Studio resident Tristan Powell has 30 years production experience in the music industry and describes himself as a music polymath. He is developing a new way of interacting with music using body language and gestures. He hopes to create a new type of performance royalty which will deliver revenues derived from the audience's interaction with music. Tristan wants to change the focus of attention towards individuals and groups of people in the audience allowing them the ability to expressively mix parts of a song using dance moves via a 'technology bridge' that connects them to DJs & bands.

Artists have received royalty payments from the buying, downloading, broadcasting and streaming of their music. At the same time the value of music due to it's ubiquitous existence on many platforms seems to have declined and relatively little is being done with technology to innovate new ways of injecting value back into the process of interacting with music. Bodyoki aims to place a value on the the way people expressively move to music and also change the role of music in fitness.

In this talk there will be some demos of prototype technology and a potted history of what Tristan has seen in the music industry that led him to start this innovative journey.

This Lunchtime Talk is part of Open Studio Friday, which takes place at the Studio every week.

Do you want to find out what is going on at the Pervasive Media Studio? Are you interested in meeting our residents, talking about a specific project or curious about pervasive media? Why not pack a sandwich and join us for one of our Lunchtime Talks and Open Studio Friday.

Lunchtime Talks are informal presentations by Studio residents and associates. They normally take place at 1pm on Friday, are free and open to everybody who’s interested in what we do.

After the Talk, we also invite you to stay with us for the afternoon to continue the conversation or work on your own projects. We provide chairs, tables, wireless and a great space. You bring what you need to work with (laptop/mobile). Our open afternoons close at 5pm.

Let us know if you’d like a tour of the space and we'll be happy to show you around just before the talk. Send an email to admin@pmstudio.co.uk to book your place on a tour.

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