Turntable Reconstructions, DJ Sniff, US/NL

Turntable Reconstructions explores the dynamic reconstruction of the phonographically amplified through means of Hip-Hop turntablism and new digital tools. Sound material is generated from various vinyl records that are sampled, manipulated and played-back by a combination of self-built hardware and software. Crossfader-triggered sampler “cut n play” and right-hand usb interface “audile” are some of the unique modules that are designed to seamlessly integrate live sampling into the flow of the performance. The preselected records provide the structure and form of the performance, while the execution and transition between the records are strictly improvised.

Date/Time: 21.06/21.30
Location: EstÃºdio Bomba Suicida, Rua dos Caetanos, 26 [Bairro Alto]

Link

http://www.djsniff.com/

Credits

dj sniff

About the Creator

dj sniff (Takuro Mizuta Lippit) believes in the instrumental autonomy of the turntable and the musicianship of the DJ. He is a turntable musician working in the field of improvised and experimental music. His music focuses on the live reconstruction and narratization of the phonographically amplified - the music, the sound, the technology and the past. To achieve this, he uses a unique setup consisting of hand-made hardware interfaces and a custom Max/MSP software along with one turntable and DJ mixer. He is also a concert/event curator for electronic music and a researcher of music technology.

While studying Art History and Philosophy in Tokyo, he was active as a DJ in the underground electronic music scene and formed a collective called smashTV productions which organized genre-mixing events such as anti-Gravity and bistro-Smash!. In 2002, he moved to New York to pursue graduate studies in computer music and physical computing at NYU’s ITP (Interactive Telecommunications Program).

Since 2005 he has been involved with STEIM’s (Studio for Electro-Instrumental Music, Amsterdam) R&D lab and is currently its Artistic Director.

dj sniff regularly performs with computer musician Yutaka Makino as Audile and with saxophonist Keir Neuringer.