EP018 Performing Arts with FLOSS
Outline
In episode 18, we interviewed Jesse Allison an Associate Professor of Experimental Music & Digital Media at Louisiana State University. We had a great discussion about his work to expand the experience and interactivy of music and sounds. He shared with us his view on how sciences and arts intersect in his projects. He listed some of the tools he uses to create sounds and how these can be applied to create sonic intervention. We had a chat about his past experiences regarding open source software and running a business based on it. We also questioned him whether or not anyone could or even should start creating music. The episode concludes with a small audio sample from his 2013 TEDx talk.
About Jesse Allison:
Jesse Allison is a leader in sonic art technology, thought, and practice. Dr. Allison holds the position of Associate Professor of Experimental Music & Digital Media at Louisiana State University. As part of the Cultural Computing focus of the Center for Computation & Technology, he performs research into ways that technology can expand what is possible in the sonic arts. Prior to coming to LSU, he helped to found the Institute for Digital Intermedia Art at Ball State University and Electrotap
Links
- Soundcloud: Some samples of Jesse’s music
- Nexus: Rails applications and Javascript canvas based UI objects for Distributed Performance systems
- Nexus-js
- Jesse’s personal webpage
- Jamoma Modular Patching and Programming for Realtime Media
- TEDxLSU: Sonic Interventions
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