Rollz-5 Schematics

By Richard on July 1, 2014

This is the Rollz-5+ PC Board by Meng Qi.  The circuits follow fairly closely the original paper circuits, designed by Peter Blasser.  I am building it with modifications of my … Read More

Studio 2014

By Richard on June 28, 2014

Finally, after almost a whole year of residing in boxes, wrapped in anti-static bubble pack, the 5U modules have been unpacked and installed into the five main walnut cabinets. Big … Read More

Installation at ReHappening 2014

By Richard on April 6, 2014

How can I describe The {Re}Happening? Such a unique event. Many simultaneous performances of music, dance, multimedia, all taking place from 6 PM to midnight on April 5, 2014, held … Read More

The Influencer

By Richard on April 6, 2014

I propose a live, interactive installation in which sound is generated in real time by analog synthesis equipment that I have designed and built for this type of work. It … Read More

Improvisation with Shane Perlowin

By Richard on March 30, 2014

Shane Perlowin (Parrish) and I were brought together by a project created by Alfonso Graceffo in which musicians come to an impromptu session not knowing who the others are.  And … Read More

New Years Eve 2014 Video

By Richard on January 12, 2014

This video was posted by the Mission for Temporal Art (MTA). It shows excerpts from several of the performances that night. I did a  solo synthesizer piece (with dance by Janice Lancaster). … Read More

Quantisise Patch IV

By Richard on January 6, 2014

Here’s a self-running Quantisise patch that utilizes its VCAs to control the amplitude of two VCOs and the amplitude of two CVs into the wave multipliers. It also employs the … Read More

New Years Eve 2014

By Richard on January 5, 2014

I put together a three-oscillator drone for a live performance on New Year’s Eve at the Mission for Temporal Art at the French Broad Institute in Marshall, NC.  Thanks to … Read More