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We are back with a new appointment titled "Inside Out Max: Connection, Transformation, Sonification". We wanted to put a stress on data types and data processing, which our guests' will address according to three different perspectives: sharing data between external platforms and Max, transforming sonic data across different techniques, and using data for sonification purposes with virtual and physical media. We're excited to welcome three speakers to the stage: - Ali Somay and Bruna Guarneri.
Featured Speakers
Ali Somay
All Is Data
The journey of connecting Max with external platforms requires speaking a common language. While MIDI is the familiar option, it's merely the tip of the iceberg. Through fun live examples, we'll explore numerous communication protocols beyond MIDI—establishing shared languages that might open unexpected creative pathways.
Ali Somay has been active across multiple disciplines including audio engineering, music production, contemporary composition, live performance (from solo to traditional bands to electronic music ensembles), hardware electronics, software engineering, and professional teaching. His journey has included several pivots—abandoning and recreating paths multiple times. Having established himself as a software engineer with over a decade of experience, Ali has recently found the space to return to his artistic practice with the spirit of a 'beginner's mind.' His newest excitement centers on Desert Petunia, a solo electronic audio/visual project representing his renewed creative output.
Bruna Guarnieri
Making Music with Exoplanets
We will explore Max MSP, Jitter, and RNBO patches connected to making music with Sensors and Exoplanets, alongside a first look at the state of the art of ongoing developments shaping a future 𝕣ꫀᧁꫀꪀꫀ𝕣ꪖ𝕥ⅈꪜꫀ ꪑꪊડⅈᥴ community designed for artists, developers, and landscapes.
𝐵𝓇𝓊𝓃𝒶 𝒢𝓊𝒶𝓇𝓃𝒾𝑒𝓇𝒾 is a Uruguayan artist and luthier based in Berlin. She is building Maar.World, a space where music is thought beyond binaries, weaving between physical and digital formats, music-making, and listening. Her work has shaped sound for the Uruguayan Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale (2021, 2018) and the Uruguayan and Chilean Pavilion at the Milan Expo 2015. In 2021, she won the AI and Music S+T+ARTS Festival Hackathon. She has also been a lead developer in artist-run initiatives such as Head Brothers, Exoplanetas and Aventures Sonores.