THE MACHINE ORCHESTRA - KARMETIK
On January 27th, 2010, KarmetiK and California Institute of the Arts brought together a group of interdisciplinary artists to perform in a revolutionary production. During this performance, The Machine Orchestra, a collective of musicians, engineers, dancers, and theatre designers, gave an audience at The Walt Disney Concert Hall's REDCAT performance space a glimpse of the future: one in which comptuers, robots, and humans join forces to make music. Featuring a cast of musicians, new musical interfaces, and musical robotics, The Machine Orchestra fused a wide array of musical styles ranging from free electronic improvisation to world dance music. This DVD features uninterrupted footage of The Machine Orchestra's debut concert, a performance exploring human interaction with KarmetiK's collection of musical robots: MahaDeviBot, GanaPatiBot, Tammy, Raina, and ReyongBot. Directed by Ajay Kapur and Michael Darling. On January 27th, 2010, KarmetiK and California Institute of the Arts brought together a group of interdisciplinary artists to perform in a revolutionary production. During this performance, The Machine Orchestra, a collective of musicians, engineers, dancers, and theatre designers, gave an audience at the Walt Disney Concert Hall's REDCAT performance space a glimpse of the future: one in which computers, robots, and humans join forces to make music. Featuring a cast of musicians, new musical interfaces, and musical robotics, The Machine Orchestra fused a wide array of musical styles ranging from free electronic improvisation to world dance music. This DVD features uninterrupted footage of The Machine Orchestra's debut concert, a performance exploring human interaction with KarmetiK's collection of musical robots: MahaDeviBot, GanaPatiBot, Tammy, Raina, and ReyongBot. Directed by Ajay Kapur and Michael Darling. Music Director, Co-Creator: Ajay Kapur Production Director, Co-Creator: Michael Darling Guest Electronic Artists: Curtis Bahn & Perry Cook World Music Performers: Ustad Aashish Khan, Pak Djoko Walujo, & I Nyoman Wenten Multimedia Performer-Composers: Charlie Burgin, Dimitri Diakopoulos, Jordan Hochenbaum, Jim Murphy, Owen Vallis, Meason Wiley, and Tyler Yamin Visual Design: Jeremiah Thies Dance: Raakhi Sinha & Kieran Heralall Lighting Design: Tiffany Williams Sound Design: John Baffa Production: Lauren Pratt Editing: Meason Wiley Filming: Benny Schuetze www.machineorchestra.com Follow KarmetiK on Facebook and Twitter: http://www.facebook.com/karmetik http://twitter.com/karmetik
The KarmetiK Machine Orchestra brings together custom-built robotic musical instruments and human performers with modified instruments, unique musical interfaces, and hemispherical speaker-pods. The ensemble combines KarmetiK's international lineup of artists and musicians with students in the Music Technology & Technical Direction programs at the California Institute of the Arts. The KarmetiK Machine Orchestra premiered on January 27th 2010 at the REDCAT Walt Disney Concert Hall in downtown Los Angeles, co-directed by music director Ajay Kapur and production director Michael Darling.
I was fortunate enough to work with the Machine Orchestra as both a musician, and as a robotic instrument creator.