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Frozen Music [Original Soundtrack for Installation]

by Michael Gary Dean

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Scene 1 - Feminine Forms 04:53
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Scene 2 - Generative Waveforms I 04:32
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Scene 3 - Hypnosis 03:18
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Scene 4 - Generative Waveforms II 05:43
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Scene 5 - Turbine 03:30
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Scene 6 - Generative Waveforms III 05:12
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Scene 7 - Strobe 04:17
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FROZEN MUSIC - Sound sculptures for a large projection surface.

Cadie Desbiens-Desmeules - [ desbiens-desmeules.com ]
Michael Gary Dean - [ michaelgarydean.com ]

Video Excerpts - [ desbiens-desmeules.com/frozen-music/ ]

Frozen Music is a generative audio-visual installation for a large projection surface. Sound is presented as a digital sculpture that becomes ‘frozen’ in time.

Collaborators Cadie Desbiens-Desmeules (aka Push 1 stop) and Michael Gary Dean were initially fascinated by the idea of “the beauty of the unseen”. When observing live sonic waveforms as images, it is impossible to appreciate even a single moment since waveforms flicker and change shape at such a rapid pace. In response, the two artists began developing a variety of techniques to give the illusion that sound is actually standing still, working at the intersection of where the video frame rate corresponds to specific audio frequencies.

Initially, a prototype was created by silently sculpting specific waveforms using audio synthesis. After listening back to the sound that came from this process, the two artists quickly realized that emotionally, the sound and image didn’t really correspond to one another. Some of the most delicate and elegant waveforms forms were sometimes accompanied by harsh, uncomfortable frequencies. Returning with a new approach, Dean and Desbiens-Desmeules decided to capture the feeling of each waveform. Rather than using a strictly literal approach, the final installation flirts with orchestral instruments and soundscapes, while other moments immerse audiences in the low hum of subbass along with its pure and beautiful visual representation.

In Frozen Music, digital sculptures emerge from cinematic ambiences and delicate melodies while the immense scale of the piece immerses audiences into an impressive environment where sound seems to stand still.

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released October 7, 2022

Mastered by Rafael Anton Irisarri [ www.blackknollstudio.com ]
Released by Tongue & Tooth [ tongueandtooth.com ]
Cover photo by Sébastien Roy [ sebastienroy.ca ]

FROZEN MUSIC is a co-production between L.E.V. Festival, the Gijón Fundación Municipal de Cultura (FMC) with additional support from Canada Council for the Arts | Conseil des arts du Canada.

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Michael Gary Dean Montreal, Québec

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Michael Gary Dean is a Canadian composer and media artist who straddles both the avant-garde edges of digital art and the more traditional veins of classical music.

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