Scoring the City: Geo-located soundwalks with Echoes.xyz
In-person at InterAccess - Register here
Registration Fee: $30 Member | $50 Non-Member
This workshop will introduce participants to Echoes.xyz, an online platform which allows users to create immersive geo-located soundwalks. Participants will be guided through the Echoes editor, explore its features, and build their own sound walk.
Combining a video-game audio engine with a real-world GPS, Echoes has a simple visual editor with which users can add audio files to a geographic location and determine the rules for audio playback, such as tempo-synced stems, decision trees, and conditional playback. On the other end, users may physically walk through the location with a mobile device and experience the soundwalk. This facilitates a sort of "score" for a geographic location, which can be powerful for musical experiences, historical or cultural narration for a given location, and more.
Workshop Requirements
Participants should bring:
- Laptop
- Mobile phone/device
- Headphones
About the Instructor
Sergei Kofman is an imaginative composer and creative technologist based in Toronto. Sergei completed his masters degree in Composition at the University of Toronto in 2020, where he was awarded the 2021 Ann H. Atkinson prize for an outstanding electroacoustic work, for his piece Voices in the Whir. In 2022, Sergei received support from the Toronto Arts Council for his project I Hear the Scent of Change and Stillness, an EP combining acoustic instruments, organic textures, and synthesized and industrial sounds. He is active as a composer, producer, audio engineer, pianist, and educator.
InterAccess’s 2025 Education Programming is made possible through the support of EQ Bank.
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Accessibility Information: We are located on the second floor of the building, which is accessible by two flights of stairs or an elevator. The front entrance has an automatic push door and is accessible by ramp or a short flight of stairs. Inside, all InterAccess facilities are on the same level, including a single-user accessible washroom.
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