the container for sound is an electronic instrument i developed while taking the course nime: new interfaces for musical expression at the itp graduate program at new york univeristy (i graduated in 2003).

read my journal: here begins the story of the container for sound from initial idea sketches to the trials and tribulations of programming, through sleepless nites and the joys of music-making.

watch video of the Tonic performance (13 MB, Quicktime)

performances, 2003:

  • 12 August The Flying Saucer Café reading/media series in brooklyn, ny
  • 17 June Infrared Lounge in nyc
  • 13 May Tonic nyc - from Jazz & Experimental music listings, Time Out New York May 8-15 : "Tonight, behold 16 new instruments developed by NYU's Interactive Telecommunications Program, in a class called New Interfaces for Musical Expression. While all that sounds a bit daunting, experience has proved that some of the more roughly brilliant sounds and ideas come from young geniuses like these students. (Of course, they're bound to produce some baffling dreck, too.)" see clipping

aya rocks out on the box

that's me flapping the wings of the container for sound.
i was wearing a little blue LED around my neck, it left some nice trails.
photo credit: Daniel Hirschmann