The Bucket System --- A computer mediated signalling system for group improvisation

Palle Dahlstedt, Per Anders Nilsson, and Gino Robair

Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression

Abstract

The Bucket System is a new system for computer-mediated ensemble improvisation, designed by improvisers for improvisers. Coming from a tradition of structured free ensemble improvisation practices (comprovisation), influenced by post-WW2 experimental music practices, it is a signaling system implemented with a set of McMillen QuNeo controllers as input and output interfaces, powered by custom software. It allows for a new kind of on-stage compositional/improvisation interaction.

Citation

Palle Dahlstedt, Per Anders Nilsson, and Gino Robair. 2015. The Bucket System --- A computer mediated signalling system for group improvisation. Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1179048 [PDF]

BibTeX Entry

@inproceedings{pdahlstedtb2015,
 abstract = {The Bucket System is a new system for computer-mediated ensemble improvisation, designed by improvisers for improvisers. Coming from a tradition of structured free ensemble improvisation practices (comprovisation), influenced by post-WW2 experimental music practices, it is a signaling system implemented with a set of McMillen QuNeo controllers as input and output interfaces, powered by custom software. It allows for a new kind of on-stage compositional/improvisation interaction.},
 address = {Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA},
 author = {Palle Dahlstedt and Per Anders Nilsson and Gino Robair},
 booktitle = {Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression},
 doi = {10.5281/zenodo.1179048},
 editor = {Edgar Berdahl and Jesse Allison},
 issn = {2220-4806},
 month = {May},
 pages = {317--318},
 publisher = {Louisiana State University},
 title = {The Bucket System --- A computer mediated signalling system for group improvisation},
 url = {http://www.nime.org/proceedings/2015/nime2015_171.pdf},
 urlsuppl1 = {http://www.nime.org/proceedings/2015/171/0171-file1.mp4},
 year = {2015}
}