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Jeff Carey (laptop
SuperCollider) and Robert van Heumen (laptop LiSa) are the electronic
backbone of the electroacoustic sextet OfficeR that brings structured
improvisation in a very unique way. As SKIF they work with similar
structures, ranging from sonic bursts to melodic melancholy,
using joysticks and selfmade controllers to keep it all in line (most
of the time). SKIF++ is the collaboration of SKIF and Bas van
Koolwijk's (laptop Max/MSP/Jitter) processing of the SKIF-sound into
video and back again to audio.
Jeff Carey www.n-collective.com/jeffcarey
Playing music in many contexts, as a computer musician, electro-acoustic composer and improviser, Jeff Carey's music ranges many aspects of computer music from non real-time acousmatic composition, electro-acoustic composition, to improvisation and performs in a number of units such as Office-R(6), USA/USB, the acclaimed feedback project 87 Central, and N-Collective related projects. Having spent years carrying around too much heavy gear playing no-input mixer he is happy to trade for a laptop: with feel that is more organic than digital -- drones, gentle and otherwise multiply against hyperactive noise bursts and crackling phrasing.
Robert van Heumen humanelectric.net hardhatarea.com
Electronic musician Robert van Heumen is using STEIM's live sampling software LiSa with all kinds of controllers (some have called them sexy). He is active as a member of the electro-acoustic sextet OfficeR, part of the N Collective, and has shared the stage with Michel Waisvisz, Jeff Carey, Oguz Buyukberber, Anne LaBerge, Guy Harries, Daniel Schorno, Roddy Schrock and Nate Wooley. His soundworld is a mixture of environmental sounds, toys, voices, sounds from kitchen appliances, half of the time smashed beyond repair. He is the SampleMan of SKIF++.
Bas van Koolwijk www.basvankoolwijk.com
The video of Van Koolwijk can be seen as an aggressive attack on the
illusion of video itself. Through a rigorous and formalistic approach,
Van Koolwijk exposes the face of the machine which lives behind the
often-placating veil of the televised image.
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