Inside the transformational AV duo of Paula Temple and Jem the Misfit

Paula Temple and Jem the Misfit are working on the latest iteration of a project about transformation. It melts and fragments, crystallizes and forms, from its rich palette of hybridized techno and ambient textures, sonic and visual alike. And now, it’s set to be involved in some way in transformation beyond just the confines of […]

Skip the Computer: BeatStep, Programmed with iPad, SysEx Hack

Blessed be MIDI, again, for making us independent. Frankfurt am Main-based untergeekDE decided he didn’t want to go to a Mac or Windows PC just to edit settings on his Arturia BeatStep. MIDI (System Exclusive messages)m to the rescue. Actually, even calling this a ‘hack’ isn’t really fair: this is exactly how this is supposed […]

Peter Kirn - September 8, 2015

These are the Best Things at Musikmesse: CDM Best of Show Awards

What a week it’s been. Musikmesse in Frankfurt, one of the world’s largest gatherings of the music instruments industry, was host to a range of new gear, new technologies, and new revelations. I decided it’s finally time to crown my own picks as the most significant appearances at the show. Not because I have any […]

Peter Kirn - April 18, 2015

Dancer to Score to Animation: Coding, Decoding, and Recoding in a Choreography Lab

Peter Kirn - January 14, 2014

At NODE, A Community of Digital Artists Meets to Discuss Transforming the Future

Peter Kirn - May 24, 2013

First Look at ArKaos’ Video Mapper Tool [Screenshots], as the VJ Developer Goes Pro

Peter Kirn - March 19, 2013

First Look at ArKaos' Video Mapper Tool [Screenshots], as the VJ Developer Goes Pro

Peter Kirn - March 19, 2013

Sailing Digital Seas: Exquisite Audiovisual Etudes Made in a Free Game Engine

Peter Kirn - February 15, 2013

Hands-on with Koma’s Analog Filter/Sequencer, Gate/Delay, in a Van, with Champagne

Peter Kirn - May 3, 2012

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