At Electronics Live! on Thursday, April 7th, Isaac Schankler presents
and performs with The Harvester, a new interactive audio installation
based on Mimi (Multimodal Interaction for Musical Improvisation), a
system that allows humans and machines to create improvised music
together, designed and implemented using the SAI framework invented by
Alexandre François. For this installation, Isaac Schankler creates a new
sonic environment for Mimi, which helps it interpret, synthesize and
resample audio information.

This installation will also feature a
special guest appearance by the BoeBot Music Ensemble, created by Keith
DeRuiter, Isaac Schankler and Elaine Chew.

Electronics Live! is the third CARL residency hosted by the Culver Center. Creating an environment that is equal parts sound art installation, live music performance, and media fair expo, composers Jason Heath and Robert Giracello will convert the atrium floor of the Culver Center into an interactive media fair, demonstrating a variety of approaches to interactive technologies in music and the arts, and engaging the public with hands-on experience of these technologies in a fun and experimental environment. Attendees will experiment with sensors and interactive instruments developed to control sound, image, space, movement, and more. All are welcome to participate as they present contemporary technologies in the field of music and multimedia composition. Along with an incredible lineup of guest artists and contributors, the event will culminate in a live performance of new site-specific compositions for viola and interactive technologies, performed by Alma Fernandez.

When: 6-9 p.m. Thursday
Where: Barbara and Art Culver Center of the Arts, 3834 Main St., Riverside
Admission: Free
Information: 951-827-3755
On the Web: www.culvercenter.ucr.edu; www.jasonheathmusic.com