• PHD CANDIDATE. CENTRE FOR DIGITAL MUSIC. QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON
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  • VISITING RESEARCHER. DYSON SCHOOL OF DESIGN ENGINEERING. IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON
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  • VISITING RESEARCHER. CREATIVE COMPUTING INSTITUTE. UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS LONDON

P R O J E C T S

Fran-knit-stein

For the Synth Hackathon 2023 together with Jamie Bolt we created this art piece / musical instrument by repurposing and recycling a sewing machine, a wooden hand, old thread rolls, and using Bela + PD for the sound synthesis.

Interferences, a piece for disklavier

Together with the pianist Rosa Theodora we co-composed a piece for Disklavier called Interferences. Check the concert video here.

PUBlications for NIME2023

I presented 2 full papers, 1 WiP paper and a music concert for NIME2023. Check them here.

Sabotaging piano concert

The Sabotaging Piano is a digital piano that remaps keys to unexpected pitches, taking out control from pianists and inviting them to explore new unexpected sounds and dynamics.We invited three professional pianists to give a short improvisation performance.

self-sabotaging workshop

In the Self-Sabotaging Workshop we explored what happens when we try to self-sabotage our music performances, and what this can bring of new in the context of music improvisation.

21st century luthiers: inclusive music instrument

An interdisciplinary exploration and reflection around music making and disability

Being (A)part of NIME: Embracing Latin American Perspectives

How Latin America and the Global South could provide new insights for the creation of New Interfaces for Musical Expression?

garden of the forking paths

A collaborative virtual exhibition held in Ars Electronica 2020

Musical Offering

Collaborative Music, Dance and Visual Improvisations

 

scrap landscapes

Student Exhibition of audiovisual pieces made from electronic waste

T E A C H I N G

Creating interactive objects with arduino

Queen mary university of london, 2020-2022

Creating Interactive Objects is an undergraduate module I’ve taught at Queen Mary University of London.

Here there are some introductory videos I’ve made for understanding the basics of electronics with Arduino.

Also, here are some of my favourite projects that our students have made:

Creative programming

Austral university of chile, 2018-2019

In the Austral University of Chile, I created and lead the module called Creative Programming. We worked with students from Computer Science to create interactive pieces from recycled electronics. Here’s a video from the final exhibition

Luthiers of the 21st century

Austral university of chile, 2019

In this workshop-like course, we gathered students from Occupational Therapy, Music, and Computer Science, and we gave guidance and training for the design and development of musical instrument. As a final proyect, they had to co-design instruments for 5 children and teenagers from the Teleton Institution. Have a look at the video about our wonderful collective and interdisciplinary experience!