| Beatrix |
| What |
beatrix
is an drum ensemble installation with 8 self-powered speakers and radio
communicating microcontroller nodes mounted on a black panel. the ensemble
is composed of players performing coordinated rhythm patterns that together
fuse into a parsimonious yet complex interlocking rhythm. the players phases
and rhythms are coordinated by radio. |
| Which |
Art
installation for C3D
  
|
| Why |
To
study the nature of drum ensemble coordination and improv. |
| Who |
Jonathan
Bachrach with Dan Paluska |
| How |
Berkeley
Tinies |
| When |
2002 |
| Where |
MIT
AI Lab and MIT Museum |
| And |
cobeat
and beatrixToo |