Music Visualization Performance
When people ask me what my other career would be if I wasn’t making movies my immediate answer is always “concert visualization”. This is the project that ignited that passion.
In 2006, I wrote a program using Max/MSP and Jitter software to produce a visual performance which was driven by a live symphony performance. The visuals seen were edited and manipulated in real-time based on specifically chosen instruments that were played.
This creation was my master’s thesis which explored the relationship between music and it’s typically unseen visual component. Since I was the only student in my class exploring the field of real-time interactive visualization, I taught myself the programming language needed to complete this task. It took me around 4 months to create the visual content, learn the software, determine the necessary hardware setup, and write the program. I worked closely with the symphony director to make sure the performance was in line with his desires for the overall symphony experience of that evening.
The video below is an edit I created using footage from the night of the concerts and from a recording captured on my computer. The resolution is not as clear as I would produce these days, but please enjoy!
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