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NIME 2020
This week I’ve been attending NIME’20, the New Interfaces for Musical Expression conference. I’ve was involved in running the workshop “10,000 Instruments for a Semi-Connected World” on Tuesday, in which we attempted…
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Invented Futures
I sat on the panel of Invented Futures last night, a panel discussion as part of Bristol Technology Festival 2019 about how the stories we tell about technology shape our future. The other…
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Schmiede ’19
Just back from attending Schmiede in Austria – a ten day long event that revolves around creating a self-organising space for creative collaboration in art, music and digital media. The event takes…
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Gorilla Game Lab article published in Frontiers
“High-Tech and Tactile: Cognitive Enrichment for Zoo-Housed Gorillas” Fay E. Clark, Stuart I. Gray, Peter Bennett, Lucy J. Mason, and Katy V. Burgess Our article on the Gorilla Game Lab research has been published in Frontiers in…
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Watson, Ridley, Bennett
Playing a gig this Thursday at Cafe Kino. Will involve double modular synth and guitar. Full details here.
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Commons Sense exhibition
Had the opening of the Commons Sense exhibition last night at Knowle West Media Centre. The project was a collaboration with Becca Rose Glowacki, and involved designing a show that illustrates the…
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Green Man Festival
Looking forward to running the ‘Conductive Creations’ workshop in collaboration with Mado from Novalia this weekend in Einstein’s Garden. If you’re at Green Man festival visit Einstein’s Garden workshop area from midday…
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Toot & Play Showcase
We showcased Toot & Play at the Brigstow opening last night. Here’s a few snaps from the evening.
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Toot & Play Research
Spent a productive day in the working on Toot & Play with James and Kai.
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Lunchtime Talk
I’ll be part of a lunchtime talk on our panel at SXSW next week. Info below: Friday, 1 April 2016 13:00 to 14:00 Straight from their triumphant panel at SXSW Interactive, Studio residents Chloe Meineck, Peter Bennett, Tom…
Tune in to @noodsradio 11pm tomorrow for Muzak Concrète… this month we’ll be playing some of the live performances from Ambient Cafe at @friendlyrecords including @seanaddicott, @not.aus, @thomas_____r & @delaygrounds
@muzakconcrete #ambient #ambientcafe #muzakconcrete #noodsradio #musicforcafes
Surf was flat Friday afternoon, so took Ada for a session on the Croyde concrete mini. Had fun keeping the board under her over the pump bump, and learning sweeper transfers over the spine.
#skateboarding #croyde #concretewave
Come join us for the next AMBIENT CAFE at @friendlyrecords this coming Saturday (4th June) 3pm-6pm featuring guest artists @seanaddicott and @karlsadler along with @muzakconcrete DJs (@noodsradio)
#ambientcafe #bristolgigs #ambientmusic #muzakconcrete #saturdaysynthing #afternoonambient #friendlyrecords
Sunday morning skate sesh. Ada got a rock fakie down on the skinny mini (with a strong double arm assist) while I got up to speed with my first frontside 50 50 for a while (no assist, ha). Fun trying her out on the ancient plastic skateboard I remember using as a kid. Bonus techno-viking style pointing while stopping for a coffee and some mall-grab practice on the grass 😅
#skatesunday #skateboarding #miniramp #1yearold #skate
Totally going to steal this “swivel reverse instrument swap” for next time I’m playing out. I think Ada’s picking up her new drums I brought back from New Orleans quicker than I’m getting the hang of the pocket trumpet 😅
#swivelreverse #spin #longwayround #drumsolo #drums #glockenspiel #somewhereroundthere
AMBIENT CAFE
Saturday 3pm-6pm (tomorrow!)
@friendlyrecords on North St
Join us for an afternoon of eclectic ambient from Muzak Concrète DJs (@noodsradio) interwoven with tabletop experiments from guest local ambient artists including @looseforms and Nick Janaway. A tapestry of cascading synths, bleeps & celestial vibrations, field recordings, intricate wallpaper muzak, earthy drones, textural trips, ambient & ambience. We make a space for indirect listening and background enjoyment. Bring your knitting, a book or chess set, pull up a chair and immerse yourself in the music.
#ambientcafe #muzakconcrete #tabletopgig #bristollivemusic #friendlyrecords #animation
#madeinlooom #popbyforacoffee #gentlejetlaggedvibes
Had the afternoon free after the CHI’22 conference wrapped up so did the obvious thing and shlepped across town to New Orlean’s brass specialist @neworleanstrumpets to buy a pocket trumpet. Turns out New Orlean’s oldest tree was round the corner so ended up having a first play sat on it’s trunk (with new mute firmly in place) hoping to invoke some kind of jazz skills transfer magic but instead mildly disturbing a dog walker who strayed too close. Did get an album promo shot though 😅
#neworleans #oldesttree #newinstrument #seriousjazzface #trumpet #pockettrumpet
Happy Birthday Ada – one today!
Bonus fist bump superhero pose photo from when she was a few days old this time last year and looked more like a potato. The efforts to recreate the pose more accurately this year were futile 😅
💛 🌸 ✊ 🥳
#happybirthday #cherryblossom
AMBIENT CAFE
@friendlyrecords
Saturday 7th May
3pm-6pm
Come and join us for an afternoon of eclectic ambient from Muzak Concrète DJs (Noods Radio), interwoven with tabletop sets from guest local ambient artists. Undulating synths, cosmic vibrations, field recordings, intricate wallpaper muzak, deep drones, astral jazz, ambient and ambience. We make a space for indirect listening and background enjoyment… Bring your knitting, a book or chess set, pull up a chair and immerse yourself in the music.
@friendlyrecords @noodsradio #ambientcafe #bristolmusic #livemusicbristol #ambientmusic #ambient #muzakconcrete