UVTOWER is a musical sequencer made of lasers [1] and mirrors which explores rhythm in electronic music as the result of structural relationships [2].

The flow of the rhythm is traced in a circle by a laser beam situated at the top of a tower. Mirrors mark the beats at different positions around the circle. Adding and removing mirrors leads to the composition and performance of physical and musical structures. The project challenges the notions of musical time and music sequencers by configuring alternative ways to compose and perform patterns [3].

Watch Andrea Guidi perform with UVTOWER as part of Ars Electronica 2020
Sun Sep 13, 2020, 1:00 pm - 1:25 pm (UTC +2)
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Andrea Guidi - IT

Andrea Guidi (UVCORE) [4] is a music artist and PhD student at the Centre for Digital Music (C4DM), Queen Mary University of London. Graduated in electronic music composition and sound technology his musical research focuses on exploring and remediate dance culture. His PhD research concentrates on embodied performance and augmented musical instruments [5]. As part of his recent and past artistic activity, he exhibited at ARS Electronica 2019 and performed in festivals and European events (including Isle of Wight Festival, Exit Festival, London Fashion Week).

a.guidi@qmul.ac.uk
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Giacomo Lepri - IT

Giacomo Lepri is a musician, composer and PhD student at Center for Digital Music (C4DM) researching creative media and exploring new forms of art production through digital materials [6]. His artworks and research have been presented in vanues such as Institute of Sonology - The Hague, ZKM - Karlsruhe, IEM - Graz, Ars Electronica - Linz, STEIM - Amsterdam, IRCAM - Paris, Guildhall School of Music - London,  China Conservatory of Music - Beijing, MediaLab Prado - Madrid,  Bauhaus University - Weimar.

g.lepri@qmul.ac.uk
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