Video Interviews: Perspectives on Digital Music
21-07-2010
Netaudio London and Sound and Music present a collection of 12 interviews with leading practitioners operating in the field of new music, digital media and sonic art.
Over the course of Spring 2010, the two organisations ran extensive research into how digital technologies change the way users create and appreciate music. Starting with an online survey in February, and culminating in a public debate held a FutureEverything in Manchester, May 2010.
The collection features 12 very personal approaches within new music and digital media, but the collection as a whole represents a holistic form of documentation for the whole research project.
The interviewees and their topics are:
Alexander Ljung, founder and CEO of SoundCloud
on sharing as driver for creating music
Alex McLean, musician, LePlacard & Dorkbot London
on networked live music performances
Bryan McDade, technologist and System Administrator at Minus
on engaging audiences with new technologies
Colin Newman, musician (Wire, Githead), producer and label owner
on DIY culture in music and the Internet
Conor Roche, Head of Broadcast and New Media at Roundhouse
on venues in physical and online spaces
John Kieffer, Creative Director at Sound and Music
on creativity and technology in beta version
John Matthias, musician and lecturer Plymouth University, PRSF New Music Award winner with the Fragmented Orchestra
on artificial neurons and music
Marc Garrett, Co-Director at Furtherfield.org
on online arts communities and activism
Rachel Baker, Internet radio pioneer and Digital Opportunities Programme Manager at Arts Council England
on creative and social interaction before web 2.0
Sean Adams, columnist and Founder of Drowned in Sound
online communities and music distribution
Simon Emmerson, Professor of Music, Technology and Innovation at De Montfort University
on the future of live computer music
Thorsten Sideb0ard, label owner (Highpoint Lowlife), Data Engineer at Last.fm
on how the internet has affected independent labels
Comments and feedback via Youtube are very welcome.
Produced by Cenatus CIC and Sound and Music. Supported by the National Lottery through Arts Council England. Music excerpt from ‘Amid The Blaze of Noon’ by The Village Orchestra. Graphics by Patricia Nimo.
Netaudio London and Sound and Music present a collection of 12 interviews with leading practitioners operating in the field of new music, digital media and sonic art.
