Distanced Deviations: An Online Programme of Music and Sound Recording Events
Staff on our BA in Music and Sound Recording have put together a programme of events in which they share their passion for music technology.
Distanced Deviations is open to all students and no previous experience or expertise is required. The sessions will take place on each Friday of Spring Term and last 60-90 minutes. The majority of the sessions will be live, but some might be pre-recorded or streamed.
Workshops (weeks 2, 4, 6, 8, 10)
Half of the sessions will be workshops. Staff and postgraduate students will showcase working methods and interesting creative techniques. Topics to be covered include artificial intelligence, modular synthesis, working with minimal home setups (a must during lockdown), music-visualiser creation and possibly a scrap-heap-challenge style event.
Against the Clock (weeks 3, 5, 7, 9)
The other half of the sessions will comprise ‘Against The Clock’ challenges (the format is inspired by the FACT magazine) in which staff and postgraduate students will attempt to build an entire track in 60 minutes! In contrast to FACT’s version, the contestants will be incorporating short breaks so that participants have the opportunity to ask questions.
The timetable is as follows (schedule/content subject to change):
Title |
Duration & Time |
Joining Instructions |
Workshop: Songwriting with AI |
60 mins (4pm, wk 2 – Friday 22 January 2021) |
Join Zoom Meeting https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/98450891362?pwd=aTcwVzRGbTdKdzd2Z2phZ3BaY2Mydz09 Meeting ID: 984 5089 1362 Passcode: 659481 |
Against The Clock |
90 mins (3pm, wk 3 – Friday 29 January 2021) |
Join Zoom Meeting https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/ |
Workshop: Make Music with a Minimal Setup |
60 mins (3pm, wk 4 – Friday 5 February 2021) |
Join Zoom Meeting https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/98720730809 Meeting ID: 987 2073 0809 |
Against The Clock |
90 mins (3pm, wk 5 – Friday 12 February 2021) |
Join Zoom Meeting https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/99955983391 Meeting ID: 999 5598 3391 |
Workshop: Scrap Heap Challenge |
60 mins (3pm, wk 6 – Friday 19 February 2021) |
Join Zoom Meeting https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/96729775137 Meeting ID: 967 2977 5137 |
Against The Clock |
90 mins (3pm, wk 7 – Friday 26 February 2021) |
Join Zoom Meeting https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/98533630778 Meeting ID: 985 3363 0778 |
Workshop: Modular Synthesis |
60 mins (3pm, wk 8 – Friday 5 March 2021) |
Join Zoom Meeting https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/96487689143 Meeting ID: 964 8768 9143 |
Against The Clock |
90 mins (3pm, wk 9 – Friday 12 March) |
Join Zoom Meeting https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/96096128276 Meeting ID: 960 9612 8276 |
Workshop: Visualisers in Processing |
60 mins (3pm, wk 10 – Friday 19 March) |
Join Zoom Meeting https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/94113946310 Meeting ID: 941 1394 6310 |