Research Ethos:
Alain's research explores high-speed networks as a medium for developing real time interactive performances in a multiplicity of spaces. The technological usefulness of the latter is of limited importance if the various musical, sociological and philosophical aspects are not considered. Once the latter factors are taken into account, high-speed networks provide a timeless and borderless collaborative medium for mixing musical cultures, acoustic environments and performance practices which offer potential for developing applications that use the network as a core for interactions. Moreover, such research spans across a multitude of disciplines where natural interactions are needed, including the development of smart connected spaces, which can be used in a wide variety of ways.
Publications (selected):
Nov 11 - Renaud, A. (2011), Cueing and composing for long distance network music collaborations. Proceedings of AES 44th Conference on Audio Networking, 18-20 November 2011, University of California, San Diego, USA, November 2011.
July 11 – McKinney, C., Renaud, A., Leech: BitTorrent and Music Piracy Sonification. In: SMC 2011: 8th Sound and Music Computing Conference, 06-09 July 2011, Universita di Padova, Padova, Italy, July 2011.
July 10 - Renaud, A., Dynamic Cues for Network Music Interactions. In: SMC 2010: 7th Sound and Music Computing Conference, 21-24 July 2010, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain, July 2010.
Nov 09 - Renaud, A., Around the world in five seconds. Challenges and opportunities in designing Sonic Travel. in Performing Technology: User Content and the New Digital Media, Cambridge Scholars, December 2009.
May 09 – Latonero, M., Renaud, A., Network performance: Socio-cultural aspects of playing music over the Internet. Proceedings of International Communication Association (ICA), Chicago, USA, 2009.
August 08 - Renaud, A., Cáceres, J.-P., Playing the network: the use of time delays as musical devices. Proceedings of International Computer Music Conference, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 2008.
March 07 - Renaud, A., Rebelo, P., Carôt, A, (2007), Networked Music Performance: State of the Art. Proceedings of AES 30th Conference on Intelligent Audio Environments 2007.
May 06 - Rebelo, P., Renaud, A. (2006) The Frequencyliator – Distributing Structures for Networked Laptop Improvisation. Proceedings of New Interfaces for Musical Expression (NIME), Paris, France 2006.
May 06 - Renaud, A., Rebelo, P. (2006) Network Performance: Strategies and Applications. NIME 2006 Network Performance Workshop, 2006
Performances/Compositions (selected)
Jun 11 – Composer/Performer – The Loop - Part of NIME 2011 concert series, Oslo Norway.
Nov 10- Composer/Performer - Renditions, A multisite network music performance with quad diffusion and granular synthesis, Sonorities Festival of Contemporary Music. Performed by: Franziska Schroeder (Belfast), Carola Schaal (Hamburg) and Clemens Frühstück (Graz).
Jul 09 - Producer, Bournemouth University – Sound and Music Conference (SMC), Porto, Portugal. Distributed concert with Franck Perry (Bournemouth) and Evan Parker (Porto).
Jun 09 – Curator/Peformer– Net Vs. Net concert with Juan-Pablo Cáceres (Stanford), Alain Renaud (Stanford), Fernando-Lopez Lezcano (Stanford), Pedro Rebelo (Belfast), Pauline Oliveros (Troy NY) and Chris Chafe (Banff).
Jun 09 – Composer – Crossovers, A multisite network music performance for shared ambisonic environments, Net Vs. Net concert. Performed by: Justin Yang (Belfast) and Diana Siwiak (Stanford).
Oct 08 - Performer - Network Music Performance, Cervantino Festival, Mexico. With Chris Chafe, Roberto Morales and Rosco Mitchell.
Aug 08 – Net Vs. Net Collective Performance; International Computer Music Conference (ICMC), Belfast, Northern Ireland. With Juan-Pablo Caceres and Justin Yang.
Nov 07 - Producer and performer: Disparate Bodies II: A network performance between SARC, Hamburg and Graz to mark the launch of the Co-Me-Dia project.
June 07 – Producer - Disparate Bodies; a network performance that explores multi- modal remote presence. The performance happens simultaneously in three sites (Belfast, NYC and Stanford, California). Part of NIME 2007 concert series, New York, USA.
May 07 - Curator, performer and producer - Swissnex San Francisco. “Musicking over the network: an emerging socio-cultural practice?” Network performance with Greg Nimeyer, Chris Chafe, Juan Pablo Caceres and Bruno Ruviaro.