Goldsmiths Computing experts have been testing musical technologies to work out which are the easiest to use, sound the best – and can be used by people with learning disabilities to make the music they want to make.
On Wednesday 25 November they’re hosting a day of free, fun and interactive performance, debate and play sessions at Nesta.
Where: Nesta, 1 Plough Place, London EC4A 1DE
When: 4-6pm and 6-8pm Wednesday 25 November
Tickets: SOLD OUT Get free tickets for the SoundLab Play Space
Participants will be able to experiment with top musical technology and talk to the developers who make it. There’ll be a chance to play in a digital pop-up band, watch live-performances, try out fantastic music-making apps, and take some home for free.
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From music apps that let you compose, DJ or play countless instruments with a fingertip, to those that make a voice sound amazing even if it’s not quite in tune, the SoundLab researchers have spent the last year rigorously testing iPhone/Pad, Android and web programmes.
Whether you’re a technologist, artist, musician, teacher, health expert or policy maker, SoundLab Play Space is designed to bring different people together to get a new perspective on, and debate, the future of music making.
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The SoundLab project is led by Heart n Soul, with Goldsmiths’ Dr Mick Grierson, Dr Rebecca Fiebrink and Dr Simon Katan working on research. SoundLab is a collaboration between our EAVI group, award-winning creative arts company Heart n Soul, and Public Domain Corporation, a company providing interactive experiences and technology for the games and digital arts sectors.
SoundLab has been funded by the Digital R&D Fund for the Arts, an initiative created by Nesta, Arts Council England, AHRC and the National Lottery.
Adapted from an article originally published in Goldsmiths News