Jason Freeman’s Flock at the Zero1 Festival :: June 5 @ 8 pm :: June 6 @ 8 pm :: June 7 @ 4 pm and 6 pm :: MACLA :: 510 South First Street, San Jose.

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. To see a 6 minute video, go here. Also see this.

Jason Freeman, music and concept
Mark Godfrey, software development
featuring Rova Saxophone Quartet and dancers from Santa Clara University.

* 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.

or more information about Flock: http://www.jasonfreeman.net/flock/
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Jason Freeman
Assistant Professor, Music Department
College of Architecture
Georgia Institute of Technology
http://www.jasonfreeman.net