Monday 10 August 2009

Adam Stansbie's Music Composition Accepted at EMM 2009

Adam Stansbie from Innovation North has been selected to perform at the Electronic Music Midwest Festival (EMM) which is held in Kansas City 5.-6. November 2009. Over the last 9 years, EMM has programmed over 250 new electroacoustic compositions to audiences in the United States. Due to its success and reputation of excellence, EMM attracts participation from a number of high-profile composers from around the world. Adam's composition, Point of Departure, a 23-minute acousmatic piece, was selected from a pool of over 200 submissions through peer-juried selection process.

Adam's selection for EMM follows a number of high profile international performances, including appearances at: the Bourges International Music Festival Synthèse, France (2009), selection for the International Computer Music Conference, Canada (2009), Los Angeles Sonic Odyssey, USA (2008), Seoul International Computer Music Festival, South Korea (2009), FILE Electronic Language Festival, Brazil, (2009), International Electroacoustic and Polymedia Art Festival, Serbia (2009). In addition to these international performances, Adam's works continue to be performed regularly in the UK, including a recent performance at the Glastonbury Festival (2009).

Monday 3 August 2009

Richard Stevens is Appointed Chair of IASIG Game Audio Education Working Group

Senior lecturer Richards Stevens from our faculty Innovation North has been appointed chair of the Interactive Audio Special Interest Group (IASIG) Game Audio Education Working Group. In this role he is to coordinate an international team of academics and industry representatives in developing guidelines for a curriculum for teaching audio for games.

The Interactive Audio Special Interest Group (IASIG) exists to allow developers of audio software, hardware, and content to freely exchange ideas about 'interactive audio'. The goal of the group is to improve the performance of interactive applications by influencing hardware and software design, as well as leveraging the combined skills of the audio community to make better tools.

Congratulations, Richard!