Timothy Didymus (born 1966, Portsmouth) is a British artist and musician based in Brighton. He is considered a pioneer in the field of generative music.[1] Didymus has collaborated with artists such as Brian Eno, Cornelia Sollfrank, Emilia Telese and presented at institutions and festivals such as ZKM,[2] Ars Electronica,[3] International Symposium on Electronic Art (ISEA),[4] Werkleitz Biennale of Multimedia Arts,[5] Liverpool Biennial,[6] De La Warr Pavilion,[7] Fort Process.[8]
Timothy Didymus | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Years active | 1980– |
| Notable work | Dark Symphony, Kosmische Glass |
| Style | Electronic music, Generative art, Sound art |
| Website | timothydidymus |
Didymus began writing and performing music in 1980, primarily as a drummer. In 1993 he began creating generative electronic music using SSEYO's Koan software, producing algorithmic breakbeat and drum and bass, and ambient music.[5][9] Didymus contributed to the development of the Koan Plus and Koan Pro software during the 1990s, initially as a beta tester and later credited as Koan's 'Principle Musician'.[10][11] Koan won the ‘Technical Innovation’ category at the BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Awards in 2001.[12]
Didymus uses generative composition in the contexts of live concerts,[13] radiophonic works,[14] sound installations,[15] and generative multimedia releases, including Float in 1997.[11] In 2003, Didymus curated Dark Symphony in Linz, a 96-hour generative sound installation commissioned by Ars Electronica.[3] The installation featured a 250,000 watt sound system positioned on the banks of the Danube, which played generative music by Didymus, Brian Eno, Tim Cole, Mark Harrop and others.[16]
In the 2010s, Didymus developed Kosmische Glass, an instrument and musical automaton that produces acoustic tones from glass by means of friction.[17] The instrument is an automated, electronic development of the glass armonica invented by Benjamin Franklin in 1761. An LP, also entitled Kosmische Glass, was released by Beatabet in 2017.[18]
References
edit- ^ "Timothy Didymus' Float with SSEYO Koan Software (1995-7)". intermorphic.com. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
- ^ "..devolve into II.. | 23.03.2002 - 19:00 | ZKM". zkm.de (in German). Retrieved 2023-02-14.
- ^ a b "Ars Electronica Festival". webarchive.ars.electronica.art. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
- ^ "Colin Fallows: Hope – ISEA Symposium Archives". isea-archives.siggraph.org. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
- ^ a b "EQ@Futuresonic05". www.benfaulkner.com. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
- ^ "68 Hope Street (2006) by Mike's Studio - Issuu". issuu.com. p. 13. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
- ^ "Lost Property presents: Infrasection Dispersion". DLWP, The De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill, East Sussex. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
- ^ "The Quietus | News | FESTIVAL REPORT: Fort Process". The Quietus. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
- ^ "Koan Essentials Morphing Drum + Bass (1998)". intermorphic.com. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
- ^ "Tim Mark Didymus". kunstradio.at. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
- ^ a b "Timothy Didymus' Float with SSEYO Koan Software (1995-7)". intermorphic.com. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
- ^ "BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
- ^ "Web sites". The Independent. 1997-07-28. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
- ^ "KUNSTRADIO - RADIOKUNST, 23. April 2006". www.kunstradio.at. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
- ^ "Sound Installation by Emilia Telese & Tim Mark Didymus - GENERATIVE ART 2000 Conference, Politecnico di Milano - Absolutearts.com". www.absolutearts.com. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
- ^ Stocker, Gerfried; Schöpf, Christine (eds.). "Ars Electronica Archiv". aec.at. Hatje Cantz. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
- ^ "Joshua Legallienne / Timothy Didymus #500". SPEKTRUM Berlin. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
- ^ "Kosmische Glass, by Timothy Didymus". Timothy Didymus. Retrieved 2023-02-14.