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Italian premiere at roBOT festival 2009
09/01/2009 05:08 PM
Next audiovisual concert coming up in Bologna, Italy.
On 19th October I will be performing the third version of the performance for augmented bass guitar and butterfly I C::ntr::l Nature during roBOT festival at Palazzo Re Enzo. This will be the italian premiere of the brand new version of the audiovisual performance (recently presented in Brasil [...]










Interactive Installation at Dundee Master Show
08/18/2009 11:35 PM
During this summer me and Joanna Deftoo have been invited to take part in an artistic residency in Sweden to collaborate with the polish artist and teacher Iwona Hrynczenko in the creation of an interactive installation for her forthcoming PhD exhibition at Dundee Masters Show, hosted by the VRC – Visual Research Center in Scotland. Using [...]










Aymeric Mansoux, Marloes de Valk – FLOSS+Art
08/16/2009 07:33 PM
Neural.it reviews on FLOSS+Art, a (free and open source) book which everyone interested in digital arts should read.
via: Neural.it
Advocacy of FLOSS model in culture is a nodal strategy for change, and is important to keep in mind what the two editors Aymeric Mansoux and Marloes de Valk state [...]










Report Pd Convention 09, Sao Paulo
08/06/2009 01:47 PM
Online the pictures from the third international Pure data Convention in Sao Paulo, Brasil, where i performed the audiovisual piece ‘I C::ntr::l Nature’ and presented the free, open source software C::NTR::L – Pd-based.
Much thanks to Alexandre, Paloma, Cristiano, Palm, Cybelle and all the staff for the big efforts to make this happen. Great experience for [...]










Report S-Block Festival
07/30/2009 09:20 PM
Here you are with a bit of delay the report about S-Block Festival.
The event has been organized by  Plattform fuer aktuelle Musik and it took place at Interventionsraum in the very heart of Stuttgart. It has been my second time in the city and also this time i had the pleasure to enjoy a [...]










Report Pure Data Workshop, Gotland University, Sweden
07/17/2009 09:16 PM
Here you are the photo report from the Pure Data workshop i held with Deftoo at Gotland University, Institute for Technology, Art and New Media in Sweden.
It has been an intensive experience, 10 participants, 2 days, 16 hours and a lot of lab sessions. I had the pleasure to show the potential and the basic dataflow [...]










3rd international PureData Convention 09
07/14/2009 04:00 PM
Next week I’m flying to Sao Paulo, Brasil. I’ve been selected to perform at the 3rd International Pure Data Convention ‘09 with the work ‘I C::ntr::l Nature’ – solo audiovisual performance for augmented bass guitar.
The work is completely produced and performed with the self-designed software ‘C::NTR::L 1.2 Beta’ - PureData based software for real-time audiovisual [...]










Kuoyah rmx on FRJ004 Out now!
07/13/2009 07:23 PM
New release out now for my side musical project Kuoyàh.
I’ve been remixing a wonderful track of Point B titled ‘Someone Else’s Past’ which is featured on the forth vinyl of the british dubstep/garage/2step label ‘Frijsfo Beats’.
The release feature three stunning tracks by Point B, located among speed garage, idm and 2step.
Grab it now from Chemical [...]>










PureData Workshop July Sweden
06/28/2009 10:00 AM
I’m finally going to the North, can’t wait!
I will be holding a Pure Data Workshop together with Deftoo at the Gotland University – Institute for Technology, Art and New Media – in Sweden. It will be an intensive workshop (mostly for who doesn’t have any previous experience in graphical programming) and it foresees a theoric introduction [...]










Pd-extended 0.41.4 released!
06/21/2009 08:40 PM
via: Pd Mailing list
Even if with a bit of delay, i’m glad to report this news.
Its done and available for download.  This release is focused on lots of usability enhancements and bug fixes.  There are some new features in the core and in the many included libraries. http://puredata.org/downloads/ [...]



Hello once again,
it has been a busy summer, but fortunately had the chance to relax and slow down the urban rhythms. I have been teaching a Pure Data course at Gotland University in Sweden, working on a motion tracking installation project for an upcoming exhibition in UK and going to Brasil to perform and participate to the glorious Pure Data International Convention.
All in all, a lot of inspiration, but i've been also re-organizing my plans and get a clear mind about recent future. Right now i'm back in Italy for some time organizing some new projects and new works.
A short open source CG film is coming and some other stuff, like an How-to control FLxER with audio from Pure Data and an upcoming interview on GNU/Linux audio Italy - interesting podcast run by Becks. Let's say i'm experimenting a lot with diverse ideas. More infos coming soon...

Oh, I forgot...
On 9th October I will be playing during NetAudio festival at Maria in Berlin, i know some of you are there at the moment, so hit me up (i will do it anyway)...



all the best


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Marco Donnarumma aka The !S.A.D!



Independent New Media Arts Professional, Performer - Roma, IT

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