Live coding & music patterns with TidalCycles
Event Information
About this Event
An introduction to TidalCycles with creator Alex McLean, and its playful, pattern-based approach to making live music with code.
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Alex McLean
Alex is a musician, software artist and researcher based between Sheffield and Munich. He is active across the digital arts, co-founding the Algorave and TOPLAP live coding movements, and the AlgoMech festival for algorithmic and mechanical movement. He created the popular free/open source TidalCycles live coding environment for music, performing with it at festivals around the world including Sonar, Glastonbury, STRP, Vivo, Transmediale, Ars Electronica and No Bounds. As a researcher he works part time as part of the PENELOPE project, investigating the structures of ancient weaves, and re-inserting weaving in the history of science and technology.
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Event Details
Once you have registered for a ticket, you will receive an email with the link and details needed to join the session.
The event will also be recorded and footage will be made available online through our website and social media channels for people to watch back afterwards.
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Donations
The festival is being run on a donation-based model. We want it to be free & accessible for anyone to attend, but we also want to pay our speakers and performers fairly. If you are able to make a donation this would be a big help.
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Tinderbox PlayAway Games Festival
Two-week festival featuring over 30 game designers, artists, composers, educators and others involved in games. Join us for panel discussions, workshops, demos, music performances, digital play sessions, game jams and more!
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