Investigating Musical Listening and Identity through Human-Machine Improvisation and AI
In this talk I will adress my own artistic work in the domain of human-machine improvisation, using machine learning and AI, to think about the concepts of listening and identity involved. Revisiting different works and concepts in my artistic research work in this domain, I want to think about the relevent concepts of agency, listening and identity brought about in this practice. The interaction with autonomous musical agent systems that use machine learning to create performatively autonomous systems I want to discuss using the concepts of cybernetic listening, as the listening of a human-machine musical system, paying special attention to the media-specificity of listening in musical agent systems, and auto-cybernetization, as the training of a musical agent system on the musical material of a human musician, which can often be observed in Jazz-related and afrological
musical practices with musical agent systems.
Nicola L. Hein is a sound artist, guitarist, composer, and researcher in music aesthetics and cybernetics. He is a professor of digital creation and artistic director of the studio for electronic music at the University of Music Lübeck.
His work is determined by the interaction of sound, space, light, movement, and the emergent dynamics of aesthetic systems. In his artistic work, he uses physical and electronic extensions of synthesizers and electric guitar, sound installations with motors/video projections/light, cybernetic human-machine interaction with interactive A.I. music systems, augmented reality, telematic real-time art, ambisonic sound projection, instrument-making, conceptual compositions. Intermedia works with video art, dance, literature, and other art forms. The interdisciplinary collaboration with many different artists* from music and video art, dance, theater, literature, painting, and many more play a central role in his artistic work. With the support of the Goethe-Institut and many other institutions, his works have been realized in more than 30 countries in North America, South America, Africa, Asia and Europe. His artistic work is documented on over 30 CD, tape, and vinyl publications on international labels such as Clean Feed. He has been awarded many different prizes and grants for his work. In sound art and improvised music, he has collaborated with many internationally renowned artists: Max Eastly, Evan Parker, Miya Masaoka, Axel Dörner, Ute Wassermann, and many more. Presentations of his work have taken place at MaerzMusik Festival (Berlin), Ars Electronica (Linz), Moers Festival, A L'ARME! FESTIVAL (Berlin), Super Deluxe (Tokyo), Sonica Festival (Glasgow), Experimental Intermedia (New York), and many more.
More information at: https://nicolahein.com/
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