Big Robot at IEEE

November 29th, 2010

Concert at the IEEE 2010 Cloud Computer Conference, featuring Big Robot with the computer artistry of Margaret Dolinsky, IUPUI Convention and Conference Center on Thursday, December 2, Indianapolis. Photo Couresty of Hang Yu


Big Robot at Supercomputing 2010 in New Orleans

November 29th, 2010

Big Robot (Michael Drews, Jordan Munson and myself), presented at the opening Gala of Supercomputing 2010 by the Indiana University Pervasive Technology Institute.  New Orleans is a great town…and the crowd at SC was lots of fun.

Auksalaq at Ear to the Earth Festival

November 29th, 2010

Auksalaq at Ear to the Earth Festival. Photo: Jill Steinberg LLC

A 45 minute concert version of the Auksalaq was performed in New York on October 31 as part of the Electonic Music Foundation’s Ear to the Earth Festival.  Joan LABarbara as singer/narrator, with the NYU New Music Ensemble (Esther Lamneck), and Percussion Ensemble (Jonathan Haas).  Also featured was pianist Shiau-Uen Ding, Flautists Margaret Lancaster and Yael Acher and Shawn Phillip Arawjo.  Jordan Munson, Matthew Burtner and myself created the media, spread across three screens.  The media included live manipulation of photo sets, movies, animations and interviews on the opera’s theme, Arctic Climate Change. For more information on the opera, visit the website