Cica-EMG: Body electricity, electronic music, and neurodiversity

Atau Tanaka , and Robin Dussurget

Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression

Abstract

Sensory interfaces and modular synthesizers, the Cica-EMG duo of XX and YY perform embodied electronic music. Capturing electrical signals from the body, they create visceral sonic landscapes exploring neurodiversity in music. XX is an autistic, wheelchair bound musician who has found personal expression in the ‘Brut Pop’ scene. YY is an interactive music researcher who works with the physiology of the body in computer music performance. Together, the duo has performed over the past 5 years in France at the Sonic Protest and Instants Fertiles festivals, at the JIM computer music conference, and the art school in Aix-en-Provence. They have given workshops to groups of autistic children, sharing their techniques of translating electricity of the body into electronic music. This will be their first duo performance outside of France.

Citation

Atau Tanaka , and Robin Dussurget. 2026. Cica-EMG: Body electricity, electronic music, and neurodiversity. Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.20782194 [PDF]

BibTeX Entry

@inproceedings{nime2026_music_53,
 abstract = {Sensory interfaces and modular synthesizers, the Cica-EMG duo of XX and YY perform embodied electronic music. Capturing electrical signals from the body, they create visceral sonic landscapes exploring neurodiversity in music. XX is an autistic, wheelchair bound musician who has found personal expression in the ‘Brut Pop’ scene. YY is an interactive music researcher who works with the physiology of the body in computer music performance. Together, the duo has performed over the past 5 years in France at the Sonic Protest and Instants Fertiles festivals, at the JIM computer music conference, and the art school in Aix-en-Provence. They have given workshops to groups of autistic children, sharing their techniques of translating electricity of the body into electronic music. This will be their first duo performance outside of France.},
 address = {London, United Kingdom},
 articleno = {53},
 author = {Atau Tanaka  and Robin Dussurget},
 booktitle = {Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression},
 doi = {10.5281/zenodo.20782194},
 editor = {Lia Mice and Nicole Robson and Tara Pattenden},
 issn = {2220-4806},
 month = {June},
 note = {Live Performance},
 numpages = {2},
 pages = {221--222},
 title = {Cica-EMG: Body electricity, electronic music, and neurodiversity},
 track = {Music},
 url = {http://nime.org/proceedings/2026/nime2026_music_53.pdf},
 urlsuppl1 = {http://nime.org/proceedings/2026/nime2026_music_53_file01.mp4},
 year = {2026}
}