
for voice, 5 performers, electronics & stock footage clips
commissioned by: mdi ensemble
duration: 45′ ca.
Camera Music is a collection of eight pieces, for male voice, five musicians and different forms of video.
It specifically addresses the desire for power that human beings exert over the natural and social context.
Inside music, text and video, this topic is debated sometimes ironically, other times more painfully and harshly.
• Camera Music #1, “In praise of my splendid voice”
for e-guitar, e-cello, voice and commercials.
Here you can watch and listen to the web version: Camera Music #1 – video
• Camera Music #2, “La Mer”
for midi keyboard, e-viola, e-cello, voice and stock footage clips
• Camera Music #3, “Je hais la haine”
for e-string trio, voice and stock footage clips
• Camera Music #4, “Beatitudine”
for e-guitar, e-string trio and stock footage clips
…. still in the oven: Camera Music #5, #6, #7 & #8
musicians:
– male voice
– electric guitar
– midi keyboard
– electric violin
– electric viola
– electric cello
music, text & video editing: giovanni verrando
max/MSP programming (audio & video): giovanni falascone & giovanni verrando
interview on Camera Music
Camera Music #1 – Video
technical rider
– 1 microphone for the voice
– 6 in-ear monitors
– 2 macintosh with max/MSP
– 1 macintosh with Qlab
– mixer 24 channel
– 2 loudspeakers (ordinary stereo) + subwoofer
– horizontal screen/led screen; the original video is 1920×1080
