Soundscape: building connection between digital musicians and their audience

Musical expression is a combination of the instruments, how the instruments are used to create the music, and the physical gestures of the performer. The experience of the audience is influenced by these factors. In many digital music performances, musical expression may be disassociated with the music that is produced due to the nature of the interactions between the musician and the technology interfaces used in the creation and performance of that music. Soundscape is a Digital Music Interface consisting of a large-scale stretch fabric interface where the performance consists of the combination of: physical movements of the musician; the sounds produced as a response to these movements; and, graphics projected onto the fabric interface. Through this combination, Soundscape seeks to establish a connection between a digital musician and their audience.