Pachelbel video

For my first post of 2010 I’ve got a new video release: It’s part of the “Touchable Dreams” performance which I did with Jeremy Harmer in December 2009 in Cambridge. This clip is just me doing a looped version of the famous “Canon in D” by Pachelbel. I worked out the programming needed in order to perform it properly in it’s original form – bass line and three canonical violin lines – a while ago: It involves a straight loop for the bass line and then lots of careful loop/replace functions for the canon. I was delighted it proved possible to do; and it proves popular in live performances.

This particular concert was the first outing for my new Bridge 5-string electric violin: More about the superb Bridge instruments soon…..

Meanwhile enjoy the video, and have a great 2010!

Lord Puttnam at the OU

Tuesday saw me playing at a reception at the Open University in Milton Keynes, where they were welcoming Lord David Puttnam as Chancellor.

Steve at the Open University - twice!

Held in the new Computing Department building, this was my second visit this year as I also played there as part of a conference on computing and music back in the summer. I had a definite sense of deja vu when I arrived as a large screen was playing a recording of my previous visit on a loop: Unusual, but also apt since my performance involved a variety of looped violin pieces! There were also some fascinating presentations about a variety of music and computer related research which is currently being carried out at the OU. If you’d like to discover more about music research at the OU then have a look at this page.