Street
San Jose

* More information about the festival: http://01sj.org/?p=330

* More information about Flock: http://www.jasonfreeman.net/flock/

* Advance tickets ($10): http://www.01sj.org/?page_id=72

In Flock, music notation, electronic sound, and video animation are  
all generated in real time based on the locations of musicians,  
dancers, and audience members as they move and interact with each  
other. Computer vision software analyzes video from an overhead camera  
to determine the location of each participant, and this data is used  
to create music notation for four jazz saxophonists, to render a video  
animation, and to generate an electronic soundtrack. By inviting the  
audience to help create the unique music and visuals for each  
performance, Flock seeks to reconcile concert performance with the  
dynamics of collaborative creation, multi-player games, and social  
networks to create an engaging live event.

This hour-long work was commissioned by the Adrienne Arsht Center for  
the Performing Arts in Miami.

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Jason Freeman
Assistant Professor, Music Department
College of Architecture
Georgia Institute of Technology
http://www.jasonfreeman.net