tamiX music links:
Homepage: tamix.live/
Instagram: / t_a_m_i_x
RU-vid: / @tamix-tamix
Visual arts: tamix.artstation.com/
Help charity and enter our prize draw by making your own Harmony Track, visit genelec.com/harmony-tracks
Listen on SoundCloud: / tamix-in-blind-g
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tamiX's Harmony Tracks interview
1. Who are you, and what do you do?
I'm tamiX, and I'm an electronic music performer who engages in live improvisational composition. I refuse to rely on computers and software, instead utilising independent hardware devices and pure natural physical forms. Based on live atmospheres, I improvise my performances, creating an experimental and unique musical style with the minimalistic Buchla 200e modular synthesiser.
I'm also the founder of Midifan, a music technology website that guides musicians into the music profession, a visual artist engaging in live improvisational creation using natural objects, liquids, feedback and handmade devices, and I'm a part-time skateboarding coach!
2. Can you tell us a little about your usual creative process?
The "controllable unpredictability" of the modular synthesiser serves as my usual source of inspiration. Within the boundaries of your designed parameters, it provides a plethora of randomised surprises. I have consistently used the Buchla system, which is the sole instrument I employ in my performances. The excellently designed instrument and high-quality sound offer me extra inspiration, allowing me to immerse myself in the world of my musical creations. At times, even during performances, I find myself pleasantly surprised 🤯 - the sound effects can turn out to be so unexpectedly fascinating!
3. How did you apply your creative process to this Harmony Tracks challenge?
My Harmony Tracks performance, titled 'tamiX in the Blind G', deliberately utilises the G minor key (G for Genelec). All the sounds are generated from the Buchla 200e modular synthesiser system. It's noteworthy that the entire performance is remotely controlled using the Buchla 223e Multi-Dimensional Kinesthetic touchpad and two Koma Elektronik Kommander infrared sensors.
The meticulously designed tactile touchpad and infrared controllers allow the manipulation of the Buchla modular synthesiser's nine voices based on gestures, influencing both the sound and algorithmic changes in my Eventide H90 effects processor.
4. What is behind your choice of sound and what fed your inspiration?
The realm of the modular synthesiser is very magical indeed! It enables the realisation of imaginative ideas and playing styles through over 100 carefully connected patching cables, which takes over an hour to set up!
I chose to cover my eyes, so I couldn't see any components of the synthesiser. Because of this, my interaction with the synthesiser is more about precisely manipulating the synthesiser's sounds through the aural feedback from my Genelec monitors! My ears then guided my hands to create various enchanting sounds, ultimately forming this G minor musical composition.
5. What advice do you have for others about to create their Harmony Track?
Just have fun with your creativity!
6. Do you have a nice memory of Genelec you would like to share with us?
Enjoying the sound of Genelec loudspeakers used in my performances has been the most delightful experience! Especially in August 2023, during my Buchla modular synthesiser improvisational concert, 'tamiX in Atmos', I was surrounded by an immersive 7.1.4 system composed of Genelec S360s and a 7380 subwoofer - creating an exhilarating performance.
And even more impressive was the sound during my opening performance at the Hangzhou International Electronic Music Festival in October 2023. On the large stage, I felt, for the first time, a clarity of sound that I had never experienced before, immersing me in the performance so much that I wished it wouldn't end. As I reluctantly stepped down from the stage, I noticed that the monitors on stage were Genelecs!
27 мар 2024
