JG’s Blog

Rediscovering Mozart at SAW...

28 March 2010

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JG and Tychonas Michailidis present a paper entitled “Rediscovering Mozart: motion capture technology in contemporary music practice” at the Sonic Arts in Wales Electroacoustic Symposium 2010.

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Vivier, Hindemith, Takemitsu...

26 February 2010

New Music Ensemble

JG records the Cambridge New Music Ensemble in King’s College Chapel, Cambridge.

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Three Tales by Steve Reich...

26 February 2010

Three Tales by Steve Reich

A student performance of Steve Reich’s video opera.

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Modern Times: Connecting Composers...

26 February 2010

Modern Times: Connecting Composers

JG sound engineers at Kettle’s Yard.

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Cambridge Songbook...

28 January 2010

Cambridge Songbook

Live recording of the Cambridge Songbook recital in Kettle’s Yard.

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Chapel Session - Penderecki and Lutoslawski...

23 January 2010

Penderecki Chapel Session

JG records Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima in Jesus College Chapel, Cambridge.

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Panning with delays...

10 January 2010

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A new Max/MSP panning patch that uses common stereo microphone arrays as the basis for positioning recorded sounds in auditory space.

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CUNME Recording...

8 November 2009

Cambridge New Music Ensemble in Kettle’s Yard, Cambridge.

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8 Channel Multicore Analog Snake...

25 October 2009

DIY Multicore 14

A home-made 8 channel snake using high quality components.

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Strange News in Copenhagen...

29 September 2009

Voi(rex) faders

JG sound engineers for the Athelas Sinfonietta for two concerts in Denmark. Programme: Strange News by Rolf Wallin and Voi(rex) by Phillipe Leroux

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London Sinfonietta in Warsaw...

21 September 2009

Bird Concerto FOH

JG sound engineers for a London Sinfonietta performance of Jonathan Harvey’s Bird Concerto with Pianosong at the 2009 Warsaw Autumn Festival, Poland.

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Polyphonic Looping in Max/MSP...

10 September 2009

Polyphonic Looping

Loop through regions of sound files and modulate any parameter without causing clicks.

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Pulsar Synthesis in Max/MSP...

28 August 2009

Pulsar Synth Interface

An implementation of granular synthesis in Max/MSP.

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Proms Plus Concert...

15 August 2009

Proms Plus

Performance of Julia Barber’s “After the Shock” for solo violin and live electronics at the Royal College of Music.

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VRUdio Sound Studio, Digbeth...

6 August 2009

VRUdio - Sound Studio

JG installs the new sound studio at Eastside Projects, Digbeth.

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Streetwise Opera in Edinburgh...

20 June 2009

MSH Edinburgh

My Secret Heart installation at the Edinburgh International Film Festival.

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MIDI File Data Extraction...

6 June 2009

MidiToText is a simple command-line utility to extract MIDI data into a comma separated list.

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USB DC Motor Interface...

24 May 2009

USB Motor Interface (front)

A simple and robust motor interface for real-time physical control of interactive art works.

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Ariodante Recording...

12 May 2009

Live recording of Handel’s opera performed by the Cambridge Handel Opera Group at West Road Concert Hall.

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Decibel Recording...

29 March 2009

JG records Paul Dunmall with the Decibel Ensemble.

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Chromatic Fantasy Recording...

24 March 2009

Dan Tidhar performs JS Bach’s Chromatic Fantasy in D minor BWV903.

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Meta-Piano Concert at Kettle's Yard...

8 March 2009

Sarah Nicolls performs Into Movements and two other pieces for piano and electronics at a Sunday Morning concert at Kettle’s Yard, Cambridge.

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Blaze of Noon Recording...

8 February 2009

JG records “Blaze of Noon” for soprano and piano by Phillip Neil Martin.

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Electro Sequenza Recordings...

8 January 2009

JG records pupil’s compositions at King Edward VI School, Handsworth.

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Strange News Documentation...

18 December 2008

JG writes documentation and manual for “Strange News” by Rolf Wallin

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Wren Choir Recording...

12 December 2008

JG records the Wren Choir’s Carol Service in the Pembroke College Chapel.

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Messiaen Recording...

27 November 2008

JG records Quartet for the End of Time at Jesus College Chapel, Cambridge.

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Voi(rex) Performance...

23 November 2008

JG engineers for a BCMG performance of Voi(rex) by Phillipe Leroux.

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JG Records the Cambridge Bach Consort...

13 November 2008

A concert of Baroque music performed by music students at West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge.

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Shadowplay Concert...

4 November 2008

Sarah Nicolls performing Piece for Piano and Lamp, 3rd November 2008

Sarah Nicolls performs Piece for Piano and Lamp at Brunel University as part of a Shadowplay concert of new music.

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High Wire Software...

30 October 2008

Multi-video playback system for Catherine Yass’ High Wire. Commissioned by Art Angel.

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BCMG Electro Sequenza Workshops...

24 October 2008

JG assists composer David Horne and violinist Alexandra Wood at the King Edward VI Handsworth School, Birmingham.

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Homemade Stereo Sound Generator...

16 October 2008

A DIY speaker system built to generate and process background sound for a documentary.

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CBSO/Martin Creed Recording...

24 September 2008

JG records Martin Creed’s “Work No 955” performed by the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra conducted by Andris Nelsons in Symphony Hall.

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18 Channel Ultrasonic Sensor Interface...

21 September 2008

A networked multi-channel synchronised distance sensor system to detect the movement of people around an architectural exhibit.

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My Secret Heart Recordings...

21 August 2008


Photograph by Clive Barda

JG records Streetwise Opera participants around the UK.

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Into Movements on Radio 3...

21 August 2008

Sarah Nicoll’s BMIC Cutting Edge Concert in November last year is broadcast on Hear and Now, Radio 3.

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JG Records Trombone & Live Electronics Pieces...

17 July 2008

Following the concert, JG records David Purser performing the pieces at the Recital Hall, Birmingham Conservatoire.

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Cambridge Camerata Recording...

12 July 2008

JG records the Cambridge Camerata in concert at the West Road Concert Hall.

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The Saints Software...

7 July 2008

Multi-channel audio and multi-channel video playback system for Paul Pfeiffer’s The Saints. Commissioned by Art Angel.

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Two Songs Recording...

28 June 2008

JG records Two Songs by Ryan Wigglesworth.

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Re:Flux Concert...

27 June 2008


“Dress as a man dressed as a bat. Then fall.” Keir Williams, 2008.
Photo by Nikki Pugh

JG manages PA and audio recording for a concert of new and existing Fluxus works at St Pauls Church, Birmingham.

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Sarah Nicolls at Soundwaves...

22 June 2008

JG engineers at Sarah Nicolls’ concert at this year’s Soundwaves Festival in the Pavilion Theatre, Brighton.

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Trombone & Live Electronics Concert...

17 June 2008

A concert for trombone (David Purser) and live electronics (JG) at the Recital Hall, Birmingham Conservatoire.

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Nigel Brown Competition...

14 June 2008

JG records the audio for a DVD recording of the 2008 Nigel Brown Competition, University of Cambridge.

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Strange News...

10 June 2008

JG supervises the electronics for the final Integra Festival concert with the BCMG in Birmingham.

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Piece for Metal Sheet... Reviewed...

21 May 2008

The Talk Magazine: “an amazing, mind-boggling piece.”

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JG Performs Boulez to Boulez...

12 May 2008

JG and Angela Balint perform Anthemes II to Pierre Boulez as part of the Boulez in Birmingham event on 12th May 2008.

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JG Visits IRCAM...

3 May 2008

JG and violinist Angela Balint are invited to IRCAM in preperation for a performance of Pierre Boulez’s Anthemes II on 9th May in Birmingham.

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BCMG Rural Tours...

8 April 2008

Jonathan engineers for the BCMG on an intensive Rural Tour day.

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JG Relocates to Cambridge...

9 March 2008

Jonathan moves to Cambridge to work at the Centre for Music and Science, University of Cambridge.

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Metal Sheet and Lightpipe at SightSonic 2008...

28 January 2008

JG perform a new version of Piece for Large Metal Sheet at this year’s SightSonic Festival on March 15th.

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Into Movements at the BMIC Cutting Edge Tour...

30 November 2007

Sarah Nicolls plays JG’s Into Movements for piano and motion sensors at The Warehouse, London, as part of the BMIC’s Cutting Edge Tour. To be broadcast on Radio 3 sometime in January.

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Anderson, BCMG & JG...

21 November 2007

Jonathan provides technical support for another performance of Julian Anderson’s Book of Hours by the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group conducted by Oliver Knussen.

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JG on BBC Radio 3's In Tune Programme...

11 November 2007

Sarah Nicolls performs the first part of Into Movements on “In Tune”, BBC Radio 3, 13th November 2007.

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JG Previews Lightpipe...

13 September 2007

JG and Gregory (director, VRU) give a demo of home-made prototype of Lightpipe at the E-Science 2007 All Hands Meeting held in Nottingham.

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JG at BBC Proms with BCMG...

11 September 2007

JG oversees electronics for a performance of Julian Anderson’s Book of Hours by Oliver Knussen and the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group at the BBC Proms.

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Invented Instruments Concert...

28 June 2007

Invented Instruments Flyer

Experimental acoustic-electronic music and video installation and concert.

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Real-time Data Acquisition...

22 June 2007

Jonathan Green from the Visualisation Research Unit gives a short presentation on Real-Time Data Acquisition at the AHRC ICT Methods Network conference, 19th June 2007.

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Live Electronics with Recorder Demo...

15 June 2007

Jonathan is giving a demonstration of live electronics with recorder alongside Sarah Jeffery on 20 June 2007 to students at the Birmingham Conservatoire.

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JG at the New Generation Arts Festival...

11 June 2007

I’m involved in two sound installations and a concert for the New Generation Arts Festival.

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JG at the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival...

11 June 2007

Sarah Nicolls has commissioned me to compose a piece for Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival 2007 .

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Book of Hours and JG at the BBC Proms...

11 June 2007

I’ve been asked to do the electronics for Julian Anderson’s piece Book of Hours at this years Proms.

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St Martins Workshop...

16 May 2007

Keir Williams and Jonathan Green from the VRU give a demo of networked audio-visual performance environments at St Martins, London.

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Piano Experiments...

8 May 2007

I’ve been working on developing a piece for acoustic-electronic piano where all the sound generation occurs inside the piano (no pre-recorded sounds and lots of feedback…).

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BCMG/Johannes Maria Staud Performance...

24 April 2007

The Birmingham Contemporary Music Group performed Johannes Maria Staud’s new piece ‘One Movement and Five Miniatures’, for which I developed the electronics using Max/MSP.

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Documenting Musical Works That Incorporate Electronic Technology...

6 December 2006

Some thoughts about how and why to document the technological aspect of musical works.

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Please put Max to sleep...

3 December 2006

Max is not keeping up with trends in software design and because it cannot evolve (see below), another solution should be found.

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Max Workshops: Introduction to Max/MSP & Jitter...

3 December 2006

A slightly academic introduction to a series of short practice-based Max/MSP workshops aimed at beginners in technology in the performing arts. In this workshop, an overview of Max/MSP and it’s capabilities will be presented alongside an introduction to the Max methodology.

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Music for Media - Max/MSP Workshop...

1 December 2006

Notes and patches for the introductory Max/MSP workshop given at the Birmingham Conservatoire lead by myself.

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The Networked Mash-Up: Gridded Resources in Real-Time...

21 November 2006

An overview of a demonstration by a VJ (Keir Williams), electronic musician (Jonathan Green) and a dancer, of a computer network designed especially for the performing arts.

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Remote-Controlled Max Patches...

19 November 2006

A system which allows control data (MIDI, Open Sound Control) to be streamed over the internet.

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e-Science Workshop Max Patches...

30 October 2006

This workshop will focus on the identification and practicalities of e-science models and solutions.

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Performance of Piece for Piano and Lamp...

22 June 2006

Played by Sarah Nicolls in the Corsham Festival 2006 on 21st June.

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Ensemble Interakt Concert...

22 June 2006

Launch concert of Ensemble Interakt, exploring interaction with computer generated sounds.

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Beat Slicer Max Patch...

16 April 2006

Live sampler which records sound to a unique buffer when an attack is detected.

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Live Electronics Hardware...

14 April 2006

A suggestion for a family of hardware devices for performing works with live electronics. These devices do not exist and are probably not financially feasible for a manufacturer.

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Live Sampler for David's Garden...

12 April 2006

Just completed: a MaxMSP live sampler which loops material with crossfades.

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David's Garden - Harmonizer Action Plan...

11 April 2006

Roadmap for the development of the David’s Garden live electronics environment.

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Building David's Garden...

9 April 2006

Prototyping real-time signal processing networks in Logic.

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Coventry Carol Installation...

8 April 2006

Cormac Faulkner’s sound installation at the Herbert Gallery in Coventry.

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David's Garden...

7 April 2006

A hardware/software environment for improvisation with electronics to be completed by June 2006.

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Alexanda's Annex Concert...

8 March 2006

With Sara Nicolls and Sound Intermedia.

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Frontiers Concert...

27 February 2006

With oboist Christopher Redgate.

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Book of Hours...

12 January 2005

Julian Anderson’s composition for ensemble and live electronics.

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