Idea Unsound

I Am IU

Idea Unsound is a Music producer, DJ, creative technologist, & educator

Live Performances

03:21:23

AV Club & LivecodeNYC at dadaLab in Austin, TX

An evening of live audio-visual performances at dadaLab in Austin, TX

30:39

Idea Unsound - The Sound Bender (Live @ Currents x No Bounds 2021)

Idea Unsound is the Sound Bender. Why buy midi controllers when you can BE the midi controller? for this performance, Idea Unsound will be using custom software to track the X,Y, and Z position of his left and right hands via Touchdesigner in order to spatially control audio FX in Ableton Live. instrument-wise, he's playing a Medusa synthesizer (a collaborative release from dreadbox and Polyend), coupled with Empress Zoia, and controlling everything with Ableton Push. The visual component is the actual Ableton Live set through which all of the audio is being processed overlayed ontop of the camera feed. Check out Idea Unsound's music, social media links, and more show videos at www.linktr.ee/ideausound

21:00

MaxMSP & Ableton Livecode live audio-visual set @ Gray Area | Idea Unsound & Isorhythmics

33:17

Idea Unsound + R Tyler + Cyberia: A Rift in the Matrix Live Code Concert

AV Club SF presents "A rift in the Matrix", a night of algorithmic and aleatoric music created by blending both musical code and live instrumental performance together with visual shaders, all programmed on-the-fly. This was the second-ever Algorave hosted by AV Club and was made possible by the Syzygy collective, located in the heart of South Van Ness. From left to right: R Tyler - Live coding music w/ Tidal Cycles Idea Unsound - Performing on analog synthesizer (Polyend Medusa) Cyberia - Live coding visuals w/ P5 Live code is a type of visual or musical performance whereby performers create and modify sounds or visual elements on the fly by writing and executing short instructional scripts and algorithms in real time. Tidal Cycles is one of the most commonly used coding languages for creating music algorithmically, however many options exist to do so. For more information about live code languages and concepts, head over to www.toplap.org An official "Rift in the Matrix" NFT was made and distributed to all guests, which can be found here: https://www.hicetnunc.art/objkt/465205 Follow them on Twitter: @avclubsf @Unsound_musings @cyberia__ @rtyler

19:13

Idea Unsound (audio) x Nobel Yoo (visuals)

Recorded at Algorithmic Art Assembly, March 10th 2022, San Francisco. Part of AV Club, a San Francisco based algorave artist collective focused on live performance where technology itself is the instrument. They use samplers, sequencers, livecode environments, modular synths, feedback loops, generative art, microscopes, & more to make sights and sounds you haven't encountered before but will want to experience again. https://instagram.com/ideaunsound https://www.instagram.com/nobelyoo/

06:56

Idea Unsound - Null Depth (Ableton Live code performance)

Null Depth is a mix of improvisatory electronic music and musical programming. All of the elements of the music are created in realtime, thus, the final presentation of the work is unknown. This piece is being performed in Ableton Live, and the utility that allows for code processing is simply called “Live Code”. It translates short scripts into commands Ableton can use to control an arrangement of software synthesizers and effects. All of this is being overlaid on top of a 3D rendering of the performer which reacts to the performance in real time. The video processing portion of the performance is being rendered and controlled with Touchdesigner. This performance was a part of the 'Music in the Metaverse' virtual concert hosted by the Technology and Applied Composition team at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Idea Unsound is an electronic music producer, mixing engineer, and music technology instructor. He has been producing music for nearly 2 decades and has released music in a variety of styles and formats. For more information and music, head to https://www.iamiu.io instagram: @ideaunsound facebook: /iUnsound https://www.linktr.ee/ideaunsound Ableton Live code Max for Live device: https://reallyusefulplugins.tumblr.com/livecode

01:16:19

Idea Unsound Live Code performance in Ableton

Idea Unsound performing a live code set for the first episode of The Issues. Idea Unsound uses Ableton Live and a max for live device known simply as 'Live Code' to compose the piece in real time. None of the parts were pre-recorded and the entire performance is improvisational. Visually, the camera changes between a live camera view of the performance and an audio-reactive visual GLSL shader that was projected on the walls of the studio. For more music, art, and other electronic goodies, check out linktr.ee/ideaunsound And hear Idea Unsound's new album here: Ideaunsound.bandcamp.com

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BIO

Idea Unsound is a left-field electronic music producer, DJ, algorithmic dance (“algorave”) musician, and professor of music technology that uses code and technology as an instrument to create explosive, thought-provoking electronic dance & concept music. His craft is strongly influenced by his classical training, his love for science and technology, and his roots in dance music. His sound has been described by others as ‘jazz-inspired electronic music with a futuristic twist’. He has even previously co-founded an audio-based startup called Seeq Audio, which focuses on bringing intelligent multimedia audio solutions to media developers.

IU uses an assortment of audio-visual tools to create immense, audio-visual installations and performances with Ableton as the centerpiece. He has played alongside Suzanne Ciani, Sweaterbeats, XXYYXX, and Pat Lok among others, and has worked with the SF Ballet, Marin County Theater company, and a host of independent artists as a composer/ music producer. He has performed not only throughout the bay area, but was also invited to the international computer music conference in Shanghai, China, to perform new music and lecture about his use of Ableton Live in an audio-visual environment, seen by more than 500 international conference attendees, as well as the WISE musical think-tank in Berlin. Currently, he is signed to one of the leading global music distributors and creative platforms, AWAL.