LiveCoding Improv I
Performer: Hlöðver Sigurðsson
This improvisation is performed using Overtone. Hlöðver's goal is to use his own dynamic programmable sounds that can be transposed in algorithmic manner harvesting the power of high level programming language and the sound engine from Supercollider.
Hlöðver Sigurðsson is a computer musician and composer from Reykjavik. He graduated from Iceland Academy of the Arts with Ríkarður H. Friðriksson as his main teacher. Hlöðver’s musical background is mainly classical, music theory and/or piano playing since starting in Reykjavik Music Academy in 2006. His explorations in computer synthesized music started with studying the fundamentals of Digital Audio Workstations and VST/AU plugins, usingoutdoor field recordings for multichannel soundscapes and installations.Hlöðver has used Csound lately to compose and live-code. Hlöðver live-coded using Csound in young composers music festival Ómkvörnin and again in Raflost music festival in spring 2014.