New Interfaces for Musical Expression (NIME) International Conference
June 4-6, 2009
Registration:
Carnegie Mellon students can register for the conference at the early registration rate of $150 for students by May 1. After May 1, regular student registration will be $200.
Carnegie Mellon faculty and staff can register for the early registration price of $300 at any time.
To register, visit the NIME 2009 website.
Carnegie Mellon hosts NIME 2009
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Carnegie Mellon University will host the New Interfaces for Musical Expression (NIME) Conference June 4 - 6, 2009. In its ninth year, this international conference provides the opportunity to explore the interdisciplinary creations of artists and scientists. NIME 2009 will feature a variety of workshops, papers, posters, demonstrations, and performances. These presentations will be given by researchers and musicians from all over the world, who will gather in Pittsburgh to share their knowledge and late-breaking work on new musical interface design.
NIME 2009 will include a special focus on Tradition and Innovation. Events related to this theme include a keynote speech by acclaimed electronic media artist Paul DeMarinis, and an international teleconference with computer music pioneers William Buxton, John Chowning, Roger Linn, and Max Mathews.
In addition to the conference, the university also is hosting day-long workshops, all of which take place on campus June 3.
The workshops include:
Sound Synthesis and Algorithmic Composition Using Nyquist and Audacity
Presenter: Roger B. Dannenberg
Mapping Sensors to Pd via Firmata
Presenter: Hans-Christoph Steiner
Interactivity by Code: SuperCollider
Presenter: James Harkins
Handmade Electronic Music -- The Art of Hardware Hacking
Presenter: Alex Inglizian
Max MSP
Presenters: Luke DuBois and Andrew Benson
Sensor interfacing with I-CubeX
Presenter: Axel Mulder
For more information, please contact:
Kristi Ries, M.A.M.
Communications Manager
Carnegie Mellon School of Music
CFA 161
412.268.4921
music.cmu.edu
NIME 2009 is sponsored by Carnegie Mellon School of Music, Carnegie Mellon College of Fine Arts, Carnegie Institute of Technology, Carnegie Mellon School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon Entertainment Technology Center, The University of Pittsburgh Department of Music and Duquesne University's Mary Pappert School of Music.
