Jürgen Simpson presents at Cinesonika 3 (The Third International Film and Video Festival of Sound Design) conference. This paper discusses the challenges of composing and designing sound for multi-screen film and presents these in the context of “The Dance of Making”, a three-screen film installation by Mary Wycherley and Jürgen Simpson.
Seminar & Concert wt Christopher Williams | 13th February
Bass Playing in the Wild: making music with instruments and field recordings
This presentation will introduce three very different recent projects that integrate my own contrabass playing in combination with other instruments and environmental recordings.
Sazdov on the Board for the Struga Musical Autumn 2013
Robert Sazdov has been invited by the Composers’ Association of Macedonia to join the artistic board and organising committee for the Struga Music Autumn 2013. The conference is the longest running music conference in the Republic of Macedonia and deals with a broad range of themes, including Byzantine music, ethnomusicology, and contemporary music. http://www.plusinfo.mk/vest/67591/Strushka-muzichka-esen-si-dobi-nov-Odbor
Seminar | DMARC PhD Candidates 21st November
For this week’s seminar two of our PhD candidates will present an overview of their research. On wednesday 21st of November both Malachy Ronan and John Galvin will present their work.
Scholarships – Master’s in Music Technology
Scholarships are available for both EU and non-EU students on the Masters programme in Music Technology at the University of Limerick for 2013-2014.
Seminar Marco Capelli | 14th November
After completing many years of demanding music studies (first at Conservatorio di S. Cecilia in Rome and then in the Konzert-Klasse at the Musik Akademie in Basel with Oscar Ghiglia), Marco Cappelli has lead an extraordinary artistic path, becoming familiar both with rigorous written music as well with free improvisation languages.
MA/MSc Application Deadline
Applications are being accepted for the MA/MSc in Music Technology program. The initial deadline for applications is April 27th 2013. A range of funding opportunities for both international and EU students are available.
Former MA student Timothy Schmele receives Luigi Russolo music prize
Timothy Schmele, 2010 MA in Music Technology graduate, has received 1st Prize at the 2012 Luigi Russolo electro-acoustic music prize. The Russolo competition is one of the most prestigious contests for electro-acoustic composition. It began in 1979 as a homage to the painter and composer Luigi Russolo, the founder of noise music.
Seminar Léon McCarthy | 31st October
Using subjective audience feedback on the experience of a live audiovisual performance – an audiovisual performance & research presentation
Léon McCarthy, lecturer here in DMARC in Digital Video Art, will present a live audiovisual performance for the first time in Limerick. Following this, he will ask the audience to partake in a short survey and then discuss his current methods in seeking to enrich the experience of live audiovisuals
Seminar Dan Barry | 24th October
Dan Barry is a software developer and entrepreneur specialising in Digital Signal Processing for Audio. In 2010 he co-founded and developed Riffstation where he is currently the CEO. In 2011, he co-founded and developed technology for 45Sound. He is also the founder, manager and lead researcher in the Audio Research Group based in the Department Electrical Engineering Systems at The Dublin Institute of Technology.
