Community


Research Centres

Ensembles

Birmingham Conservatoire

Integra Lab @ Birmingham Conservatoire is a research lab dedicated to creating usable interfaces for musicians. In Integra they have been responsible for overall system architecture, software design, and project management. They are the primary developers of libIntegra and the Integra:Live GUI.

CIRMMT

CIRMMT is an interdisciplinary research centre located in Montréal, Canada. Not being part of the EU, they are included in Integra as a valued external partner. They developed the Integra GUI prototype in Integra 1, which later served as an inspiration for Integra Live. They have also developed an SDK for developing Integra modules in Max.

I.E.M.

IEM is the Austrian Institute of Electronic Music and Acoustics. In Integra they have been responsible for developing a range of modules for Integra:Live using the Pure Data language. They have also contributed to the schema for module definitions and the Integra bridge protocol.

Malmö Academy of Music

Malmö Academy of Music is a music conservatory located in Malmö in southern Sweden, and is a part of Lund University. In Integra, they have been responsible for developing a sustainable file format for storage of live electronics data, and co-developing the system architecture and APIs with Birmingham Conservatoire.

Muzyka Centrum Art Society

Muzyka Centrum is a society of performers of contemporary music, founded in June 1977. In Integra, they have been responsible for developing graphical controls for Integra modules, with a strong focus on usability.

Notam

NOTAM is the Norwegian center for technology and music and the arts. In Integra they have been responsible for developing the scripting engine and various modules for Integra Live as well as contributing to the overall system architecture.

Ensemble Ars Nova

Ensemble Ars Nova is a Swedish new music group founded in 1986. Specialising in music for instruments with electronics, the ensemble has also developed several long-term multi-media collaborations, including a series of music theatre projects with Teatr Weimar. At its largest a sinfonietta, the ensemble also contains several chamber music ‘constellations’, among them the digital ensemble Switched On, a number of multi-cultural groups containing performers from different parts of the world, and the Ars Nova String Quartet.

Athelas Sinfonietta

Athelas Sinfonietta Copenhagen has long been established as Denmark’s leading ensemble for New Music. Pierre-André Valade is the chief conductor of Athelas Sinfonietta Copenhagen from 2009 to 2012.

Athelas Sinfonietta, Denmark – Website

Bit20 Ensemble

Bit20 Ensemble was founded in Bergen, Norway, in 1989 and has established itself as one of the leading contemporary music ensembles in the Nordic countries. The ensemble takes a particular responsibility for the development and promotion of Norwegian and Nordic art and has commissioned and premiered nearly 100 works, both nationally and internationally.

Bit20 – Website

Ensemble Court-Circuit

Ensemble Court-Circuit was founded in 1991 by Philippe Hurel and Pierre-André Valade. Through the quality of its musicianship, it quickly became established as one of the outstanding new music ensembles in Europe. The group has premiered and recorded many important works by international composers; is committed to interdisciplinary working through, for example, ballets, ciné-concerts and music theatre; and is also heavily involved in devising and running pedagogical projects with conservatoires.

Ensemble Court-Circuit, France – Website

Grup Instrumental de València

Grup Instrumental de València is a musical ensemble dedicated to the interpretation of XXth and XXIst century music. Through an enduring commitment to this goal, the quality of their performances, and collaboration with artists of international standing, the Grup has become established as a leader in the promotion and dissemination of Spanish New Music.

Grup Instrumental – Website

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Get involved!

Developers from all backgrounds can get involved in writing code for the project. For initial discussion and svn access contact jamie@integralive.org. For a technical overview of the Integra Framework see the project wiki.

Users can help with software development by contributing bugs and feature requests via the online Integra Live feedback system

Pure Data and Max/MSP users can get involved by contributing your patches to Integra! Integra Modules can be simple or complex; they can be unusual and musically interesting! To get started contact us.

The project mailing list is the place to start for Integra-related discussion and community.

Comments, suggestions and contributions are welcome from all!

Outreach

One of Integra’s most important objectives is to bring together people from all over Europe who have a professional interest in music and live electronics. In particular, we hope to engage with those who live in places where our project can most benefit the creative scene, be that through training, networking or the dissemination of new ideas.

A call for participants was sent out in early 2010 and fifteen people have been selected to take part in our outreach activities. They have each been invited to attend two Integra events including concerts, meetings and software training sessions.

Our aim is to provide an exciting opportunity to experience different cultures and contribute to developments at the intersection of art, science and technology. We ask each participant to write a short report outlining the impact of their involvement in the outreach project. The first batch of these reports is now available to read in the bookcase above.