Dear friends,
The Cybernetic Orchestra (at McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada) is pleased to announce the release of our second CD "Shift"!
The album features further development of the orchestra's "staples" (network synchronized beats, live coding in the ChucK programming language) as well a guest performance by Montréal tabla player Shawn Mativetsky.
We're celebrating the release with 2 album release parties this weekend - in Hamilton Friday night and then in Toronto Saturday night (details below). Before and after the parties you can listen to, or download, the entire album online (free, open access).
Enjoy - and say hi if you come to the release parties!
Yours truly,
David
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Hamilton CD release event: Fri 8 Feb 2013, 7-11 PM, Factory Media Centre, 228 James Street N, Hamilton. From 7-9:30 there will be live coding duos and trios (including Scott Wilson (UK), Julian Brooks (UK), Ian Jarvis, schmoog lebowski, Dima Matar, Hut, Bonaventure, Nopeople, Amy McIntosh and extramuros) then at 9:30 the Cybernetic Orchestra will take the stage. Free / Pay-What-You-Can.
Toronto CD release event: Sat 9 Feb 2013, 8-10 PM, Gallery 345, 345 Sorauren Avenue, Toronto. $20; $15 Seniors & Arts Workers; $10 Students.
Album contents:
1. Five functions (David Ogborn - composition; Shawn Mativetsky - tabla)
2. Serendipity (Amy McIntosh - composition)
3. Shift (improvisation; Jason Rule - mixing)
4. Till this day (improvisation; Alyssa Lai - mixing)
5. Delineate (Heather Kirby - composition)
6. [Power]/[Reset] (improvisation; Elise Milani - mixing)
7. Light-frame (improvisation; Joy Dertinger - mixing)
8. Contact (improvisation; Dima Matar - mixing)
9. Feathers (improvisation; Joy Dertinger - mixing)
Orchestra members: Ned Currie, Joy Dertinger, Myles Herod, Steve Hudak, Aaron Hutchinson, Heather Kirby, Alyssa Lai, Dima Matar, Amy Mcintosh, Luke Meneok, Elise Milani, David Ogborn, Jason Rule, Kearon Roy Taylor
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Dr. David Ogborn, Assistant Professor
Communication Studies & Multimedia
Director, Cybernetic Orchestra
McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
http://esp.mcmaster.ca