Interstellar

Ivica Ico Bukvic

Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression

Abstract

"Interstellar" is the latest work co-created by the members of the L2Ork Tweeter International Ensemble. Led by its founder and Director Dr. Ivica Ico Bukvic, the performance features live performers over 5,000 miles apart and integrates projection mapping co-developed by a visual artist Thomas Tucker and Bukvic. Tightly integrated sync of the ensuing telematic electronic music that blends EDM and Ambiental is made possible using L2Ork Tweeter free and open-source software platform that also interfaces with the MadMapper software responsible for the visual projection mapping. "Interstellar" is commissioned by the Alexandria VA Office of the Arts. It is inspired by StudioKCA's "Interstellar Influencer (Make an Impact)" installation on display in Alexandria's Waterfront Park. Like the installation, this piece tells the story of an asteroid whose impact shaped Chesapeake Bay over 35 million years ago.

Citation

Ivica Ico Bukvic. 2025. Interstellar. Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17800989 [PDF]

BibTeX Entry

@inproceedings{nime2025_music_2,
 abstract = {"Interstellar" is the latest work co-created by the members of the L2Ork Tweeter International Ensemble. Led by its founder and Director Dr. Ivica Ico Bukvic, the performance features live performers over 5,000 miles apart and integrates projection mapping co-developed by a visual artist Thomas Tucker and Bukvic. Tightly integrated sync of the ensuing telematic electronic music that blends EDM and Ambiental is made possible using L2Ork Tweeter free and open-source software platform that also interfaces with the MadMapper software responsible for the visual projection mapping. "Interstellar" is commissioned by the Alexandria VA Office of the Arts. It is inspired by StudioKCA's "Interstellar Influencer (Make an Impact)" installation on display in Alexandria's Waterfront Park. Like the installation, this piece tells the story of an asteroid whose impact shaped Chesapeake Bay over 35 million years ago.},
 address = {Canberra, Australia},
 articleno = {2},
 author = {Ivica Ico Bukvic},
 booktitle = {Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression},
 doi = {10.5281/zenodo.17800989},
 editor = {Sophie Rose and Jos Mulder and Nicole Carroll},
 issn = {2220-4806},
 month = {June},
 note = {Remote Performance},
 numpages = {4},
 pages = {5--8},
 presentation-video = {https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1O-3g2tkoQ},
 title = {Interstellar},
 track = {Music},
 url = {http://nime.org/proceedings/2025/nime2025_music_2.pdf},
 year = {2025}
}