CHIPS
Computer-Human Interactive Performance Symposium
http://www.cs.ucl.ac.uk/staff/N.Gold/research/chips-project.html
Date: 7th-8th June 2012
Venue: University College London, UK
Keynote Speaker: Prof. Roger Dannenberg, Carnegie-Mellon University
CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
CHIPS is an event aimed at shaping future research in interactive music
performance for popular music. Popular music (e.g. folk, rock, music
theatre) plays a central role in the lives of millions of people.
Musicians of all standards from amateur to professional produce music that
is heard on radios and televisions, and performed in concert halls and
theatres. Teenagers are motivated to learn instruments and play in bands
to emulate their professional idols, serious amateurs play and sing
together at open-mike nights, charity concerts, and in churches, and
professionals perform in clubs, theatres, and spectacular multimedia shows
like Cirque du Soleil and the Blue Man Group.
To learn, rehearse, and perform popular music often requires a musician to
be part of an ensemble yet forming such a group can be challenging,
particularly for amateur musicians. Even in established communities such
as churches, the demands of everyday life mean that musicians cannot
always attend rehearsals or play regularly together. In professional
ensembles, illness can cause the absence of key musicians in rehearsal or
performance. Computer music technology offers the potential to substitute
for musicians in these situations, yet reliable, robust, and simple
systems that can be quickly set up, and that play musically and creatively
in the context of popular music ensembles do not yet exist. These and
other issues will be discussed at the CHIPS symposium.
The event will include invited talks and opportunities for discussion and
networking. Thanks to support from the UK Arts and Humanities Research
Council Digital Transformations programme, there is no registration charge
(although registration is required and numbers are limited by the venue
capacity). The list of speakers, registration and programme information
can be found here: http://crest.cs.ucl.ac.uk/cow/21/
The symposium is presented as part of the CREST Open Workshop programme in
the Department of Computer Science at UCL.
If you require any further information, please contact Nicolas Gold,
Department of Computer Science, UCL ([log in to unmask])
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Senior Lecturer, Dept. of Computer Science
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