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Wikipedia Entry

Probably breaking some rules here, but… http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Surges [ READ MORE ]

Live Coding w/ Chris Burns 12.11.2008 – Video Now Online

Just posted a video from a concert I did last year w/ Chris Burns. It’s live-coding (an improvised performance practice, in which performers program their instruments in concert), using Pure Data. This is the first set, using Vanilla PD. There’s a second set, using the NRCI networking library – don’t know if that one still [ READ MORE ]

Write your own Pure Data External! (Part 2)

So, the first thing you’ll want to do is create a folder for your project. In the folder, you’ll want a copy of the files in this .zip archive. m_pd.h is a header file which you will use in every external you write. It allows your external to use the functions defined for use by [ READ MORE ]

Write your own Pure Data external! (Part 1)

This document will (hopefully) serve as an easy to read and understand introduction to the process of writing an external for Pure Data. Pure Data, or PD, is a visual programming environment designed for real-time computer music applications. PD is open-source software, under the BSD license, and expansion of the software in the form of [ READ MORE ]

From Duke University and Hungary

The Duke Music Library has linked to my recent .mp3 releases. And also: Aki szereti a kortárs elektroakusztikus zenét, ajánlom figyelmébe Greg Surges amerikai zeneszerzőt, aki Solid State c. albumát ingyenesen letölthetővé tette a Petcord netlabel oldalán: itt és itt. Link is here. [ READ MORE ]

What the hell is a laptop orchestra?

Every time I tell someone I’ve got a show with MiLO coming up, I seem to get questions: “What’s a laptop orchestra?” “Laptop? So… what do you actually play?” “What does it sound like?” (First, here’s a recording of MiLO from 12.07.2007.) I’ve also been in touch with people from other laptop groups around the world, and the ensemble continues [ READ MORE ]

Unruly Music/MiLO/C-Squared Residency

A recap of the Unruly Music festival, presented Sept. 8 – 10 at Vogel Hall in Milwaukee: On the first night, Susan Bender presented Georges Aperghis’ Recitations along with Cage’s Aria/Fontana Mix. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to attend, but heard it was great. On the second night, I performed with the rest of the Milwaukee Laptop Orchestra. [ READ MORE ]

Max as an Algorithmic Composition Tool

You know, since making the switch to Max/MSP from Pure Data, I’ve been quite pleased with what Max has to offer. One area that I think is generally overlooked by Max users is the ability to use Max as an algorithmic composition language for acoustic composition. I’ve stumbled upon these abilities after playing around with a [ READ MORE ]

An Exercise in Transcription

Decided to do a realization of the piece I posted about here a bit ago. Since the rhythms are proportional, I had to break out the ruler and calculate the actual notated rhythms, rounding to the nearest 16th. The idea being that this, along with more control over pitches, will allow me to put more of [ READ MORE ]

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