Concert for Smartphone Network

Concert for Smartphone Network is an electronic music work for a distributed networked smartphone ensemble. It is at the same time a music composition, a distributed computer software system and a collective improvisation practice. The performers develop the music together and use the system to explore new ways to connect with each other through collective music making.

The work is typically twenty minutes to an hour-long performance of fast and intense loops of synthesized sound. The software performs sound synthesis, visual effects and music related network communication. It combines and synchronizes the individual music lines of different performers into one music flow, mitigating delays over long-distance networks. This makes it possible for the Ensemble to perform together in precise synchronization without having to be in the same place.

Andreja Andric is a Serbian composer and programmer, living in Aarhus in Denmark. He enjoys playful exploration of mathematical processes and chance, and uses computer programming as key means of artistic expression. His work has been performed on festivals such as ICMC (Int'l Computer Music Conference) 2022 in Limerick, Ireland, and World Music Days 2019 in Tallinn, Estonia.

Malgorzata Zurada is an interdisciplinary artist currently based in Zurich (CH). She develops her works from esoteric theories and rituals of past and present. Her main interests are visual languages connected to various belief systems and means of coding the occult knowledge.

Marija Šumarac is a Serbian sound designer, composer and trombonist. She holds a BA Diploma in Recording and Sound Design from University of Arts Belgrade. Her work in film, radio (Electronic Studio Radio Belgrade) and television influences her compositions and drives her interest in sound manipulation. She has presented her work internationally at festivals and venues such as Prague Quadrennial, Ars Electronica and UCLA ArtSciCenter.