trevor wishart, bernard parmegiani, jonty harrison, john oswald, hildegard westerkamp, barry truax, yves daoust, phillipe mion, michel chion, gyorgy ligetti, john cage, steve reich, morton feldman, jim o'rourke, radiohead, sigur ros, sonic youth, nick drake, damian keller, paul koonce, patrice pavis.
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In my compositions, I try to preserve a connection to the real world, as well as explore lyrical phrasing while using sounds that are not considered lyrical. I am particularly interested in semiotic approaches to electroacoustic composition, revolving around the relationship between sound materials, processing and syntax, in negotiation with the listener. Other interests include performativity in EA music, indeterminacy and installation art.
Adam Basanta is completing a BFA in music composition at SFU, studying electroacoustic composition with Barry Truax and acoustic composition with David MacIntyre. In his compositions, Adam tries to preserve a connection the real world phenomena while engaging with medium-specific techniques. He is particularly interested in semiotic approaches to electroacoustic composition, compositional use of sound phenomenology, as well as found sound environments.
He has collaborated with choreographers Henry Daniel, Troika Ranch (NY/Berlin), and Kinesis Dance (Vancouver). His compositions have been performed at concerts, conferences and festivals throughout North America and the United Kingdom, and have been recipients of national awards.
Below is an unedited, improvised, interactive set, performed live using a Wii and custom patches in Max/MSP. Visuals were created using streaming audio data to Isadora.
Thank you Adam for your kind comments! I wish I were at icmc too, but travel is very expensive... Your pieces on myspace sound fantastic; I hope to be able to listen to them properly diffused one day.
The “Encuentro de Arte Sonoro Tsonami” calls for sound artists, composers, performers, instrumentists and ensembles, to submit Works to be performed at the Encuentro de Arte Sonoro Tsonami 2009 that will take place October 20th-25th 2009, in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
The “Encuentro de Arte Sonoro TSONAMI” its a showcase and exchange platform for the work of national and international artists that gather around sound in its many manifestations; Music, Performance, Multimedia, Sound Installations, and other manifestations that don..t have a place in mainstream or traditional communications media, and that does not pursue commercial or lucrative ends.
Thanks Adam for the add and the comment, your music is interesting, very Glassly, ja ja ja, this comment its a joke, but your music its lika a glass armonica, crystal sounds. Thanks.
Ciao Adam ! Audiosculpt can't be used in real time... in french, we tell this : "travailler en temps différé". Ok, i let you know about the oktophonic piece...it will be really nice to play it in vancouver, thanks ! work in progress ! ...and a happy new year man !! thom
Hi Adam ! I just ear your new pieces today! i like the way sounds are connected : like continuous process of transformations. In this way memory is kind of lost (because few and spaced points of temporal-location) but hanging on the exploration of the piece... For Audiosculpt i think i have some "directions of use" but in french ; i'm gonna look around and let you know if i find something interesting in english.. I hope you could ear once my next octophonie piece..coming soon ciao my friend ! thom
Hey Adam, I will surely check out your new pieces! Actually I might go to Akousma too, to hear your piece on Friday...to bad you couldn't make it to Mtl for it...are you thinking of going back to Orford this summer?
