Designing and Executing a Multimedia Performance and Recording Project: Process, Concepts and Outcomes

Multimedia concert performances can offer audiences an immersive experience that is more engaging than a traditional concert hall experience. Additionally, recordings of musical works can immerse the listener just as thoroughly as a multimedia concert performance. However, these multimedia performances are often designed and created by a team of individuals rather than a sole auteur due to their encompassing of multiple disparate artistic mediums. For this project, I designed and executed a live multimedia performance including video, lighting, electronic audio, and acoustic playing. The program featured Christopher Cerrone’s Memory Palace, Dave Hall’s e(c)lipse(d), and my own work, Facsimile. Following my live performance, I created audio recordings of the works featured in the performance to accompany the videos that I produced for the performance. This paper will delve into the process behind this project while examining the concepts that drove my creative decisions. Furthermore, I will discuss the concept of immersive experiences as it relates to this project. Finally, I will reflect on the project and discuss next steps, as well as my biggest takeaways from it.