[Imc-makerspace] Foundations of Art & Technology Re: [UC-ODDMUSIC-discuss] Oddmusic is having space issues.

[Stewart Dickson]

Here is a course that I have been developing since I first proposed it 
to UNC-Asheville in 2006.
http://netfiles.uiuc.edu/sdickson/www/Art_and_Technology/ART%2BTech_Syllabus.html
> A historic overview of the interplay between art and technology and 
> cultural evolution. Given that technology drives social change, we 
> examine Art which has consciously sought to use the physical and 
> intellectual tools from the frontier of knowledge. The student should 
> gain an appreciation of the artist as an intellectual investigator, 
> able to wield the tools of science and industry for Art.  [To subvert 
> the tools of the Military-Industrial Complex to making Art.]
This should probably be moved to a new server, as it will probably be 
deleted at some point (when CITES notices).

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"Who are the Brain Police?" --Frank Zappa, "Freak Out" June 27, 1966

Stewart Dickson wrote:
> Theremin.   Pronounced "Terra-Meen".   
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theremin
>> It is named after its Russian inventor, Professor Léon Theremin, who 
>> patented the device in 1928.
> My friend, Michael Scroggins http://emsh.calarts.edu/~aka was at an 
> experimental video conference in Moscow in the 1980s.
> Theremin came up in conversation.   Somebody said to him, "Oh, yes.   
> He's still alive.  He lives near here."
>
> You need to be a serious analogue circuit *artist* like Robert Moog to 
> build a good one.   http://www.moogmusic.com
> I attended Bob Moog's Memorial Celebration in 2005 and heard the story 
> of when, in the 1970's, Bob was called to New York to restore Clara 
> Rockmore's Theremin, which had been built in the 1930's by Theremin, 
> himself.   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clara_Rockmore    Once he got 
> it restored, he watched Rockmore warming-up on it and his jaw 
> dropped.   She was doing things with the instrument that he never 
> thought were possible.
> The best Thereminists are violinists first.
>
> I worked in Asheville, NC from 2005 to 2007.  In 2006, we bought my 
> son, Nate (See him at the Bike Co-Op)  an electric violin.   I took 
> him on a tour of the Moog Music factory.   The sales lady let him plug 
> his violin into the Moogerfooger stack in the demo room.   He tried 
> out a Moog Theremin, too.
> http://www.moogmusic.com/theremin/?section=product&product_id=70
>> 110V Etherwave Theremin Kit
>> $359.00
> -Stewart, 
> http://emsh.calarts.edu/~mathart/portfolio/SPD_Acoust_portfolio.html
>
> Wayne Byarlay wrote:
>> Yeah! The first thought that comes to mind is a. A... What's that 
>> thing called that you play by putting your hand near it?
>>
>> Wayne Byarlay
>> Active directory administrator, CITES systems management group
>> Rm 1501, DCL
>> 217-244-7617
>>
>> On Mar 19, 2010, at 4:27 PM, Brian Duggan <bcdugga at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I spoke to Jacob from Oddmusic a couple minutes ago about their space.
>>> The issue is that their room is basically a large closet attached to
>>> the Family Room and they're outgrowing it. It sounded like they're
>>> going to try to work something out at the next steering meeting to
>>> arrange use of the Family Room when they need it.
>>>
>>> Jacob appreciated the possibility of using the Makerspace, but he
>>> doesn't think it's where Oddmusic is headed right now.
>>>
>>> Oddmusic does do really cool stuff, though, like building and
>>> programming their own electronic instruments. It would be really fun
>>> to partner on some kind of project in the future.
>>>
>>> Brian D.
>>>
>>> On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 12:52 PM, Brian Sheppard <bshepp at gmail.com> 
>>> wrote:
>>>> Oddmusic seems to be having space issues.  Any objections to 
>>>> letting them
>>>> use our space when needed?
>>>> brian shepaprd
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