The bitKlavier films are a series of 14 short films by director Mark DeChiazza and creativeX (check out the awesome projects at creativeX), that explore the bitKlavier through the music Dan Trueman and other composers and performing musicians are making with it. On the carousel below, the films are ordered as listed:
1. Inside Out
by Dan Trueman, performed by Cristina Altamura
2. About Inside Out
A look into bitKlavier’s role in the work’s composition and performance
3. Synchronic
by Pascal Le Boeuf, performed by Adam Sliwinski
4. About Synchronic
A look into bitKlavier’s role in the work’s composition and performance
5. Evidence Lost
by Dan Trueman, performed by Adam Sliwinski
6. About Evidence Lost
A look into bitKlavier’s role in the work’s composition and performance
7. El Niño
by Dan Trueman, performed by Cristina Altamura and Adam Sliwinski
8. About El Niño
A look into bitKlavier’s role in the work’s composition and performance
9. An Open Step Outward
by Molly Herron, performed by Cristina Altamura
10. About An Open Step Outward
A look into bitKlavier’s role in the work’s composition and performance
11. History and Development
The origin story of the bitKlavier, and an examination of the objectives that shaped it
12. Machines and Humans
How bitKlavier locates and explores a fundamental tension in this relationship
13. Pedagogy
bitKlavier as a multi-faceted tool for teachers and students of performance and composition
14. Introduction to the Interface
Dan Trueman introduces the essential machines that comprise the core of bitKlavier