Electronic Visual Music: The Elements of Audiovisual Creativity

ISBN-13: 9781032326719 / Angielski

Dave Payling

Opis

Electronic Visual Music is a comprehensive guide to the composition and performance of visual music, and an essential text for those wanting to explore the history, current practice, performance strategies, compositional methodologies and practical techniques for conceiving and creating electronic visual music.

Beginning with historical perspectives to inspire the reader to work creatively and develop their own individual style, visual music theory is then discussed in an accessible form providing a series of strategies for implementing ideas. Including interviews with current practitioners, Electronic Visual Music provides insight into contemporary working methods and a gives a snapshot of the state of the art in this ever-evolving creative discipline.

This book is a valuable resource for artists and practitioners, as well as students and researchers working in disciplines such as music composition, music production, video arts, animation and related media arts, who are interested in informing their own work and learning new strategies and techniques for exploration and creative expression of electronic visual music.

Recenzje

'This offers an original take on visual music, rooted in the author's extensive experience working as a creator in the field. It has a distinctive focus on electronic music and visuals, and offers a useful mix of historical antecedents, interviews with current practitioners and pointers for practical and creative work.'

Joseph Hyde, Emeritus Professor, Creative Music Technology, Bath Spa University

'Dave Payling, due to his large experience as a professor, researcher and artist, successfully accomplished the task of producing a comprehensive book on the fascinating theme of electronic visual music. He addresses didactically the relevant theoretical topics and provides fertile insights related to the creative process for those interested in diving into this art.'

Antenor Ferreira, University of Brasília, Brazil

Spis treści

1. Discover: Electronic Visual Music in Context  2. Communicate: Electronic Visual Music Conversations  3. Perform: Live Electronic Visual Music  4. Compose: Electronic Visual Music  5. Create: Electronic Visual Music

O autorze

Dave Payling is an audo-visual artist based in Staffordshire UK. His compositions have been performed at events including ICAD: Sydney Opera House, ICMC: Shanghai and Understanding Visual Music: Brasilia. He is a section editor for Dancecult: Journal of Electronic Dance Music Culture.