Space Shanties: Research & Composition
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- British Columbia, Canada
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- What is the main goal for this project?
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Positions available:1
Our Company
Banging Rocks creates Virtual Reality for positive impact, with an emphasis on transdisciplinary arts.
Space Shanties
Space Shanties is an interdisciplinary exploration of what life on a Mars colony ship and colony would be like, centering on a musicological / performance based approach, with the extrapolation of historical trends in folk music interwoven into the narrative arc of Mars colonists as they apply, train, journey to and settle on Mars.
The setting for Space Shanties is a series of Virtual Reality scenes depicting these phases of the journey, with the interactive, immersive VR environments serving as backdrop for the heart of the project: speculative folk music that extends real folk traditions into new circumstances and stories. Phase I of Space Shanties is the creation of a proof of concept: A pseudo-historical tour of a Mars Colony with musical interaction points throughout.
Key to this project is “Speculative Folk Music” - this is “hard musicological sci-fi” - as accurate as possible a representation of how folk music evolves and of the context for its evolution that would be provided by a Martial colonization project. Details will be incorporated ranging from the likely back-stories of the crew to the background sounds and aural cues that would inform the sounds mirrored musically.
As a colonization effort of this type would draw in a crew from around the world, it provides a great opportunity to explore a wide range of folk music traditions.
This Riipen project centers specifically on fiddle music traditions.
The Project
This project centers on the variations of fiddle tradition as found in Canadian folk music. The successful applicant will research at least two traditions of folk fiddle music - potentially including Ontario, Irish, Celtic, Maritime, Appalachian or other styles. This research will lead to composition of at least one piece of music in a selected style which will be included in a Virtual Reality experience. The successful applicant will also create one research paper on their findings and a small series of blog posts related to their work.
The Student
The student selected should have a strong background in music, with both a skill at fiddle playing and a knowledge and interest in its traditions. The ideal candidate would have a grounding in philosophy and an interest in science fiction, suitable to help them extrapolate from historical folk music into a Martian context.
- What is the main goal for this project?
-
Positions available:1
Our Company
Banging Rocks creates Virtual Reality for positive impact, with an emphasis on transdisciplinary arts.
Space Shanties
Space Shanties is an interdisciplinary exploration of what life on a Mars colony ship and colony would be like, centering on a musicological / performance based approach, with the extrapolation of historical trends in folk music interwoven into the narrative arc of Mars colonists as they apply, train, journey to and settle on Mars.
The setting for Space Shanties is a series of Virtual Reality scenes depicting these phases of the journey, with the interactive, immersive VR environments serving as backdrop for the heart of the project: speculative folk music that extends real folk traditions into new circumstances and stories. Phase I of Space Shanties is the creation of a proof of concept: A pseudo-historical tour of a Mars Colony with musical interaction points throughout.
Key to this project is “Speculative Folk Music” - this is “hard musicological sci-fi” - as accurate as possible a representation of how folk music evolves and of the context for its evolution that would be provided by a Martial colonization project. Details will be incorporated ranging from the likely back-stories of the crew to the background sounds and aural cues that would inform the sounds mirrored musically.
As a colonization effort of this type would draw in a crew from around the world, it provides a great opportunity to explore a wide range of folk music traditions.
This Riipen project centers specifically on fiddle music traditions.
The Project
This project centers on the variations of fiddle tradition as found in Canadian folk music. The successful applicant will research at least two traditions of folk fiddle music - potentially including Ontario, Irish, Celtic, Maritime, Appalachian or other styles. This research will lead to composition of at least one piece of music in a selected style which will be included in a Virtual Reality experience. The successful applicant will also create one research paper on their findings and a small series of blog posts related to their work.
The Student
The student selected should have a strong background in music, with both a skill at fiddle playing and a knowledge and interest in its traditions. The ideal candidate would have a grounding in philosophy and an interest in science fiction, suitable to help them extrapolate from historical folk music into a Martian context.
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No deliverables exist for this project.
About the company
- https://bangingrocks.ca/
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We are dreaming of a world where next-generation mixed reality tools and experiences are readily available to all. And we mean all. Not regardless of diversity of socioeconomic, neurological and cultural factors and other aspects of identity, but specifically geared to support that range. Core to this global business perspective is treating our social and environmental impact as a primary measure of success for our business and prioritize it even in cases where it may not drive profitability.