I have always loved the The Bowed Piano Ensemble. They herald from Music at Colorado College, under the direction of Stephen Scott

There is also an interview on New Music Box and a nice video of a performance HERE

This video of Margaret Leng Tan is a truly amazing pianist and an expert in 20th century performance techniques - this video is an excellent summary of some of these techniques

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The Percussa AudioCubes are an interesting controller which was released to the market a year or so ago. There is a good review on Creative Digital Music, which explores the limitation of triggering and looks in more detail at the notions of continuous control as a sculptural sonic element.

The Percussa AudioCubes are cubes capable of generating and processing audio and MIDI information.

• Lets you create unique sounds and musical patterns without twiddling knobs !
• Creates a stunning live performance.
• Helps you focus on your creativity and your music.
• Controls your MIDI-compatible instruments or software.
• Displays beautiful colours synchronized to your music.
• Does not need a special table or detection system.
• Does not need any camera’s or special lighting.

Percussa Cubes basics from Livid Instruments on Vimeo.

Wacom’s Wireless NextBeat DJ Controller

Wacom, best known for its line of graphics tablets, has announced the NextBeat DJ system, aimed at professional DJs.

Wacom’s Nextbeat is a fully integrated professional DJ system, incorporating touch sensor controls and innovative live performance functions. It also features a unique wireless portable control unit that docks with the main device:

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We recently did an Interview with Ric Holland from Wacom Australia, discussing out music and the use of experimental interfaces for realtime electronic music performance.  You can see the interview and some pictures HERE

Electric Gongs - an experimental music installation

The use of electyromagnets to excite these gongs provide a bow like responce which allows people to play particular pitches - looks like great fun

This   Create Digital Music » iPod Touch/iPhone for Music Round-up shows an extraordinary range of music performance software coming out for the iPhone and iPod Touch.  It is not entirely surprising as they include the same base OS frameworks as a full blown Mac - ie. Core Audio and Audio Units. It makes for an interesting future of micro-bands

We have a new CD titled Surface, Texture, Line, coming out this month, just in time for our Australian New Music Network concert at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music on Saturday September 27 at 6:30PM.  You can book tickets online or purchase them at the door. 

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