The Gigapop Ritual
A Live Networked Performance Piece for Two Electronic Dholaks, Digital Spoon,
DigitalDoo, 6 String Electric Violin, Rbow, Sitar, Tabla, and Bass Guitar




BACKGROUND

This live collaborative musical performance, weaving cyber electronics and Indian classical tradition, took place simultaneously at McGill University in Canada, and at Princeton University in the United States. The performance involved hi bandwidth, bi-directional real-time streaming of audio, video, and controller data from multiple sources and players at both sites. The melodies and harmonic schemes are based on two related Ragas of north Indian Classical Music: Raga Jog and Jai Jai Vanti. The musicians explored different rhythms and soundscapes, reacting to one another over a high-bandwidth network.

This performance was presented live at the International Conference for New Instruments for Musical Expression (NIME 2003) on May 23, 2003.




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