Gérard Assayag (ERC REACH) with Elaine Chew (ERC COSMOS project) and percussionist Thierry Miroglio have toured China’s main Music Conservatories from Beijing to Hangzhou to the Shangai Power Station of Art Museum to explain the research behind REACH and COSMOS, train the students to use the software tools (Somax2), and give several concerts on the […]
Article by Alberto Gatti and Marco Fiorini (equal contribution) has been accepted for the Sound and Music Computing Conference (SMC2025) in Graz, Austria. Read the full paper Video demo Abstract: This paper presents a novel methodology for creating dynamic auditory landscapes in co-creative musical interaction through the Somax2 system, introducing a new approach to spatial […]
Article by Joséphine Calandra, Marco Fiorini and Gérard Assayag has been accepted for the Journées de l’Informatique Musicale (JIM2025) in Lyon, France. Read the article Abstract: Somax2 is a multi-agent improvisation software based on a probabilistic recombination model of an audio or MIDI corpus, annotated according to several musical dimensions, and sensitive to influences of the external […]
Article by Marco Fiorini*, Nicolas Brochec*, Joakim Borg and Riccardo Pasini (* equal contribution) has been accepted for the New Interfaces for Musical Expression (NIME) Conference in Canberra, Australia. Read the full paper Video demo Abstract: This paper presents two key contributions to the real-time classi- fication of Instrumental Playing Techniques (IPTs) in the context […]
Article by Nicolas Brochec*, Marco Fiorini*, Mikhail Malt and Gérard Assayag (* equal contribution) has been accepted for the 50th International Computer Music Conference (ICMC) in Boston, United States. Read the full paper Video demo Abstract: This paper presents a significant advancement in the co- creative capabilities of Somax2 through the integration of real-time recognition […]
ERC COSMOS is pleased to partner with ERC REACH in a demonstration-performance to set the stage for a panel discussion and a performance on AI’s impact on art creation, at the Night of Ideas at the Institut Français du Royaume-Uni (17 Queensberry Place London SW7 2DT)on 6 February at 19h20-20h10 in Les Salons. The event is free and open to the public with registration. […]
On Monday 25 November, at 19:00 (GMT +1) Marco Fiorini will lead an Online Max Meetup for Notam, the Norwegian centre for technology, art and music. The session will present Somax2 and discuss Music Improvisation and Composition with Co-Creative Agents, showcasing concrete research and artistic outcomes of the REACH project to the online Max community. […]
Gérard Assayag, Marc Chemillier, Bernard Lubat 2023, pp.38-39. Read full article. Abstract: Pouvez-vous nous raconter votre rencontre et votre envie de travailler ensemble ? Marc Chemillier : Avec Gérard Assayag, nous avons commencé à concevoir des logiciels pour faire de l’improvisation musicale au début des années 2000. Gérard travaillait sur la simulation stylistique et explorait […]
