Feedback Musicianship Network Launch

Emute Lab Instruments

We will have a performance and Q&A from Adam Pulz-Melbye, along with a quick introduction to the network and group discussion about research

Performance Notes:The FAAB (feedback-actuated augmented bass) was developed in collaboration with Halldór Úlfarsson and is the current focus of my research as well as artistic practice. The instrument is a double bass fitted with individual string pickups, a microprocessor, amplifier and built-in speaker. This concert represents the current stage of my research into developing a feedback performance practice, using both composition and improvisation to explore the how traditional musical and technical skillsets become challenged through their encounter with the increased autonomy of a self-actuating, self-resonating instrument. A feature of the FAAB is the development of DSP algorithms that in subtle as well as not-so-subtle ways shape the response of the instrument. These algorithms operate through internal adaptive feedback mechanisms that contribute to increasing systemic complexity, posing a welcome challenge to traditional notions of instrumental mastery.Adam Pultz Melbye is a Berlin-based double bass player, composer and researcher, currently undertaking PhD-studies at Queen’s University’s Sonic Arts Research Centre, Belfast. His recent practice focuses on joining acoustic and digital systems to expand and explore the outer reaches of double bass resonance and autonomy, often utilising feedback toward this end. He has composed and performed music for sound installations, theatre, film, computer games, dance and sculpture. He appears on around 50 recordings, has performed in Europe, the US, Australia and Japan, while his work has appeared at Wien Modern, Modern Art Museum Albury (Australia) and Kunsthal Nord Aalborg (Denmark). Adam’s work is supported by Senatsverwaltung für Kultur und Europa, Berlin. www.adampultz.com

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