Extending expression, learning, and health through innovations in musical composition, performance, and participation

Opera of the Future

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Music and Mind: Harnessing the Arts for Health and Wellness

Fleming, Renée, et al. "Music and Mind: Harnessing the Arts for Health and Wellness." Viking (Penguin Random House LLC). April 9, 2024. ISBN 9780593653197

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Creative Text-to-Audio Generation via Synthesizer Programming

Singh*, N., Cherep*, M., & Shand, J. (2023, December). Creative Text-to-Audio Generation via Synthesizer Programming. In NeurIPS Machine Learning for Audio Workshop

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SynthAX: A Fast Modular Synthesizer in JAX

Cherep*, M., & Singh*, N. (2023, May). SynthAX: A Fast Modular Synthesizer in JAX. In Audio Engineering Society Convention 155. Audio Engineering Society.

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Pharmamusicology: Exploring the Impact of Music on the Physiology and Psychology of Anxiety Disorders and Well-Being

Lecamwasam, K.H.M. (2023). Pharmamusicology: Exploring the Impact of Music on the Physiology and Psychology of Anxiety Disorders and Well-Being. Master's Thesis, MIT Media Lab.

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Where to Hide a Stolen Elephant: Leaps in Creative Writing with Multimodal Machine Intelligence

Singh, N., Bernal, G., Savchenko, D., & Glassman, E. L. (2022). Where to Hide a Stolen Elephant: Leaps in Creative Writing with Multimodal Machine Intelligence. ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction.

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Image2Reverb: Cross-Modal Reverb Impulse Response Synthesis

Image2Reverb: Cross-Modal Reverb Impulse Response Synthesis. Nikhil Singh, Jeff Mentch, Jerry Ng, Matthew Beveridge, Iddo Drori; Proceedings of the IEEE/CVF International Conference on Computer Vision (ICCV), 2021, pp. 286-295

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The Sound Sketchpad: Expressively Combining Large and Diverse Audio Collections

Nikhil Singh. 2021. The Sound Sketchpad: Expressively Combining Large and Diverse Audio Collections. In 26th International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI ’21), April 14–17, 2021, College Station, TX, USA.

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Interspecies Interactions Mediated by Technology: An Avian Case Study at the Zoo

Kleinberger, Rébecca, et al. "Interspecies Interactions Mediated by Technology: An Avian Case Study at the Zoo." ACM CHI 2020 Conference (April 2020).

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Massively Multiplayer Operas: Interactive Systems for Collaborative Musical Narrative

Su, D. (2019). Massively Multiplayer Operas: Interactive Systems for Collaborative Musical Narrative. Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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Turning the DAW Inside Out

Holbrow, C. (2019). Turning the DAW Inside Out. Audio Engineering Society Conference: 146th Convention.

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Tempic Integrator: A modern tool for composing with sliding polytempos as conceived by Henry Cowell in 1930

Holbrow, C. (2019). Tempic Integrator: A modern tool for composing with sliding polytempos as conceived by Henry Cowell in 1930. In Audio Engineering Society Student Design Competition. Dublin, Ireland.

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AMAI: Adaptive Music for Affect Improvement

Su, D., Picard, R., Liu, Y. "AMAI: Adaptive Music for Affect Improvement." Proceedings of the 44th International Computer Music Conference (ICMC), Daegu, Korea, August 2018.

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Score Instruments: A New Paradigm of Musical Instruments to Guide Musical Wonderers

van Troyer, A. "Score Instruments: A New Paradigm of Musical Instruments to Guide Musical Wonderers"

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Panoptic

Sanchez Lengeling, Thomas. "Panoptic"

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Spaces That Perform Themselves

L'Huillier, N. "Spaces That Perform Themselves"

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Hypercompression: Stochastic Musical Processing

Holbrow, C. "HYPERCOMPRESSION: Stochastic Musical Processing"

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Powers Live: A Global Interactive Opera Simulcast

Torpey, P., Bloomberg, B.

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Hyperproduction : an audio-centric framework for the abstract modeling of live performance to guide audience attention and perspective using

Bloomberg, B. "Hyperproduction : an audio-centric framework for the abstract modeling of live performance to guide audience attention and perspective using connected real-time systems"

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The Body Parametric: Abstraction of Vocal and Physical Expression in Performance

Nattinger, E. J. "The Body Parametric: Abstraction of Vocal and Physical Expression in Performance"

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Singing About Singing, Using the Voice as a Tool for Self-Reflection

Kleinberger, R. "Singing About Singing, Using the Voice as a Tool for Self-Reflection"

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Composing Embodied Sonic Play Experiences: Towards Acoustic Feedback Ecology

van Troyer, A. NIME’14, June 30 – July 03, 2014, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK

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Vocal Vibrations: A Multisensory Experience of the Voice

Holbrow, C., Jessop, E., Kleinberger R. NIME’14, June 30 – July 03, 2014, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK

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Music, Mind, and Mouth: Exploring the Interaction Between Music and Flavor Perception

Wang, Q. "Music, Mind, and Mouth: Exploring the Interaction Between Music and Flavor Perception"

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Media Scores: A Framework for Composing the Modern-Day Gesamtkunstwerk

Torpey, P. A. "Media Scores: A Framework for Composing the Modern-Day Gesamtkunstwerk"

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Hyperaudience Designing Performance Systems for Audience Inclusion

Van Troyer, A. "Hyperaudience Designing Performance Systems for Audience Inclusion"

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SoundStrand: a Tangible Interface for Composing Music with Limited Degrees of Freedom

Shahar, E. "SoundStrand: a Tangible Interface for Composing Music with Limited Degrees of Freedom"

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Death and the Powers: A Robotic Opera

Machover, T.

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Future Opera for Robots and People Too

Machover, T.

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Music and Technology in Death and the Powers

Jessop, E., Torpey, P., Bloomberg, B. NIME’11, 30 May–1 June 2011, Oslo, Norway

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Music, Mind and Health: How Community Change, Diagnosis, and Neuro-rehabilitation Can Be Achieved during Creative Tasks

Boulanger, A. "Music, Mind and Health: How Community Change, Diagnosis, and Neuro-rehabilitation Can Be Achieved during Creative Tasks"

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Biologically Inspired Robots for Stage Performance

Dong, W. "Biologically Inspired Robots for Stage Performance"

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A Gestural Media Framework: Tools for Expressive Gesture Recognition and Mapping in Rehearsal and Performance

Jessop, E. "A Gestural Media Framework: Tools for Expressive Gesture Recognition and Mapping in Rehearsal and Performance"

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Nervebox: The First General Platform for Electromechanical Musical Instruments

Cavatorta, A. "Nervebox: The First General Platform for Electromechanical Musical Instruments"

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Studying Violin Bowing

Young, D.

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Disembodied Performance: Abstraction of Representation in Live Theater

Torpey, P. "Disembodied Performance: Abstraction of Representation in Live Theater"

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The Vocal Augmentation and Manipulation Prosthesis (VAMP): A Conducting-Based Gestural Controller for Vocal Performance

Jessop, E.

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AUDIO ORIENTEERING: Navigating an Invisible Terrain

Feehan, N.

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Beyond Guitar Hero – Towards a New Musical Ecology

Machover, T.

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Expressive Gesture Controller for an Individual with Quadriplegia

Boulanger, A.

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Difficulties in Skill Acquisition and Pervasive Environments.

Boulanger, A.

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MusicBox: Navigating the Space of Your Music

Lillie, A. "MusicBox: Navigating the Space of Your Music"

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The Impact of Haptic Guidance on Musical Motor Learning

Grindlay, G. "The Impact of Haptic Guidance on Musical Motor Learning"

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Encouraging the Expression of the Unspeakable: Influence and Agency in a Robotic Creature

Knouf, N. "Encouraging the Expression of the Unspeakable: Influence and Agency in a Robotic Creature"

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The Chandelier: Toward a Digitally Conceived Physical Performance Object

Pliam, S. "The Chandelier: Toward a Digitally Conceived Physical Performance Object"

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My Cello

Machover, T.

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The Chandelier: An Exploration in Robotic Musical Instrument Design

Fabio, M. "The Chandelier: An Exploration in Robotic Musical Instrument Design"

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A Methodology for Investigation of Bowed String Performance through Measurement of Violin Bowing Technique

Young, D. "A Methodology for Investigation of Bowed String Performance through Measurement of Violin Bowing Technique"

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Hybrid Percussion: Extending Physical Instruments Using Sampled Acoustics

Aimi, R. "Hybrid Percussion: Extending Physical Instruments Using Sampled Acoustics"

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Dreaming a New Music

Machover, T.

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Autism, New Music Technologies and Cognition

Boulanger, A. "Autism, New Music Technologies and Cognition"

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Dissimilarity Measures and Emotional Responses to Music.

Knouf, N .

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Opera Electronica

Machover, T. et al

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Composing for Hyperbow: A Collaboration Between MIT and the Royal Academy of Music.

Young, D., Nunn, P., Vassiliev, A.

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Interconnected Musical Networks: Toward a Theoretical Famework

Weinberg, G.

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A Quantitative, Parametric Model of Musical Tension

Farbood, M. "A Quantitative, Parametric Model of Musical Tension"

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Syncwalk - A Framework for Geospatial Audio Composition

Feehan, N. "Syncwalk - A Framework for Geospatial Audio Composition"

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The Power of Listening: Auditory-Motor Interactions in Musical Training.

Lahav, A., Boulanger, A., Schlaug, G., Saltzman E.

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A Forearm Controller and Tactile Display

Sachs, D. "A Forearm Controller and Tactile Display"

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Choreographing the Digital Agent: Live Performance Graphics for Dance Theater

Downie, M. "Choreographing the Digital Agent: Live Performance Graphics for Dance Theater"

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Creating Music by Listening

Jehan, T. "Creating Music by Listening"

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A Conversation with Tod Machover

Rourke, K.

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A New Beatbug: Revisions, Simplifications, and New Directions.

Aimi, R., Young, D.