CtrlKey

Based on an existing system developed jointly by programmer and sound artist Jeff Carey and drummer and sound artist Nicolas Field, the CtrlKey project consists in creating electro-acoustic instruments and giving them the ability to send meta-musical data from one performer to another. The artists can be in the same place, or use the same system to interact remotely. Using the capabilities of the DANTE network, CtrlKey will allow for many variations of individual and collective use. The DANTE (Digital Audio Network Through Ethernet) system allows audio and digital data to be transmitted over a single Ethernet cable, making it easy to link connected devices together.


This device allows :

To generate and pass control information simultaneously on several of these augmented instruments.

To be able to communicate and interact between musicians equipped with CtrlKey, in a real dialogue. Each artist transmits data generated by his system based on his instrumental gestures, and simultaneously receives data of the same nature from the other musicians equipped.

To access a multitude of interactions within the performance, in improvisation, written music or interactive installations.

Serve as a framework and/or basis for specific compositions and creations.

SOME ACHIEVEMENTS

Archipel Festival- Re-Ghoster Extended, April 2023

FCF, Le Groove, May 2023

• Composition for clavichord extended by CtrlKey and IKO 3D speaker, with Thomas Florin and Gerriet K. Sharma (creator of the IKO)

• Electroacoustic trio with Jeff Carey (electronics), Nicolas Field (drums with CtrlKey extension) and Thomas Florin (piano and clavichord with CtrlKey extension)

Supported by Pro Helvetia, among others, a first stage of work resulted in two performances at the Fonderie Kugler (Geneva) in May 2022.