Distanced Deviations: An Online Programme of Music and Sound Recording Events

News | Posted on Wednesday 20 January 2021

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/94740924935?pwd=MkE5VjBZVGpFbVQ1WEc3ZW9PR1JDQT09

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