Performance description:
Eric Wong utilizes multiple Bluetooth speakers to create a spatialized sonic environment that decentralizes the overarching PA system. The portability of these speakers allows both performers and audience members to engage with the sound in varied,
dynamic ways. By dispersing the speakers across the space among the audience, they become interactive elements at the performance.
The pitch materials are either in ratio with one another for different shades of harmonies, or are interfering with each other in closely deviated frequencies. The listener’s physical proximity to each speaker influences their perception of these
harmonic relationships, revealing different textures of harmony or dissonance depending on their location within the space.
Bio:
Eric Wong is a Berlin-based musician and sound artist whose work involves auditory perception and the exploration of human relationships with sonic environments. He often incorporates spatialized sound and reduced expressions in his work, focusing
on fewer gestures instead of constructing linear or non-linear sonic narratives.
Wong has performed at venues, series, and festivals including Volksbühne (Berlin), Hebbel am Ufer (Berlin), Cafe OTO (London), and many more. He has released music on labels Edition Wandelweiser, Creative Sources, Inexhaustible Editions, Full
Body Massage Records, Lona Records, Sello Postal, Vintage Vinyl HK, Party Perfect!, Aloe Records, Ftarri, and Infant Tree.
Born in Minneapolis, MN in 1981, he spent his childhood and teenage years in Hong Kong before moving back to study psychology at the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, and audio production and engineering at the Institute of Production and
Recording. Afterwards he relocated to Hong Kong again where he was active in the indie rock and improvised music scene. He moved to Berlin in 2014.
Sponsored by Goethe Institut, MITHIC, CMSW.
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Mariam Gviniashvili
demo, talk and performance for doing spatial music with ambisonics
Nov. 12 Wed. 5:15pm (doors 5pm)
Location: MIT, W20-429, MIT Spatial Sound Lab
Stratton Student Center, fourth floor 84 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02139
Demo, talk, and performance: Mariam will discuss her sonic practice, her use of ambisonics technology, and perform excerpts from her work. She will also give a performance 11/8 Sat. at Berklee.
Mariam Gviniashvili is a composer and sound artist working at the intersection of electroacoustic music, 3D sound, and multimedia performance. Her work explores the physical and emotional dimensions of sound and space, often integrating visuals and live performance.
Originally from Georgia, Mariam’s musical journey began in early childhood with singing and piano, eventually leading her to composition studies at the Tbilisi State Conservatoire, the Liszt Academy of Music, and the Norwegian Academy of Music. This diverse
background informs her artistic themes, from the distractions of online meetings in
DAYDREAMING (2022) to the “strange cosmic ballet” (5 against 4) of the audiovisual piece
REVELATION (2021), and DECONSTRUCTION (2020), a reflection on the spread patterns of viruses.
Her work has been presented at festivals, venues, and radio broadcasts worldwide, including INA GRM, ZKM | Center for Art and Media, Ars Electronica, EMPAC, and more.
Mariam is the recipient of two Honorary Mentions from Prix Ars Electronica (2021, 2023), the PRIX CIME, and the Work of the Year Award (NKF).
Special thanks to sponsors: MITHIC and CMSW.
Both events are free and open to the public.
Hope to see you there!
Best,
Ian
