CONCEPT: Three musicians in New York and three musicians in Seattle play together in real time from a composition whose parameters are determined through the use of the alphabet and a U.S. road atlas. The sound from New York team is streamed to Seattle where it is mixed with the the Seattle team's audio at Consolidated Works. Live video is projected at Conworks by SPACEBOAT TV in Seattle which will include video created for the project by Lea Rekow in NYC. Video and sound from Seattle & NYC will stream live on the web.
The raw materials for NEGATIVE SPACE are sound samples selected by the participants. Each team (East and West) creates and/or selects sound samples for the twenty six letters of the alphabet. Each team divides the alphabet roughly into thirds, so that each musician creates 8-9 samples. When completed each team will have its own set of 26 sounds. There are a few guidelines for creating samples which are outlined below.