5Four is a structured Improvisation for drum kit and the AAIM
performance system. Given a minimal score, the drummer is asked to improvise within the framework of the piece. The computer performer determines the progression of the piece, and also improvises using the AAIM performance system and a collection of samples consisting of both live and prerecorded sounds from the drummers kit.

Ethan Cayko - Drums

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All the pieces on this page were created  using custom coded software and, for the most part, said process was completed live with minimal arrangement afterwards... 

Simon is a composer of acoustic and electronic music in a variety of styles and genre’s ranging from rock and jazz, to electroacoustic and classical.

He completed postgraduate studies, receiving a distinction, at the Sonic Arts Research Centre(SARC), Belfast, focussing on the composition of electroacoustic music under the supervision of Dr. Eric Lyon. Prior to this he graduated from Waterford Institute of Technology, receiving first class honours, where he majored in creative music technology and composition under Mark Graham and Dr. Eric Sweeney.

While at WIT he also studied Jazz guitar under Dylan Bible, and has performed in a number of jazz, rock, and electronic groups in addition to giving numerous performances as a solo guitarist and solo electronic artist.

http://simonfay.wordpress.com/
http://soundcloud.com/chubbylittlefatman

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