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HCMF concert 2022

daniel weaver — Fri, 25 Aug 2023 13:32:34 +0000

As part of the Freedom to Move programme I performed a concert with Dan Bridgwood-Hill/DBH and 5 vocalists:

Alice Brookes
Ben Spatz
Kirsty Ferguson Lewis
Stephanie Lampera
Supriya Nagarajan.

Under the direction of Sofia Jernberg, 5 vocalists, accomplished in their own right explored concepts of instant composition, leading to 5 performances by each singer, using the 2 Dans as their pliable, orchestra. Each brought a singular approach, ranging from Supriya deeply rooted in the Carnatac vocal tradition, to Ben’s more theatrical or storytelling experience.

Freedom to Move – Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival (hcmf.co.uk)

Generation Air – Spacecadets Air design

daniel weaver — Wed, 24 Sep 2014 22:05:25 +0000

spacecadets air design

Happy to have finished/installed sounds for Jamima Latimer’s installation – Generation Air at Durham DLI gallery.

Here’s a suggestion of the sounds you would hear.
Installation soundtracks by daniel weaver

Some of these are triggered by motion sensors so if you move a lot or there are lots of visitors you will hear a noisier soundscape. A lot of the time it’s fairly quiet. Sit or lie still on the big cushions and you can simply regress to the womb.

Installation goes to Ashton-under-Lyne Art Gallery, Berwick Visual Arts and Towneley Hal in Burnley later in the year.

This seems to follow really nicely from the Body stories installation which focussed on skin and bone; this one goes even more internal.

short video exerpt “Complex Futures” live at Burgess Foundation

daniel weaver — Tue, 15 Apr 2014 09:22:51 +0000

A short clip from John Richards, kindly uploaded to Facebook from the first gig of our tour and attracting highbrow comments already. It’s striking to me how the intro in isolation gives little indication of where the piece ends up, so I hope you’ll enjoy it live sometime soon. I will be recording this piece with the help of Sam Weaver at Islington Mill soon. Let me know what you thought/think…

Post by John Richards.

DD day manchester full house

daniel weaver — Mon, 14 Apr 2014 15:54:32 +0000

A really great reception in Manchester on Saturday, hope to get good crowds in Hebden, London and Bristol.

Nice photos from www.Samhuddleston.co.uk

Click to view slideshow.

All of me

daniel weaver — Mon, 08 Jul 2013 17:38:20 +0000

A short dance solo with back projections (Video Agata Alcaniz)

Performed at Turn, Manchester Green Room

rehearsal footage

Lightweight in Cambridge

daniel weaver — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 20:02:26 +0000

A recent outing for Lightweight – a 3 meter spherical light show using video, animation, and sound projections. (Lovely music by Daniel Weaver)

Popular new feature is the audience face capture camera which makes and uploads peoples faces into the animations.

http://danielweaver.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/cambridge-lightweight-1-impossible-arts-daniel-weaver.mp4

All I have all I am is memory

daniel weaver — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:33:43 +0000

A sound installation with performed elements made for Found(ed) in Blackburn.2012

Using found and recycled objects above a toyshop, I made an immersive environment over 4 rooms, every hour I performed a 20 interjection. Whilst describing the process by which a child develops through play and assembles personality, a single microphone samples and distributes fragments of my sounds throughout the space.

See a 3min edit:

with thanks to Claire Tymon