Author Archives: Augusto Meijer

Hypercube @ Festival Op ‘t Eiland 2013

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The Hypercube installation by Jaap van den Elzen & Augusto Meijer in collaboration with Oddstream is programmed at the “Festival Op ‘t Eiland 2013 (13-19 July 2013).

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About Hypercube

-design: Jaap van den Elzen
-sound: Augusto Meijer
-in collaboration with Oddstream

Hypercube is an art installation in which the viewer is immersed in an audiovisual environment. The cube-shaped space of the Hypercube -surrounded by mirrors and dynamic lightlines- guarantees a stunning multi-sensory experience. Infinite reflections, lack of spatial reference, intense focus, disorientation and a distorted sense of time and space are key. Hypercube gives its own definition of how space can be experienced and adds a new dimension to one of the most cultivated building blocks known to mankind: the Cube.

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Finalist @ Music For Car Parks competition

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Augusto Meijer was a finalist for the exciting “Music For Car Parks” Competition!

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An expert jury comprising professionals with international experience anonymously evaluated the many submissions.

10 finalists were chosen during a preliminary selection round. From these 10 works, the jury subsequently selected the winning entry of the Music for Car Parks composition competition, along with the second and third prize winners.

On 9 May the Bang on a Can All-Stars perform Brian Eno’s Music for Airports in Concertgebouw Brugge. In connection with this wonderful concert, we are now searching for MUSIC FOR CAR PARKS: a soundscape that relaxes and/or stimulates the car park user, ambient music that turns every visit to an Interparking car park into an artistic experience. Anyone with musical talent who is interested in composing a soundscape for this project can take part in this competition between 1 February 2013 and 15 April 2013. The only condition is that their music subtly stimulates the car park user and provides an added value not offered by the ubiquitous and hackneyed Muzak.

“Universum II” @ “The Pale Blue Dot” concert

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“Universum II” is a composition for strings & clarinet, composed for “The Pale Blue Dot” project founded by Arjan de Wit and Bas Bouma.

[listen to Universum II example]

About the project

The earth is but a pale blue pixel in a vast space: “The Pale Blue Dot”. The photo was taken by spacecraft “Voyager 1″ from behind the rings of Saturn commissioned by astronomer and astrophysicist Carl Sagan. The project: ” The Pale Blue Dot”, is a musical journey starting in space  from behind the rings of planet Saturn and ending on Earth. Six young composers had to write together a multimedia music concert, while drawing inspiration from the photographs taken by Voyager 1. The photo raises all kinds of questions. You can look at it with humanistic, scientific or religious eyes. What does this picture mean in terms of  ideas of how we came to earth, and more importantly, how we  look at ourselves? Besides the music, a number of composers engaged in cooperation with filmmakers, artists and animators. This included a different view in the story of the composers and in various ways encouraged to reflect on this issue.

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Hypercube, an intense installation art experience

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Hypercube is an art installation in which the viewer is immersed in an audiovisual environment. The cube-shaped space of the Hypercube -surrounded by mirrors and dynamic lightlines- guarantees a stunning multi-sensory experience. Infinite reflections, lack of spatial reference, intense focus, disorientation and a distorted sense of time and space are key. Hypercube gives its own definition of how space can be experienced and adds a new dimension to one of the most cultivated building blocks known to mankind: the Cube. For more info about this project, check out this article: http://www.enlightermagazine.com/projects/hypercube-jaap-van-den-elzen

Designed by Jaap van den Elzen
Sound composed by Augusto Meijer

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Structures @ radioshow “Aktueel”

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“Structures” was presented on a Dutch radioshow called “Aktueel”. “Aktueel” is part of a big online radio network called Concertzender. “Structures” is an electroacoustic piece composed by Augusto Meijer.

The streaming is available on demand, so you’ll be able to catch up at any time!

Listen to Structures @ “Aktueel” nov27th, de Concertzender

 

Gaudeamus muziekweek, HKU lunchconcert

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The Gaudeamus Muziekweek, held annually at the beginning of September in Utrecht, presents the newest music by the youngest generation of composers, in exciting programming formats at extraordinary locations. The Gaudeamus Muziekweek is THE international meeting place for young composers from all over the world. An important part of the Gaudeamus Muziekweek is the Gaudeamus Prize, an award to encourage composers younger than 30.

A sound preview for the ‘Hypercube” installation project was presented at a lunchconcert, organised by the Utrecht School of the Arts.

http://muziekweek.nl/programma/muziekweek12/12_09_04_05_Lunchconcert_HKU.php

Soundscape @ Manifesta9 – parralel events

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Lichtval is a spatial light installation by Jaap van den Elzen whose shape is loosely based on the elevator cars from the mines. But where the miners entered a world of total darkness, in Lichtval the spectator enters a dynamic space of light. A soundscape has been created exclusively for the installation.

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Soundscape: Augusto Meijer
Design: Jaap van den Elzen

Links:
http://manifesta9.org/en/home/
http://www.jaapvandenelzen.nl/

Soundscape & Musicdesign for modern dance

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“World in Between” is a modern dance experiment by Katja Graessli.
Performers are placed inside an everyday life situation, which is being transformed into an abstract experience for the audience to enjoy.

Choreography: Katja Graessli
Music used: Alva Noto & Ryuichi Sakamoto, Jeroen Strijbos, Augusto Meijer

Music design: Augusto Meijer

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