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Musical America: "All Hail, Bing"
Bay Area music lovers converged on Stanford University over the weekend, as the long-awaited Bing Concert Hall opened its doors. Read more...
CCRMA's Work at Bing Concert Hall Featured in Stanford Daily
Stanford's Bing Concert Hall opens this Friday with soundscape fanfare: The first notes on opening night will show off the advanced acoustic and technical systems of the new concert hall. Read more...
Holly Herndon featured on NPR First Listen
Holly Herndon renders 1s and 0s in ways that feel as personal and internal as heartbeats, and makes her laptop's sounds fit as comfortably as a second skin.CNN.com article highlighting Wendy Ju's work: Bridging the gap between humans and computers
Computers are evolving. We have voice-controlled assistants on our phones, telepresence robots for when we can't make it to a meeting in person, and self-driving cars that are headed to a road near you.
These machines aren't just taking over human tasks. Computerized systems are also taking on more human characteristics. As technology gets more advanced, how will our relationships with it change? Read more...Book Review: "The Science of Sound Recording" by Jay Kadis, in Sound on Sound Magazine
The Science of Sound Recording by Jay Kadis
October, 2012, Hugh Robjohns, Sound on Sound Magazine
It’s a sad but true fact that most ‘sound engineers’ actually struggle with some of the technical and mathematical aspects that underpin audio engineering. Jay Kadis’ new book, The Science of Sound Recording (Focal Press, ISBN 978-0-240-82154-2), aims to help overcome those difficulties with clear, well-written explanations of a wide range of technical subjects related to sound recording.Emerging Talents: Michael Wilson, Keyboard Magazine
Emerging Talents: Michael Wilson
August 29th, 2012, Gina Collecchia, Keyboard Magazine
What’s on in the mind of someone with years of experience on the keyboard and a computer science degree from CalTech under his belt? Musical software, of course! We had the opportunity to sit down with Michael Wilson, a graduate student at Stanford University’s Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA) and learn about his creative process...
Mansion of Music, The Stanford Daily
Mansion of Music
May 1st, 2012, Raymond Luong, The Stanford Daily
It has been described by Stanford students as everything from a Spanish mansion to a Gothic fortress and even a haunted castle, but these misconceptions strike far from the truth. Perched on top of a hill behind Florence Moore Hall, this mysterious Stanford landmark is none other than the Knoll, currently home to Stanford’s Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA, pronounced “karma”).
Chris Carlson and Borderlands, Amazing-Looking Granular Sampler
Borderlands, Amazing-Looking Granular Sampler, and Beautiful Sound
April 19th, 2012, Peter Kirn, Create Digital Music
How do you visualize the invisible? How do expose a process with multiple parameters in a way that’s straightforward and musically intuitive? Can messing about with granular sound feel like touching that sound – something untouchable? Creator Chris Carlson is publishing source code and a presentation for the NIME conference.Mike Gao's Elaborate Musical Inventions: The Creators Project
Mike Gao is by all means a part of the beat movement in LA. He produces beats, performs them live, and interacts within one of the most prolific electronic music communities in the world today. But Gao takes it a step further. He has an arguably deeper understanding of his equipment than any other producer on the scene. A programmer with a PhD in Music Technology, he sees the shortcomings of his world’s ubiquitous music-making equipment and fills in the blanks. More...