An excerpt of my musical improvisation at Moita Mostra Festival.
This is a new setup that incorporates an Ipad, which I have been exploring the past month and find very satisfying in terms of playability and precision.
Thanks to all the people at Moita Mostra. You’ve been fantastic hosts to a wonderful initiative. Cheers!
We were all very sad to learn that Max Mathews just passed away today at age 84. For many Mathews was considered the father of computer music.
He was also a great storyteller:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Mathews
Max Mathews R.I.P
On the 10th of December I’ll be playing with Maria Radich (voice) in impro mash-up between my Airstick music and her experimental vocal talent.
10th December, 23:00
R. Rodrigues de Faria – LX Factory , Lisbon – Price: 5€
I am pleased to announce that I have been awarded with the “Personality of the Year 2010″ by APMP.
APMP is the Portuguese Association of Promotion for Multimedia and Digital Society and the National Multimedia Prize is now in its fifth edition.
” The Personality Award, with the goal of highlighting and rewarding an individual and the contribution for the development of the Information Society, has been awarded to Ivan Franco, R&D Director of YDreams, for his innovative and creative work in the field of interactivity and ubiquitous computing, acting in a context of a new generation of engineers/artists. Ivan Franco has a remarkable path as an electronic music composer and digital artist, focused on the development of new human-machine interfaces. This prize, attributed by nomination, reveals APMP’s commitment in the support of multiple activities with the goal of promoting the Portuguese Information Society. The award has been handed by the State Secretary for Energy and Innovation, Professor Carlos Zorrinho.”
This nomination has been conducted through an online survey, so I’d like to thank everybody that voted for me and tell you that I am very proud. I hope to be able to continue my social contribution as an artist, entrepreneur and educator in this field of work.
Alkantara is one of the reference Portuguese festivals in performance arts, happening in both Lisbon and Porto.
I’ll be showing a new performance with Lígia on the 24th of May, in Teatro S. Luís (Lisbon), on “Amigos Coloridos”. It’s kind of a surprise show, with intensive blind dates between performers and the audience.
The whole festival will go on until the 9th of June, so be sure to check the rest of the program.
TED is now a reference conference of Technology, Entertainment and Design. The TEDx initiative is a way of empowering other TEDs to happen outside California. There are many TEDx worldwide and Portugal is no exception. The next event is happening in Aveiro, on the 29th of May.
I’ll be speaking about New Electronic Music and Performance, instrument building and the relationship between electronic musicians and the DIY culture. I’ll also play the Airstick as a live demo of my own instruments.
Labcom and the Beira Interior University (UBI) are organizing the GEAR event from the 7th to the 12th of April. It’s a series of talks, demos and concerts on interactive media and it’s relation to the academic research. I’ll be doing talks on both my artistic practice and also the work at YDreams. I’ll be perfoming live on the 8th at Companhia Club (you can check the schedule here).
Last Sunday I was in Oporto, playing on the Olhares de Outono festival. Vitor Joaquim invited 16 laptopers for a super mash up of sound and image. We also had a reflexion session the previous day, thinking and discussing about the laptop as an instrument. Great people, great thoughts.
It was good to realize that you can join 16 mature improvisers on the same stage and still get a coherent performance. It’s important to listen, to give room and to act in the right timing. The language is evolving.
After EME.LL it was time for Scanner (Robin Rimbaud).
EME.LL Performers:
S o u n d:
João Ricardo
Ivan Franco
Carlos Santos
Miguel Carvalhais
Pedro Tudela
Pedro Almeida
Nuno Moita
André Gonçalves
The Beautiful Schizophonic
Rui Costa
Jerome Faria
Vitor Joaquim
V i s u a l s:
Hugo Olim
André Sier
Alba G. Corral
Laetitia Morais
(photo by Carlos Santos)
It’s my pleasure to announce that “Lively Dreams”, my latest dance piece with Lígia Teixeira, has won the entertainment category of the National Multimedia Award. This prize is awarded by the Association for Promotion of Multimedia and Digital Society (APMP). Our thanks to the team, that helped us give live to our own dreams.
