NEW YORK, May 30, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Music and Robotics will be the theme of the 2007 International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression (NIME 2007), an international event (previously held at IRCAM in Paris) that brings together the leading musical technologists from around the world. The performances and speakers at NIME 2007, held for the first time in New York, will take place from June 6 to 10. NIME 2007 (www.NIME2007.org) is presented as an integral part of the New York Electronic Art Festival (www.nyeaf.org).
In addition to presentations by keynote speakers like Perry Cook, Professor of Computer Science and Music, Princeton University; Trimpin, Renowned Sound Art Sculptor and Roboticist; and Teresa Marrin Nakra, Founder and Artistic Director of Immersion Music, NIME 2007 artists will present performances at the following times:
JUNE 7, 6:30 p.m.; JUNE 8 AND 9, 7:00 p.m. - $15 (TICKETS AT THE DOOR) -- Frederick Loewe Theater, 35 West 4th St.
* A series of performances featuring selected works by NIME 2007 conference participants. The June 8th concert will highlight works commissioned for pianist Kathleen Supove and violinist Todd Reynolds.
NIME @NITE - June 8-9 - $10 (TICKETS AT THE DOOR)
* Southpaw - June 8, $10, 125 Fifth Avenue, Brooklyn / 718 230 0236 8 p.m. doors/9 p.m. show -- http://spsounds.com/index.html * Galapagos - June 9, $10, 70 North 6th St., Brooklyn 7 p.m. doors/8 p.m. show -- http://www.galapagosartspace.com/
Other conference events will be at the New York University Stern School of Business, Schimmel Auditorium, 44 West 4th St.
About NIME 2007
The International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression is currently in its 7th year. Researchers and musicians from all over the world gather to share their knowledge and late-breaking work on new musical interface design. The conference started out as a workshop at the Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI) in 2001. Since then, international conferences have been held around the world, hosted by groups dedicated to research on New Interfaces for Musical Expression. NIME 2007 is produced by Harvestworks, the New York University Music Technology Program, and LEMUR - League of Electronic Musical Urban Robots, with support from New York University's Interactive Telecommunications Program Eyebeam Art and Technology Center, and the Computer Music Center at Columbia University.