This paper documents and reconstructs Tian Jinqin’s string-controlled electronic instruments from 1970s China, and formalizes their recurrent ribbon-based interaction design pattern. Drawing on ethnographic study in direct collaboration with Tian, we studied […]

This thesis examines how the familiar setup of vinyl DJ turntables can be reimagined by introducing tangible interfaces and digital tools. The goal is to open up new ways of making music […]

This master’s thesis explores how to adapt the davul, a traditional Turkish drum for live, experimental dance music. Inspired by the cultural history of the davul, techno, and post-club practices, the project […]

This article revisits the concept of the instrument’s inherent score, exploring how musical instruments can embody a form of notation that both shapes and inspires performance. Building on earlier research (Tomás 2016; […]

There have been many physical design formats used in the field of audio recording. As audio has an inherently a linear, time-based structure, these have generally followed logical layouts such as tape, […]

In this paper we discuss the beneficial aspects of incorporating energy-motion models as a design pattern in musical interface design. These models can be understood as archetypes of motion trajectories which are […]

This paper presents WELLE, a web-based music environment for blind people, and describes its development, design, notation syntax and first experiences. WELLE is intended to serve as a collaborative, performative and educational […]

The way we perceive music, interact with musical instruments and produce music has changed. Based on new digital technologies and electronic and scientific concepts, musical instruments today differ fundamentally from traditional acoustic […]

In our oral presentation we would like to present and discuss the methods and current results of our artistic research project “embodied gestures”. Our goal was the development of a new paradigm […]