Index

Tek Msk

The problem?

What is the project?

How does it works?

What is required?

how does it function?

How does it succeed?

what exists?

what can be done?

contacts

What is
TekMsk?

TekMsc
the problem?
Not all born with talent to play a music
instrument or even sing. Moreover, the
ones who born, many of the times their
families cannot afford a musical education
to their children.

What if there was a way that everyone

could try an instrument or even make music
without having any background related with
music?

What is the project?

Technology gave men the
opportunity to do the impossible
and during the 20th century the
computer has become an essencial
utensil in every field.

Not only musicians keep exploring

the possibilities in using
technology, as also the common
user start exploring the musical
software and generating music.

This also happened in music and

nowadays every musician uses the
technology not only to develop
more his/her own skills but also
to compose and create music.

In plenty 21st century, we have

musicians and composers that
developed their music skills only
using a computer and music
software. Most of Djs only use a

However, music software and music books are still expensive as music
instruments and not everyone has the means to have access to them or
explore them. But what if they have? What if there was a way to go around
this question?

The answer for the above questions is this project. Essentially this
project focus in giving everyone the opportunity to learn and
explore music software in order to create his own music.

How works
TekMsk?

TekMsc
how does it function?
The
computers
with
the
midi
controllers should be placed in a
common space where many people walk
or pass everyday as for example a
library.
Then each curator should be present
or work by turns in order to explain
the software functionality and the
basics of creating music.
At some point the project will
evolve and the same curators should
use the workstation in order to
promote
cultural
events
or
masterclasses about music creation.

How does it works?

within a pragmatic spirit, this
project is presented to the
public as a workstation made by
computers and midi synthesisers
where everyone can try for free
the music software and hardware
in order to create his/hers own
music.

within a more idealistic spirit, this

project tries to create a non amateur
musician community where some only are
interested in experimenting, others
are interested in developing some
existent knowledge. The important is
that it is for all and for free

Everyone has the opportunity to

learn about music and how it is
created nowadays.

What is required?

The softwares are for beginners or

for experts (and the curators are
there to help)

3 music curators to explain how the stuff works (they should be

composers from different music fields (art music, electronics/
experimentalism, rock /dance music)

The point is grant everyone the

opportunity to try to create his/her
own music.

10 computers machintosh (since most of the music software is built

for the OS X architecture)

With frequent people attending to,

at some point there will be a
community, which could lead to other
projects regarding electronic music
and with a logotyp TekMsk

8 different midi controllers (keyboards and pads)

how does it succeed?

music software such as Ableton live, Pd (freeware), MaxMSP, logic

pro X, NI Reaktor, Processing (freeware) among others

Past or
future?

TekMsc

What exists?
New in Sweden, however the same
project
already
exists
(with
other names and slight different
in the idea in other countries
such
as
Holland,
Germany,
France, England and Portugal.

All the projects in the other

countries have been successful
and
all
of
them
created
a
community
of
artists
that
continue nowadays exploring new
stuff in order to develop new
things.

Enough
documentation
and
tutorials
to
support
the
project.
Nowadays
it
is
important when doing something,
even if for the first time,
having the experience of someone
who has already done it, and for
this type of social and cultural
projects
there
is
a
enough
documentation to let it succeed.

Motivation from a new generation

of musicians. We professional
musicians
do
not
imagine
ourselves playing forever in an
orchestra where everything is
classic and only a few times the
new technology takes place. We
want to share our knowledge and
experience with others and most
of us are also graduated in
composition. We just need a
chance to let it happen.

What can be done?

Develop a strong community not
only made of people who want to do
music but also people interested in
other digital arts

Promote
events
related
technology and art and music.

with

Demonstrate how Sweden is advanced

when comes to use newer technology
and new music.

Two brains thing better than one.

Promote
collaborations
between
artists from different fields.
motivate artists to do research
and
develop
new
stuff
using
technology.
Give to everyone the opportunity
to do music even if they do not
process any prior music or art
education.

Contact
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Pedro Miguell
info@joaopedromiguell.com

mobil: (46) 073-878 53 50

http://www.joaopedromiguell.com