Networked Arts and Social Purpose in Scotland: Performance, Participation, and Peace

Moir, Zack; Ferguson, Paul

Abstract

This presentation will comprise three related sections, outlining recent and imminent projects. We will begin by discussing work that the authors have recently undertaken in which communication technologies and commercially available audio software were harnessed to allow remote mu-sicians to participate in a world-first trans-Atlantic recording session. Find-ings, developments, and lessons-learned from this experience will be discussed. We will then progress to talk about ways in which we are working with local schools, and network infrastructure pro-viders in which we are using our experience of network performance and music education to enable remote participation in workshops and performances for schoolchildren, nationally. We finish by discussing how this work feeds in to the production of #iplayforpeace, a global celebration of the anniversary of the first World War Armistice Treaty, which sees many artist participants from around the world coming together virtually, over networks, to perform in a celebration of international peace.

Citation

Moir, Z., & Ferguson, P. (2019, November). Networked Arts and Social Purpose in Scotland: Performance, Participation, and Peace. Paper presented at NowNet Arts, New York

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (unpublished)
• Conference Name: NowNet Arts
• Start Date: Nov 7, 2019
• End Date: Nov 10, 2019
• Deposit Date: Nov 28, 2019
• Keywords: Music, Networks, Social Purpose, Social Change, Low Latency
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2354548
• Related Public URLs: https://nownetarts.org/conference-2019