Renick Bell is an American musician, programmer, and teacher based in Tokyo, notable as a pioneer of live coded music performance[1][2][3][4][5][6] including at algoraves,[7][8] and for his algorithmic music releases.[9][10][11][12][13][14] Bell creates his music using his self-built live coding system Conductive.[15]
Renick Bell | |
|---|---|
| Born | Wichita Falls, Texas, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Instrument(s) | live coding, computer, synthesizer, drums |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Labels | |
Career
editPremier of Algorave in Asia
editThe very first algoraves in Asia, organized by Renick Bell, were held in Tokyo and Hong Kong[citation needed]
- January 5, 2014 in Tokyo
- May 20, 2016 in Hong Kong
Releases (Algorave)
editRenick Bell's releases include[citation needed] an
- EP for Lee Gamble's UIQ label in 2016;
- LPs for Rabit's Halcyon Veil;
- Seagrave Records in 2018.
Live coding performances
editSome notable performances include a duo with Fis at the Berlin Atonal festival in Berlin in August 2017 and a solo performance at the Unsound Festival in Krakow in 2018.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ Sunda, Mike (2017-05-09). "Renick Bell discovers the art inside the algorithms". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
- ^ "Aphex Twin, Skepta and Nina Kraviz confirmed for The Warehouse Project 2019". FACT Magazine: Music News, New Music. 2019-06-25. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
- ^ "Terraforma 2019 adds Renick Bell, RAMZi, Monolake and more". FACT Magazine: Music News, New Music. 2019-04-17. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
- ^ "SXSW Reveals Speakers, Musical Acts For 2019 Festival". Downtown Austin, TX Patch. 2018-11-27. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
- ^ Calore, Michael (2019-03-26). "DJs of the Future Don't Spin Records—They Write Code". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
- ^ "Algo:ritmi, a Torino music live coding - Piemonte". Agenzia ANSA (in Italian). 2019-07-05. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
- ^ "Algorave Generation". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
- ^ Andrea Mi. "Rave your algorithm. Interview with Renick Bell • Digicult | Digital Art, Design and Culture". Digicult | Digital Art, Design and Culture. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
- ^ "Helm, ZULI and Ossia featured on Haunter Records compilation, forever". FACT Magazine: Music News, New Music. 2019-07-11. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
- ^ "Label of the month: Halcyon Veil". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
- ^ "30 artists under 30,000 plays". Mixmag. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
- ^ "Review: Renick Bell - Empty Lake EP". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
- ^ Dazed (2018-10-04). "10 under-the-radar releases you may have missed from the last three months". Dazed. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
- ^ "The 50 best albums of 2018". FACT Magazine: Music News, New Music. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
- ^ Dean, R. T. (2018). The Oxford Handbook of Algorithmic Music. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780190226992.
[16] Panopticon (2020-07-28). "Renick Bell: Beats of Algorave: An Interview with Panopticon". Retrieved 2024-05-12.