SML Meetup #16 – New Visions for Spatial Audio Off-site

Bio
Felix Deufel is a sound artist focusing on sound and space, spatial hearing, and the significance of soundscapes for both humans and the environment. His artistic works encompass room installations, compositions, field trips, and research. Deufel is the founder of Not a Number Studio, which is currently developing a 3D audio software. In 2020, he established the Centre for Immersive Media Art, Music, and Technology (ZiMMT) in Leipzig, providing a platform for interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation in the realms of immersive media art and technology.

Presentation
Felix will give a short introduction into grapes, a universal 3D audio control software, designed for live purposes, show control and composition of spatial audio formats, developed by Not a Number Studio in close collaboration with Daniel Rudrich. Felix will then share a captivating excerpt from his ongoing sonic conservation project, If We Vanish, created in partnership with sound artist Nikhil Nagaraj. Since 2022, they have been capturing the endangered soundscapes of some of India’s last untouched wildernesses—preserving these audio landscapes before they fade from existence.

Links
http://notanumber.space/
https://www.grapes3d.com/
https://zimmt.net/
https://www.instagram.com/grapes_3d_audio_control/
https://www.instagram.com/z.i.m.m.t/

Bio
Monica Bolles is a digital artist, audio designer, and creative visionary. Harnessing a diverse range of talents with a focus on immersive audio and live production, she brings a unique perspective to her endeavors, harmonizing artistic innovation with technical prowess.

Presentation
Monica will demo the data-driven generative instrument Orbits that she developed and has performed in multichannel systems ranging from 8 channels – 140 channels. The instrument demonstrates some of the creative and innovative approaches to using multichannel systems for live performance.

Links
www.monicabolles.com

Bio
Stefan Bock, born on August 20, 1964, in southern Germany, began his career as an audio engineer in 1987. After freelancing in Munich, he co-founded msm-studios in 1991, where he served as Chief Mastering Engineer and General Manager, establishing the studio as a top mixing and mastering facility in Germany. Since 2007, Bock and his team have specialized in Blu-ray encoding and authoring, developing applications like Pure Audio Blu-ray and mShuttle. An expert in immersive audio formats such as Dolby Atmos and Auro 3D, Bock has contributed to numerous award-winning immersive audio productions.

Presentation
Boris Blank, a member of the Swiss band Yello, has been a key figure in electronic music for over four decades. As a solo artist, his influence remains strong in global pop culture. Stefan will play excerpts from Blank’s third studio album, “Resonance,” which blends ambient, trance, and electro, defying space and time. Originally created for the FORTYSEVEN thermal spa near Zurich, the album’s twelve tracks feature a 3D soundscape crafted by Stefan Bock and Stefan Zaradić using the Fraunhofer Institute’s “Spatial Sound Wave” system. Blank explores new ambient worlds, inspired by the unique acoustic resonance of vast spaces.

Links
http://www.msm-studios.com/
https://www.artistconnection.net/
http://www.ianrecords.com/