Projects

This page has not been updated in a while. Ongoing activities include:

• fourMs
• NIME
• NIME 2011
• Jamoma
• GDIF

Music Ball Project
We are building prototypes for “musical balls” that can be used as new interfaces for musical expression. This project is a collaboration between NOTAM, University of Oslo, Oslo School of Architecture and Design and McGill University.

Integra
The idea of this three year EU-funded project is to create “A European Composition and Performance Environment for Sharing Live Music Technologies”. Software will be developed so that a number of old electroacoustic works that rely on technology which is no longer available can be performed again.

Enactive
The general objective of the EU funded ENACTIVE Network is the creation of a multidisciplinary research community with the aim of structuring the research on a new generation of human-computer interfaces called Enactive Interfaces.

Teatrix
27-31 March 2006, USF Verftet in Bergen
This workshop organized by BEK at USF Verftet in Bergen was meant to explore technology in a stage setting, with around 15 international participants. I worked with Tim Place and Trond Lossius on Jamoma.

Voice, Dance & Electronics
5 December 2005, ZEB + Blå, Oslo
I have been involved in an improvisation project with singer Maria Fonneløp and dancer Åshild Martella Ravndal Salthe, where we have been experimenting with sounds, new interfaces and the use of movement to create music.

Lydskattejakten – Sound Treasure Hunt
September- October 2005, Ladegården, Oslo
11 – 16 October 2004, Ladegården, Oslo
I have done the sound programming for a large sound installation where school classes will come and take part in a “sound treasure hunt”. Their choices will govern the final musical performance.

Inspiritus
7-28 October 2005, Oslo Cathedral
I developed the sound part of an installation by sculptor Grete Refsum in the crypt of the Oslo Cathedral. Using video analysis, people’s movements will be tracked and different voice excerpts will be played back in a multichannel audio setup.

Musikkteknologidagene 2005
I coordinated a national conference on music technology, bringing together people from the different institutions, freelancers and industry. About 70 people showed up, and we had some interesting presentations and discussions. The conference took place at the University of Oslo during the opening weekend of the Ultima festival.

Memorabilia
12 August 2005, Tou Scene, Stavanger, Norway
I have developed a large Max/MSP patch for composer Eivind Buene for his Memorabilia project, featuring Frode Gjerstad (saxophones), Håkon Mørch Stene (percussion), Thomas Nilsson (percussion), Kevin Norton (vibraphones) and live electronics. The 60 minute piece was played at in an old brewery, now Tou Scene during the International Chamber music festival in Stavanger.

WaveCamp
Based on my long experience with the European Space Camp, I have initiated WaveCamp which will be a summer camp for young persons interested in music and technology. Located at Steilene, a group of islands in the Oslo archipelago, the camp will gather 24 young Nordic participants (17-19 years old) to learn about music technology, and build an interactive sound installation controlled by the natural elements at Steilene.

Emergence
20 November 2004, Huddersfield, England
10 October 2004, Aulaen, Oslo
I developed the electronics part, and played joystick, in “Emergence” a piece for solo accordion (Frode Haltli), orchestra (Oslo Sinfonietta) and live electronics by British composer Sam Hayden. All instruments are routed through the patch, and used as a basis for various spatialisation, filtering and delay effects.

Atlas
9-12 September 2004, Black Box, Oslo
I made a system for displaying coordinated live video on 3 screens, with network communication between several computers. The system was used for live visuals during the “Atlas” performance by MobileHomes.

Interaktiv messe
29 August 2004, Betong, Oslo
22 August 2004, Østsia, HiA, Kristiansand
02-04 July 2004, Music & Mission Festival,Risøya
21 June 2004, Ungdommens kirkemøte,Drammen
In cooperation with The NorwegianStudent Christian Movement we developed an experimental Christianservice where both content and structure was governed by the peoplepresent. Lots of sensors, computers, screens and speakers filled theroom, and projected all the content.

Ship for World Youth
I participated in SWY16, a two month cruise organized by the Japanese government: Tokyo -> Singapore -> Bombay -> The Seychelles -> Tanzania -> Singapore -> Tokyo. I made the official Norwegian web site, have also made a separate web gallery showing some more experimental things.

Flexing Swine
I used to perform in venues around Göteborg with art&technology orchestra Flexing Swine, featuring live audio and video from laptops in (dis)harmony.

The Case of the Mölndal Murder
17-20 December 2003, Mölndal Museum, Göteborg, Sweden
A non-linear, interactive art&technology project using PDAs and bluetooth technology. Made by Leon Cullinane, Sue Huang, Olof Persson, Alexander Refsum Jensenius.

Peer Peer
14 September 2005, Bærum kulturhus
31 March 2004 , Ibsen-museet, Oslo
29 November 2003, Henie Onstad kunstmuseum, Høvikodden
A multi-channel electroacoustic piece paraphrasing different musical versions of the play Peer Gynt (Grieg, Schnitke, Sæverud). The piece was commissioned by Bærum Bildende Kunstnere for the opening of an exhibition featuring works on the theme “Peer Gynt”.

Rosary Series
12-19 October 2003, Skårer Museum, Lørenskog, Norway
Multichannel sound design for installation of Rosary Series, meditation objects made by Grete Refsum. The sculptures had matching sounds reflecting the different themes.

Master Exam Concert
21 November 2002, ZEB, Oslo
My exam concert featured pieces for keys, strings and live electronics.

LCD
21 November 2002, ZEB, Oslo
Installation with balls or stripes drawn on 9 screens. There is also a “noise-like” sound changing its frequency dependent on the movement of the balls. The movement of the balls change when people pass through IR-beams in front of the monitor.

Laser Dance
30 Nov – 1 Dec 2001The Norwegian Academy of Ballet and Dance, Oslo
Interactive sound for dance performance by choreographer Mia Habib, using lasers and infrared sensors for controlling the sound.

Berkeley MUS201 Interactive Piano
May 2001, CNMAT, UC Berkeley
Exam concert featuring a piece for live electronics, piano and wind controller.

Vesper 2000
26 November 2000, St. Dominic Church, Oslo
A catholic evening prayer for mixed voices, flute, piano and electronics. Usingthe traditional text and new music. (in the news)

Musical: Tro og Tvil
July 1998, St. Hallvard Church, Oslo
A 45 minute musical written together with Sindre Nilsen, created at a summer camp organised by the Norwegian Young Catholic Association.