Ferment – new dark short film by Ioann Maria
September 8th, 2009
Multimedia artist Joanna M. Stacewicz also known as Ioann Maria just came up with a really dark short film, an elegant and intense 1.26 mix of footage, animation and symbolism.
She chose my track 'Entering...' as soundtrack for this work. The audio track is included in my first album 'Home' released back [...]
Upcoming events:
- 2009 Nov 21>22
Agit Media
Free/Livre audiovisualism with PureData.
Marco Donnarumma, Luca Carrubba
LABA - Academy of Fine Arts, Brescia IT
- 2009 Nov 25 (Presentation) + 27 (main event)
AHAcktitude
Open Pixels - Open tools for digital creation
Marco Donnarumma, Luca Carrubba
Milano Brera Academy of Fine Arts + Cs Cantiere, Milan IT
- 2009 Nov 27
AHAcktitude
'I C::ntr::l Nature v.3' - Solo Live AudioVisual performance for AV augmented bass guitar.
Marco Donnarumma aka TheSAD
w/ Otolab, MSST, T_Bazz...
C.s. Cantiere, Milan IT
- 2009 Dic 9>13
Alternative Film/Video Festival
Ferment
Short movie by Ioann Maria, music by Marco Donnarumma
Academic Film Center, Belgrad, SERBIA
- 2009 Dic 10>12
Zeppelin 2009
Golden Shield Music
Generative musical composition for Internet IP, Surround 7.1 - sound design + programming by Marco Donnarumma
Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona, SPAIN
For further informations (booking, collaborations, commissions or critics) feel free to drop me a line at info [at] thesaddj [dot] com
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Pure Data Convention ‘09 Live Recordings
September 11th, 2009
I'm really glad to share with you the live recording of my most recent audiovisual concert I C::ntr::l Nature at Pure Data Convention 2009, Sao Paulo, Brasil. The only sonic source is my bass guitar augmented by the self-designed software C::NTR::L v.1.3. Many thanks to Henrique Iwao for his efforts during [...]
September 11th, 2009
I'm really glad to share with you the live recording of my most recent audiovisual concert I C::ntr::l Nature at Pure Data Convention 2009, Sao Paulo, Brasil. The only sonic source is my bass guitar augmented by the self-designed software C::NTR::L v.1.3. Many thanks to Henrique Iwao for his efforts during [...]
Report roBOT Festival 2009 Bologna
September 23rd, 2009
Thanks Bologna!
I had definitely great days in there. The roBOT festival - organized by Shape Association - took place at Palazzo Re Enzo - Bologna - one of the most beautiful ancient building in Bologna and probably in whole Italy. Look at the 'Sala del Podestà' picture below to get a [...]
September 23rd, 2009
Thanks Bologna!
I had definitely great days in there. The roBOT festival - organized by Shape Association - took place at Palazzo Re Enzo - Bologna - one of the most beautiful ancient building in Bologna and probably in whole Italy. Look at the 'Sala del Podestà' picture below to get a [...]
Live at Netaudio Berlin 2009
September 28th, 2009
For those of you who hang around Berlin, I'll be participating to the almighty Netaudio Festival - day program - with a showcase of my audiovisual performance for augmented bass guitar 'I C::ntr::l Nature' (check the project here) entirely made and performed with PureData.
I'll be performing on Friday from 14.15 [...]
September 28th, 2009
For those of you who hang around Berlin, I'll be participating to the almighty Netaudio Festival - day program - with a showcase of my audiovisual performance for augmented bass guitar 'I C::ntr::l Nature' (check the project here) entirely made and performed with PureData.
I'll be performing on Friday from 14.15 [...]
Interview on Linux Audio Italy
October 5th, 2009
I just released an interview for Linux Audio Italy podcast. I had a pleasant conversation with Becks - the mind behind the GNU blog and podcast - about my work and Pure Data, recent projects and the Pd Convention in Brasil. The interview will be broadcasted today at 21.00 (repeated [...]
October 5th, 2009
I just released an interview for Linux Audio Italy podcast. I had a pleasant conversation with Becks - the mind behind the GNU blog and podcast - about my work and Pure Data, recent projects and the Pd Convention in Brasil. The interview will be broadcasted today at 21.00 (repeated [...]
New Kuoyah Remix on Eight:FX Records
October 15th, 2009
Finally out the latest remix i made under the side moniker 'Kuoyah'. It's a future garage version of a downtempo-dubstep experimental tune produced by the almighty Forensics. The EP includes 4 remixes by Kuoyah, Wrexile, Grooky and Lexxus. An interesting release exploring different nuances of dub and garage... out now on [...]
October 15th, 2009
Finally out the latest remix i made under the side moniker 'Kuoyah'. It's a future garage version of a downtempo-dubstep experimental tune produced by the almighty Forensics. The EP includes 4 remixes by Kuoyah, Wrexile, Grooky and Lexxus. An interesting release exploring different nuances of dub and garage... out now on [...]
Agit Media – Pure Data workshop real time audiovisual processing
October 26th, 2009
I'm spending these last days preparing the material for the upcoming workshop in Brescia, Italy on 21-22 / 5-6 November. Together with the dear friend Husk we conceived a intensive workshop about real-time audiovisual processing in Pure Data to be held during the event [...]
October 26th, 2009
I'm spending these last days preparing the material for the upcoming workshop in Brescia, Italy on 21-22 / 5-6 November. Together with the dear friend Husk we conceived a intensive workshop about real-time audiovisual processing in Pure Data to be held during the event [...]
Vague Terrain 15: .microsound
October 29th, 2009
I gladly announce the publication of Vague Terrain 15: .microsound, including my piece Sand Horyzon - a composition excerpt of live improvisational computing in Pd using an augmented electric bass guitar. The whole release brings you two compilations of fine [...]
October 29th, 2009
I gladly announce the publication of Vague Terrain 15: .microsound, including my piece Sand Horyzon - a composition excerpt of live improvisational computing in Pd using an augmented electric bass guitar. The whole release brings you two compilations of fine [...]
Netaudio Festival 2009 Report
November 2nd, 2009
Berlin. Wonderful as always.
I visited again the city 3 weeks ago to play the audiovisual concert 'I C::ntr::l Nature' - selected for the day program of Netaudio Festival. I went there together with Joanna M. Stacewicz for few days and [...]
November 2nd, 2009
Berlin. Wonderful as always.
I visited again the city 3 weeks ago to play the audiovisual concert 'I C::ntr::l Nature' - selected for the day program of Netaudio Festival. I went there together with Joanna M. Stacewicz for few days and [...]
Piksel Festival 2009 Bergen
November 9th, 2009
Piksel09 :: festival
November 19-22 2009 || Piksel09 :: exhibition - Nov. 20/09 - Jan. 10/10 - We are also changing the world! [...]
November 9th, 2009
Piksel09 :: festival
November 19-22 2009 || Piksel09 :: exhibition - Nov. 20/09 - Jan. 10/10 - We are also changing the world! [...]
Read more… Vague Terrain publications
November 18th, 2009
I'm delighted to announce I just enjoyed as blog contributor the community at the web based digital arts publication Vague Terrain. My aim is to present and possibly discuss works, events, festivals related to FLOSS practice within the new media artistic environment. You can check my [...]
November 18th, 2009
I'm delighted to announce I just enjoyed as blog contributor the community at the web based digital arts publication Vague Terrain. My aim is to present and possibly discuss works, events, festivals related to FLOSS practice within the new media artistic environment. You can check my [...]
Report PureData workshop AgitMedia Italy
November 24th, 2009
I just came back from Brescia where I held a two-days PureData workshop. Our class featured 16 students from North Italy and for almost all of them was the first time they get their hands dirty with a graphical programming environment. I introduced the Pd language, therefore we went through a [...]
November 24th, 2009
I just came back from Brescia where I held a two-days PureData workshop. Our class featured 16 students from North Italy and for almost all of them was the first time they get their hands dirty with a graphical programming environment. I introduced the Pd language, therefore we went through a [...]
Hello everybody,
I'm sorry for the delay of this (news)letter, but I just moved in Scotland, Edinburgh, therefore I was busy, settling down and so on. Nevertheless interesting collaborations came out in these two months. A piece of mine has been included in the last .microsound compilation curated by the american composer Kim Cascone for a monthly issue of Vague Terrain, online new media art journal.
At the same time I became a regular blog contributor for the journal, my aim is to illustrate and eventually discuss works, events, happenings and practices focused on the use of Open/Libre hardware/software/philosophy. Check vagueterrain.net...
We are finally seeing some rays of light into the darkness of italian educational system. It seems private and public academy is becoming interested in FLOSS practices, therefore I've been teaching a couple of different courses in Brescia and Milano, besides I'm delight to announce I will hold a MA in sound design for sensitive environment using FLOSS at the Brescia Academy of Fine Arts - LABA. More infos will follow soon on my blog.
The release of the short film I said about in my last letter has been delayed due to some other works coming in. At the moment we - me and my partner Ioann Maria - are building the first prototypes for an installation project using biofeedback processes to create a subversive, viral reactive environment. Keep an eye on the blog for some further announcement about the development of the project.
Last but not least, i would like to highlight the next event I'm taking part in Milan. Since yesterday for 4 days is taking place AHAcktitude, the international meeting of the participants and contributors of the AHA mailing list..
"AHA:Activism-Hacking-Artivism is an artistic networking project founded in 2001 by Tatiana Bazzichelli aka T_Bazz. AHA is a networking initiative activated by contamination/integration of multiple media and events, where the common denominator is hacktivism and artistic and political activism. Activism-Hacking-Artivism focuses on artists and hacktivists in Italy and abroad that use media in an independent way, through the organisation of exhibitions, events, and collective meetings organised by T_Bazz along with other curators that change accordingly."
I'll be there supporting the event holding a workshop about open tools for digital creation together with Husk and I'll be performing on friday night along with T_Bazz, Otolab, MSST.
that's all by now...
thanks for reading my words and above all for your support!
all the best
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Marco Donnarumma aka TheSAD
Independent New Media Arts Professional, Performer, Teacher - Edinburgh, UK
LAB: http://www.thesaddj.com | http://www.cntrl.sourceforge.net | http://www.flxer.net
EVENT: http://www.liveperformersmeeting.net