Music: [oddmusic] Last chance to register to Understanding Visual Music 2011 (register by August 19th)

*Registration is open (free) for Understanding Visual Music 2011*

Registration is now open for the Understanding Visual Music conference
at Concordia University in Montreal on 26/27 of August 2011. *Register
to reserve a seat until August 19th!*

Register here: http://uvm2011.hexagram.ca/registration.html

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*Description*

A two-day conference focused on developing an understanding of the
practice of visual music, its definition, related creative and
perceptual considerations, current trends, technological innovation, and
possible future directions.

The event will take place on Friday the 26th and Saturday the 27th of
August 2011 and will include paper sessions, panels, and creative works
presentations.

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*Featured presenters, curators, and artists:*

Jean Gagnon, Jean Piché, iota center, Dennis Miller, and Lumínico

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*Paper presenters: *

Brian Evans, Angus Forbes, Mark Franz, Adrian Freed, Andrew Hill,
Randolph Jordan, Jaroslaw Kapuscinski, Laurie Radford, Lewis Sykes, Jan
Thoben, Adam Tindale, Ewa Trebacz, Luigi Allemano, Joseph Hyde, Eleni
Michaelidi, and Xárene Eskandar

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*Artists:*

Jean Detheux, Dennis Miller, Jane Cassidy, Emilie LeBel, Alison Loader,
Samuel Pellman, Jean Piché, Insook Choi, Maura McDonnell, Joseph Hyde,
Mark + Laura Cetilia, Bruno Degazio, Terry Gambarotto, Patrick
Saint-Denis, Jaroslaw Kapuscinski, Julien-Robert Legault Salvail, Donna
Hewitt, Angus Forbes

*Background*

The term "visual music" is a loose term that describes a wide array of
creative approaches to working with sound and image. It may refer to
"visualized music" in which the visual aspect follows the sound's
amplitude, spectrum, pitch, or rhythm, often in the form of light shows
or computer animation, while in other instances it may refer to "image
sonification" in which the audio is drawn from the image in some
fashion. Sometimes visual music describes a non-hierarchical correlation
between sound and image, in which both are generated from the same
algorithmic process, while in other instances, they are layered without
hierarchy or correlation altogether. Both sound and image may be
presented live, fixed, or as part of an interactive multimedia installation.

More information is available on the conference website:
http://uvm2011.hexagram.ca

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