Episode Notes »Equal temperament is the McDonald’s of tuning«, claims Iraqi-British musician, composer and researcher Khyam Allami. In this conversation with journalist and PhD I musicology Anders Reuter, Khyam Allami explores the subjects of tuning and the inherited biases of modern music technology.   The conversation is presented in collaboration with Gong Tomorrow festival and RMC - Rhythmic Music Conservatory. Host and editing: Jan Høgh Stricker

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»Equal temperament is the McDonald’s of tuning«

Episode Notes This episode of RMC Podcast features a conversation with associate professor at RMC, composer Niels Lyhne Løkkegaard, a conversation about Curatorium – the festival that never takes places. You will also be hearing works by RMC students Anna Wærum, Astrid Emilie and Ginte Preisaite. Niels Lyhne Løkkegaard have for a number of years been occupied with imaginary sound, and from 2017-2020 he carried out an artistic research project with the simple and yet very telling title Music for the inner ear. In this research project he asked questions like: Can written stories about sound manifest themselves as imaginary pieces of music inside the listeners mind? A kind of music in which the listener also becomes the composer? And can the story about a piece of art become the piece of art? These questions are also the common thread in this podcast episode where Niels elaborates on all the ideas that springs from the concept of an imaginary sound art festival.

Curatorium and utopic compositions

Hver sommer samles 130.000 mennesker til Roskilde Festival og udgør kortvarigt Danmarks fjerde største by. Det er ressourcekrævende og CO2 aftrykket for en festival i den størrelsesorden er til at tage og føle på. Men hvad nu, hvis man i stedet anskuede festivalen som et kæmpestort potentiale for at eksperimentere med nye løsninger for en bæredygtig fremtid? Sanne Stephansen er programleder for bæredygtighed på Roskilde Festival, og i dette afsnit skal hun fortælle os om, hvordan musik- og festivalbranchen sætter aftryk på miljøet, men samtidig har et stort potentiale for at skubbe på den grønne omstilling både gennem egne handlinger og ved at efterspørge nye grønne løsninger. Afsnittet er knyttet til konferencen Den Grønne Musikbranche, som RMC i samarbejde med DMF – Dansk Musiker Forbund, havde arrangeret 6. november i år. Konferencens centrale spørgsmål handlede kort og godt om, hvordan musikbranchen bliver bæredygtig? Hvordan nedbringes CO2-udslip i både det kunstneriske og erhvervsmæssige virke? Ligger ansvaret for løsninger til klimakrisen hos den enkelte musiker, musikbrancheprofessionelle eller koncertarrangør? Vært, samt tilrettelæggelse: Jan Høgh Stricker, RMC Medvirkende: Sanne Stephansen, Roskilde festival Jingle/lyddesign: Therese Aune Find out more at https://rmc-podcast.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

CO2 aftryk og potentialer

Episode Notes INSP! Sound er Danmarks eneste frivilligbaserede non-profit lyd og lys-virksomhed. De er konstant på jagt efter strømbesparende udstyr, udvikler alternative strategier for at nedbringe CO2 forbrug ved musikevents og så klimakompenserer de for al deres transports, hjemmesides og udstyrs udledning. I denne episode af RMC Podcast vil den daglige leder Mads Østergaard Nielsen fortælle om, hvordan bæredygtighed kom til at spille en nøglerolle i INSP! Sounds arbejde, og hvilke tiltag en lyd og lysvirksomhed kan tage, for at nedbringe deres co2 forbrug. Afsnittet er knyttet til konferencen Den Grønne Musikbranche, som RMC i samarbejde med DMF – Dansk Musiker Forbund, havde arrangeret 6. november i år. Konferencens centrale spørgsmål handlede kort og godt om, hvordan musikbranchen bliver bæredygtig? Hvordan nedbringes CO2-udslip i både det kunstneriske og erhvervsmæssige virke? Ligger ansvaret for løsninger til klimakrisen hos den enkelte musiker, musikbrancheprofessionelle eller koncertarrangør? Vært, samt tilrettelæggelse: Jan Høgh Stricker, RMC Medvirkende: Mads Østergaard Nielsen, Jingle/lyddesign: Therese Aune Find out more at https://rmc-podcast.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Social-, økonomisk- og klimamæssig bæredygtighed

I dette afsnit af RMC Podcast taler vi aldersdiskrimination med henholdsvis Nanna Balslev og Signe Højrup Wille Jørgensen. Her rettes et bredere kulturanalytisk blik på aldersdiskrimination; hvordan og hvorfor, at alder kan være en hindring for i første omgang at breake som kunstner, men også for ens senere musikalske karriere, og om hvorfor rollemodeller er så vigtige i den her kontekst. Vært, samt tilrettelæggelse: Jan Høgh Stricker, RMC Medvirkende: Nanna Balslev og Signe Højrup Wille Jørgensen Jingle/lyddesign: Therese Aune Find out more at https://rmc-podcast.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Ageism i musikbranchen

Dette afsnit af RMC Podcast handler om alderdiskrimination i musikbrancen set fra Stine Liebmans synsvinkel, som har stiftet initiativet Grown Up Gold. Stine har selv oplevet, hvordan det er at være nyuddannet fra konservatoriet og allerede være dømt for gammel til musikbranchen. Hun har besluttet ikke at acceptere omstændighederne, men at kæmpe for at lave forholdene om. Afsnittet knytter sig til en paneldebat som RMC i midten af september i år havde arrangeret i samarbejde med Grown Up Gold og Musikmuseet i København, og den fandt sted under historiefestival Golden Days med de passende tema Forever Young. Her blev alderens betydning i musikkens verden debatteret med både branchefolk, kulturjournalister og udøvende artister, og der blev åbnet op for en samtale om ungdom, ageism og ligestilling. Vært, samt tilrettelæggelse: Jan Høgh Stricker, RMC Medvirkende: Stine Liebman, Grown Up Gold Jingle/lyddesign: Therese Aune Find out more at https://rmc-podcast.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Grown Up Gold

Forsanger i Blaue Blume og RMC-studerende Jonas Schmidt fortæller om kunstnerisk identitet og om at finde et musikerliv, hvor man sætter sig selv først. Blaue Blume oplevede stor succes efter deres første album i 2015. I 2018 udsendte bandet en pressemeddelelse, hvor de bekendtgjorde en pause på ubestemt tid, mens forsanger og sangskriver Jonas Schmidt kæmpede med en depression. Og i 2019 gjorde Blaue Blume et anmelderrost comeback. Jonas Schmidt studerer Komposition på RMC og fortæller i dette afsnit af RMC Podcast om successen, den efterfølgende pause, og hvordan man kommer tilbage til et musikerliv, hvor man sætter sig selv først. Om kunstnerisk identitet, og hvordan den sommetider kan føles som hele ens eksistensgrundlag. Samtalen med artist og RMC-studerende Nanna Bottos tager udgangspunkt i et foredrag af dr. Valerie Young, som du kan lytte til i det tidligere afsnit RMC Podcast: Valerie Young om Imposter Syndrome. Og følger i en lille serie om fænomenet i musikbranchen efter afsnittet RMC Podcast: Annika Aakjær om Impostor Syndrome. Ifølge dr. Young dækker Impostor Syndrome over angsten for at blive afsløret i, at man ikke er så talentfuld som andre ”tror” man er. Impostor Syndrome er især udbredt inden for de kunstneriske brancher, der beror på subjektive vurderinger, kritik og offentlige anmeldelser. Impostor Syndrome kan påvirke den kreative proces og komme til udtryk i forskellige slags adfærd. Nogle udsætter konstant deres arbejde og bliver aldrig færdige, andre er uhensigtsmæssigt perfektionistiske med alting. Interview, optagelse og redigering: Nanna Bottos Musik: Maja Barløse og Nanna Bottos Find out more at https://rmc-podcast.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Jonas Schmidt om Impostor Syndrome

Sanger, sangskriver og tidligere RMC studerende Annika Aakjær fortæller om sine personlige og kunstneriske erfaringer med Impostor Syndrome i samtale med artist og RMC studerende Nanna Bottos. Tirsdag d. 5. maj afholdt RMC et online foredrag med ekspert i Impostor Syndrome dr. Valerie Young. Ifølge dr. Young dækker Impostor Syndrome over angsten for at blive afsløret i, at man ikke er så talentfuld som andre ”tror” man er. Impostor Syndrome er især udbredt inden for de kunstneriske brancher, der beror på subjektive vurderinger, kritik og offentlige anmeldelser. Impostor Syndrome kan påvirke den kreative proces og komme til udtryk i forskellige slags adfærd. Nogle udsætter konstant deres arbejde og bliver aldrig færdige, andre er uhensigtsmæssigt perfektionistiske med alting. Med udgangspunkt i dr. Youngs foredrag om Impostor Syndrome, taler Annika Aakjær i dette podcast afsnit om sit forhold til at være udøvende kunstner inden for musikbranchen. Hun dykker blandt andet ned i sin skriveproces og arbejdet med at udgive album. Desuden fortæller hun om sit forhold til publikums forventninger, afslag og kritik, samt vigtigheden af selvdisciplin og selvkærlighed. Annika Aakjær dimitterede fra RMC sangskriver linjen i 2012 og har udgivet tre album. Hun har skrevet musik til teater og modtog en Steppeulv som ”Årets Håb” i 2010, samt DJBFA’s hæderspris i 2012. Interview, optagelse og redigering: Nanna Bottos OBS: Inden du lytter til dette afsnit med Annika Aakjær anbefaler vi, at du lytter til foredraget med dr. Valerie Young i dette afsnit af RMC Podcast: https://rmc-podcast.pinecast.co/episode/19220e375d764e75/dr-valerie-young-about-impostor-syndrome Find out more at https://rmc-podcast.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Annika Aakjær om Impostor Syndrome

On Tuesday May 5, RMC presented an online lecture with Impostor Syndrome expert dr. Valerie Young. In this episode of RMC Podcast you can listen to dr. Young's lecture to get to know more about Impostor Syndrome. Impostor Syndrome has been a known phenomenon in psychology since the 1970s. Millions of people around the world secretly worry they’re not as smart or capable or talented as others “think” they are. It’s called the impostor “syndrome”. Impostor Syndrome is known among artists and musicians who work in a field of public criticism and subjective standards. It can affect the artistic processes and how one faces the public. There are various forms of Impostor behavior, some artists procrastinate, others become perfectionist and overwork. In the podcast dr. Young shares insights and tools on how to normalize, understand and overcome impostor feelings. About dr. Valerie Young: Dr. Valerie Young is an internationally known expert author of the award-winning book The Secret Thoughts of Successful Women: Why Capable People Suffer from the Impostor Syndrome and How to Thrive in Spite of It (Crown/Random House) Dr. Young has spoken to students at nearly 100 colleges and universities in the US, Canada, Japan, the UK, and Europe including Stanford, MIT, Cal Tech, Harvard, Oxford, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, and University of Copenhagen. Her career advice has been cited in business and popular media around the world including BBC radio, Time, Newsweek, The Chicago Tribune, Entrepreneur, Psychology Today, Science, O magazine, More, The Chronical of Higher Education, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Globe & Mail, and The Irish Independent. She earned her doctoral degree from the University of Massachusetts where she was also the founding coordinator of the Social Justice Education program a forerunner to present-day diversity and inclusion training. Host, editing and postproduction: Nanna Bottos Recording: Laura Møller Henriksen Find out more at https://rmc-podcast.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Dr. Valerie Young about Impostor Syndrome (ENG)

In this episode of RMC Podcast you can listen to a full live recording of the performance of Barry Guy’s work ‘Hotshop’ written for an ensemble of students from both RMC and The Royal Danish Academy of Music. The piece was premiered in Brorsons Church in Copenhagen on Friday the 4th of October 2019, conducted by Barry Guy, performed by the ensemble of student, and co-presented in collaboration with RMC, The Royal Danish Academy of Music, ALICE, Snyk and Brorsons church. ‘Hotshop’ is inspired by American glass sculptor Dale Chihuly. Guy has drawn on inspiration both from Chihuly’s work, and also from visiting his studio and seeing the amount of energy and concentration that goes into sculpting with glass. The graphic score behind the piece is divided into 12 parts, each representing a part of Chihuly’s work series with cylinders, baskets and vases. The project was created with the kind support of Beckett Fonden and Augustinus Fonden. Concert recording: Lars Nissen, Lars Rex Christensen and music production students from RMC. Concert mastering: Simon Mariegaard Find out more at https://rmc-podcast.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

'Hotshop' by Barry Guy

In this episode of RMC Podcast you can listen to influential British bassist and composer Barry Guy in conversation with Torben Snekkestad. Barry Guy talks about the early years of improvised music in London, how he developed his interest in graphic scores, the London Jazz Composers Orchestra, and the double bass as an instrument belonging equally to the early baroque music as well as contemporary improvised music. Guy also talks about his recent work ‘Hotshop’, which was commissioned by RMC for an ensemble of students both from RMC and The Royal Danish Academy of Music, the inspiration for the work, working with the students and the score with both fully notated and improvisation parts. The music used in this program all stems from the recording of the concert performance of the piece ‘Hotshop’ on the 4th of October 2019 in Brorsons Church in Copenhagen. Interview: Torben Snekkestad Editing and postproduction: Jan Høgh Stricker Concert recording: Lars Nissen, Lars Rex Christensen and music production students from RMC. Concert mastering: Simon Mariegaard Find out more at https://rmc-podcast.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Interview with Barry Guy (ENG)

In February 2020, iconic British producer and electronic composer Roly Porter visited RMC. Within three days a handful of composition students from RMC composed a new piece i collaboration with Roly Porter. The piece was premiered at venue Mayhem in Copenhagen on February 13th. In the podcast Roly Porter explains how the collaborative piece was created at RMC. And throughout the episode you can listen to excerpts of the piece from the live recording at Mayhem and music from Roly Porter's latest albums. Furthermore, Roly Porter talks about his musical influences and different approaches to making music: "Trying to create a three dimensional sonic space with as much depth and width as possible". He also shares his thoughts on the ownership of muscial ideas and the relation between music theory and composition. Participating composers: Anders Majnlund Jørgensen (electronics, violin, saxophone, guitar), Lucas Nielsen (electronics, el-organ), Henriette Sandberg Motzfeldt (electronics, violin), Mads Krue Bugge (electronics), Isak Tind (electronics, flute) Interview and editing: Thomas Knak Sound recording: Lars Rex and Jakob Makongo Bertelsen The following music has been used for the podcast: 1 : 00 - 02.40 Roly Porter + RMC Students : Live at Mayhem, Copenhagen Feb. 13th 2020 2 : 2.35 - 9.38 Roly Porter : Blind Packening (Third Law). 3 : 9.34 -10.50 Roly Porter : In System (Third Law). 4 :10.40 - 15.30 Roly Porter : Arrakis (Aftertime). 5 : 15.20 - 21.30 Roly Porter : Birth (Life Cycle Of A Massive Star). 6 : 20.48 - 23.30 Vex´d : Remains Of The Day (Cloud Seed). 7 : 23.05 - 25.40 Adam F : Metropolis (used by Roly Porter in his Nov. 2016 live set for Boiler Room - London). 8 : 25.35-30.00 Roly Porter : Departure Stage (Third Law). Find out more at https://rmc-podcast.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Interview with Roly Porter (ENG)

A special podcast made over the course of a week with RMC guest Professor Thurston Moore as project leader and RMC students composing and performing as The Wishlist Orchestra. Contents in order of appearance: 1 - The Wishlist Intro 2 - 'Horn Action' by Lorenzo Colocci, flute, Luís Miguel, saxophone 3 - ‘Sunday' by Arsene Mohrath 4 - 'Guitar Love' by Rachel Barker, guitar Håvard Nordberg Funderud, guitar 5 - 'Heartbeat Breakdown' by Andreas Jeppesen, beats, Johan Bjerrum Feierskov, keys, Valeria Miracapillo, electronics 6 - 'Dust and Smoke' by Rachel Barker 7 - ‘Kontrol' by The Wishlist Orchestra 8 - ‘Air' by The Wishlist Orchestra (it is a field recording piece) 9 - 'Impossible Human Accidents' by Valeria Miracapillo 10 - 'Loosing Control' by The Wishlist Orchestra, Arsene Mohrath lyrics 11 - 'I am playing a videogame' by Johan Bjerrum Feierskov 12 - 'Lost In Time' by The Wishlist Orchestra 13 - 'GOOMF (get out of my feed)' by Rachel Barker, composer, guitar, vocals, Luís Miguel, saxophone, Thurston Moore, pedals, Håvard Nordberg Funderud, guitar Credits: The Wishlist Orchestra: Peter Sloth — sound engineer, mixing and mastering Rachel Barker — guitar Håvard Nordberg Funderud — guitar Lorenzo Colocci — flute, electronics Andreas Jeppesen — beats, electronics Luís Miguel — Saxophone Johan Bjerrum Feierskov — keys, electronics Arsene Mohrath — vocals Valeria Miracapillo — electronics Thurston Moore — guitar, direction Find out more at https://rmc-podcast.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Thurston Moore & The Wishlist Orchestra

Følg med i Rytmisk Musikkonservatoriums (RMC) mange aktiviteter gennem denne nye podcast. Her kan du lytte til alt fra artist talks med store komponister og kunstnere, mixtapes fra ansatte og studerende, nye lydværker skabt i projektuger og radiodokumentarer om vores kunstneriske forskningsprojekter. ENG: Follow RMC's many activities through this new podcast. Listen to everything from artist talks with prominent composers and artist, mixtapes from employees and students, new sound works and radio features on our artistic research.

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