Musicians and researchers share their ideas and work at the New Interfaces for Musical Expression (NIME) conference hosted by Carnegie Mellon University June 4-6. This international conference will feature a number of workshops, papers, posters, demonstrations and performances both on and off-campus.
In its ninth year, the conference correlates with the fall introduction of new undergraduate and graduate degree programs in Music and Technology. Noel Zahler, head of the School of Music, and Roger Dannenberg, associate professor of computer science, co-chaired the NIME 2009 committee. “Because of its contributions to the arts and technology, Carnegie Mellon is an ideal location for the conference,” Dannenberg said. “It seems very appropriate to host the NIME conference at an institution already recognized internationally for its research in computer music.”
NIME 2009 focuses on Tradition and Innovation. Special events related to this theme include a keynote speech by electronic media artist Paul DeMarinis and an international teleconference with digital music moguls William Buxton, John Chowning, Roger Linn and Max Mathews.
As a bonus, Carnegie Mellon will also host daylong workshops on campus June 3. Topics include Mapping Sensors to Pd via Firmata, Sound Synthesis and Algorithmic Composition Using Nyquist and Audacity and Interactivity by Code: SuperCollider.
Student registration for NIME 2009 is $200 and general registration is $400. For more info, visit http://www.nime2009.org.
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