Creative Research Project Influences

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Creative Research Project Influences by Mind Map: Creative Research Project Influences

1. Imogen Heap

1.1. Hide and Seek

1.1.1. uses keyboard synth transformed by vocoder to create an a cappella sound

1.2. songwriter and musician

1.3. technically innovative

2. Laurie Anderson

2.1. O Superman

2.1.1. half sung, half spoken

2.1.2. use of vocoder

2.2. experimental performance artist and musician

3. Holly Herndon

3.1. Breathe

3.1.1. made up of inhalation and exhalation

3.1.2. uses sounds we would usually not want to hear in vocal recordings

3.1.3. wants to "find a fleshiness in digital music"

4. Jonathan Harvey

4.1. Speakings, for Large Orchestra and Electronics

4.1.1. concept of the piece was to "make the orchestra speak"

4.2. composer in many genres

5. Katie Gately

5.1. Pipes

5.1.1. almost all sonic material produced by Gately herself

5.1.2. some sounds recognisable as her, others sound completely non-human

5.2. surrenders herself to the flaws of her voice

5.3. uses Melodyne to shape sounds

6. Ute Wassermann

6.1. On the Marshes

6.1.1. explores the acoustic underneath a railway bridge

6.2. vocal soloist/composers

6.3. has created her own vocal sound-language

7. Meredith Monk

7.1. uses a wide range of extended techniques

7.2. Core Chant

7.2.1. vocal chant using a language Monk created herself

7.3. known for vocal innovations

8. Derek Piotr

8.1. Conifers

8.1.1. all vocal drone piece

8.2. works focus mainly on the voice, his own voice

9. Trevor Wishart

9.1. Vox Cycle

9.1.1. "Vox 5"

9.1.1.1. solely based on recording of sounds made by Wishart himself, and transformations of these

9.1.1.2. some of the sounds made by Wishart are representation of what he calls "real life sounds"

9.2. composes mainly using the human voice

9.2.1. concerned with transformation between this and natural sounds

9.3. uses extended vocal techniques

10. Georges Aperghis

10.1. Récitations

10.1.1. based around extended vocal techniques

10.1.2. discontinuous form

10.1.3. forces performer to build their own vocal character

10.2. Greek composer of experimental music

10.3. treated voice, instrument, movement, text and staging equally

11. Ake Parmerud

11.1. Grain of Voices

11.1.1. based on recordings made in various parts of the world

11.1.2. examines the voice in different states

11.2. composer, musician, multimedia artist