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

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}
}