Avatar Orchestra Metaverse (AOM) is an orchestral formation in the virtual online environment Second Life, exploring its interactive possibilities. New networked media-formats like Second Life give composers and performers of experimental music new possibilities of creating works that contain open, interactive and possibly infinite elements, set into the perspective of conventional practices of creating and performing music and provide ideas on how to challenge the traditional division of functions like composer, performer and listener.
With members spread over 3 continents, the group explores the nuance of identity (real life and the virtual world) and possibility that is opened through real time telematic connection within an audio visual virtual environment. Most of the members of AOM have not met in person. The work of AOM exposes a new kind of listening, bringing forward subtle yet powerful mind connections whose elusiveness begins to disappear as the core members of the group continue to explore this very new medium together. AOM provides an intriguing 'open to all' playing field not only for professional musicians, improvisors and composers but also for other artists (new media, visual arts, architecture, poetry, sculpture, dance) who are intense listeners and bring new ways of perceiving musical practice and performance. The 'instruments' and visual tools that are used by AOM are created by AOM members for each composition within the Second Life environment, using the limitations and possibilities that the medium presents.
Members of AOM are located in Europe, East Asia and North America. Since its beginnings in early 2007, AOM has created and performed over 15 compositions screened live at music and media events in Europe, Canada and the United States. Composers represented to date include Bjorn Eriksson (Sweden), Andreas Mueller and Shintaro Miyazaki (Germany), Norman Lowery, Pauline Oliveros and Tim Risher (USA), Tina Pearson, Liz Solo and Jeremy Owen Turner (Canada), and Biagio Franca (Italy).
Founding members of AOM are Maximillian Nakamura (SL name) aka Shintaro Miyazaki (Berlin), Miulew Takahe (SL) aka Björn Eriksson (Stockholm), Bingo Onomatopoeia (SL) (Regensburg), Hars Hefferman (SL) aka Harold Schellinx (Paris), Vit Latynina (SL) (Regensburg), Paco Mariani (SL) (Regensburg) and Frans Peterman (SL) (Amsterdam).
Keywords are also: re-entry of oldschool telecommunication concepts (Nam June Paik), Soundgames (from Sprachspiel: Wittgenstein) and Situationistic Music/ Fluxus.
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wednesday 26. november at alberto ukebana urbanstrasse 116 - 2 HH - Aufgang 5 Berlin Kreuzberg U8-Schönleinstrasse
come early we start around 21.30 so that every one can catch the last U-Bahn back to the warm home (also Alberto's place is warm) not sure yet if Glühwein is served
you might have noticed that next to the dkfrf episodes I also started to oganize evenings of post graduate entertainment. Before tagging these evenings POST HAWAII the announcements will look a bit like this:
alberto ukebana Urbanstraße 116 10967 Berlin-Kreuzberg (2. HH, aufgang 5, 1. OG) U 8 Schönleinstrasse
ANDY GRAYDON - solo set "Chora for" - location, location, location for field recordings and processing
ERAN SACHS - solo set geo-acoustic enlightenment with no-input mixer & electronics
VALERIO TRICOLI - solo set music concrete with revox b77
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Hast du Weihnachtssongs satt? Wir auch!
Deswegen haben wir uns ueberlegt was wir tun koennen, um die Welt ein wenig auf den Kopf zu stellen.
Wie waere es mit einer Eiersuche mitten im Advent?
Wir wollen, dass du den Ostersong fuer 2009 schreibst und das ganze mit einem weihnachtlichen Video verbindest.
Hierfuer reichen Slideshows oder Handykameraaufnahmen.
Kreativitaet ist was zaehlt.
Es ist ein Wettbewerb fuer Musiker jeden Genres und einzig Musiker und Labels werden ueber Sieg und Niederlage entscheiden.
Niemand braucht also grosse Fanhorden zu organisieren oder Kettenbriefe zu initiieren.
Einsendeschluss ist der 29.November.
Beginn des Votings ist am 1. Advent (30.11) – Ende des Votings ist der 4. Advent (21.12).
Teilnehmen kann jeder aktive Musiker, der im track by track Musik-Businessportal angemeldet ist.
Die super attraktiven „Merry Bunny Video Contest" Gewinne:
1. Preis: Du machst eine Woche Urlaub – wir vermarkten deine Musik
Gewinne eine Woche Urlaub in Ascona, der Perle der italienischen Schweiz fuer 4 Personen.
Selbst Jogi Loew und seine Nationalmannschaft waren dort waehrend der EM.
Fuehle den Vibe des Erfolgs. Waehrend Du relaxt, arbeiten wir fuer deinen Erfolg und promoten dich nach Wunsch. Hierzu stellen wir Marketingleistungen aus dem track by track Portal im Wert von 500,- EUR zur Verfuegung.
Weitere Infos, wie auch die Gewinnuebersicht, bekommst du ab dem 01.11.2008 im track by track Portal.
"CNMRG" - research group (St. Petersburg, Russia) "Theremin - Center" for electroacoustic music (Moscow, Russia) "TMA" - Trans Media Akademie Hellerau (Dresden, Germany)
MediaLab workshops and performances by:
Frieder Weiss (Germany) Yuri Didevich (Russia) Daniel Ploeger (Germany) Dmitry Dubov (Russia) Thomas Dumke (Germany) Dmitry Letohovskiy (Russia) Mathias Harting (Germany) Patrick K.-H. (Russia) Micah Silver (Usa), Dmitry Subochev (Russia) Andrei Smirnov (Russia)
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