#Fenomenos sonoros eco software#

The idea of opera fascinated me at the time, as a historical art form that strives to synthesise different expressions in a trans-sensory way. It was conceived as a multi-dimensional experience on all levels. PO: NIKOLA was the first composition written in 4DSOUND. How is the project structured? What are the connections between techno sounds and the singing of performers? How is it characterized on a technological level? It is an experimental project in which the combination of different expressive languages (club culture and theater work) give rise to immersive innovative experiences. Let's talk about NIKOLA (2012), the first project created by 4DSOUND and commissioned by the Voi-Z Festival (NL). After more than ten years I feel confident to say that we have only just began to uncover what this is about, and where it will lead to. 4DSOUND is still strongly developing as a technology and there are many doors to be opened.

#Fenomenos sonoros eco software#

This became the basis for our first spatial sound processing software and control interfaces, eventually leading to a broader technological paradigm to create, perform and experience with the spatial dimensions of sound. It led me to define compositional formulas that would express particular forms of energetic movement in space. In the writings of Tesla, I started looking for descriptions of mechanical models that could be applied to unleash that energy potential hidden within sounds. And, of course, it is at the heart of the functioning of our voice and our hearing, the way instruments are built and the acoustics of spaces. Yet, it might be the deeper essence which defines our very relation to sound and music. It does not come to the surface of musical production and consumption very much, and our ways of teaching and listening to music are not very attuned to perceive this process with conscious attention. This is something of a hidden dimension within musical practice. I became more aware that what I am actually looking for in music is not so much the sounds, melodies or rhythms as expressions in themselves but what happens in between them - how sounds resonate together in space and within the listener. It dawned upon me that sound is a medium that allows us to experience this process which seems to be at the basis of all lifeforms. It is interesting that Tesla’s writings, which are mostly of a technical nature, are embedded in a philosophical and metaphysical worldview, expressing that movement in all its forms is manifestation of energy. PO: The idea of 4DSOUND sparked from a period of intense fascination with the work of Nikola Tesla - the Serbian-Croatian inventor who, among many other things, discovered the principle of rotating magnetic fields which is the basis for our worldwide electricity network today. Could you tell me how it came into being, and what it is? In 2007 4DSOUND was born, of which together with Poul Holleman, Luc van Weelden and Salvador Breed you are the founding father. The process of listening is to widen the narrow gate of perception. Perception is limiting, but it can go infinitely deep. Consciousness is the field, perception is the filter. They are like opposite poles that are irreconcilable yet forming one indivisible whole. The relation between perception and consciousness is very complex. The more we are able to listen, our consciousness expands and we become able to actively work with consciousness to perceive the inner workings of our own perception. Listening is the gate that provides us access to the field. The embryonal body uses the energy of sound waves passing through the amniotic fluids in the womb to form the neural connections of the inner ear with the viscera and the brain, before any of the other senses develop. As such, the development of the human body is strongly entangled with the development of our hearing. And we see this process repeating throughout nature. The cycle of life itself is reflected in the cyclical nature of the wave. It is the energy field that vibrates through all forms of matter.

In our material existence, sound is a tangible manifestation of the immaterial.

As I see it, consciousness brings about the material world we perceive. There is no more and no less that I can say about sound. What is sound for you? And what does it mean to listen?