It was great to see feedback-music-related research at this year’s NIME (New Instruments for Musical Expression) conference. Here are some highlights:
An Infinitely Sustaining Piano Achieved Through a Soundboard-Mounted Shaker
William A Thompson, Edgar Berdahl, Louisiana State University
Designing and performing with Pandora's Box: transforming feedback physically and with algorithms
Ward J Slager, University of the Arts Utrech
Emergent Polyrhythmic Patterns with a Neuromorph Electronic Network
Christian Faubel, TH-Koeln
As an opening publication for the Feedback Musicianship Network, we wrote a review paper on the current state of research in feedback instruments, that also discusses frameworks for conceptualising feedback musicianship.
Self-resonating Vibrotactile Feedback Instruments ||: Making, Playing, Conceptualising :||
Alice Eldridge, Chris Kiefer, Dan Overholt, Halldor A Ulfarsson
University of Sussex ; Aalborg University Copenhagen ; Emute Lab