octandre

This See Hear Chamber Ensemble event took place in the Perelman Theater of the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Phillip Reay of Metacosm Design Labs collaborated with painter Peggy Gyulai to create a visual analog of Edgard Varese's 1923 composition, Octandre, a "sometimes sensuous, often startling … masterpiece of French modernism." (program performance notes)

Utilizing Onadime software, Phillip created a "visual instrument" with color timbres, visual tempos, and compositional rhythyms which digitally sampled the live performance and choreographed a simultaneous visual expression of the live musical performance.

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With Onadime, Phillip has produced many live-music visual performance elements for both classical and rock music projects.

Rolling Stones / Live Music-Visuals for the "40 Licks" Tour

Varese's "Octandre" / Live Music-Visuals for the See Hear Chamber Ensemble of Philadelphia

Haydn's "Overture to Chaos" / Live Music-Visuals for the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia

"American Visions" / Live Music-Visuals for the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia

Herbie Hancock / Live Music-Visuals at the King Cat Theater

Issac Hayes and Manhattan Transfer / Live Music-Visuals at a Private Event

"Fire" / Live Music-Visuals at Consolidated Works

Black and White Ball / Live Music-Visuals for a Seattle Art Museum Event