While hiking in Los Dinamos, a national park in the south of Mexico City, I noticed a bee following me. At first, I felt annoyed by her presence, but then I realized that it was simply my instinct reacting. If I paid closer attention, I could see she was harmless, just minding her own business—fragile and beautiful. In a way, I was the one following her. Eventually, she landed on a flower, and I carefully began to record her.
After reading about the life cycle of a queen bee and its larvae, I was inspired to create a piece that captures the fascinating journey of the selection process of a queen. I generated my material by exploring various sounds from an accordion, along with using the sequencer of an analog synthesizer to create additional textures.
- - Spaceout: An Ambisonics Concert, Performing Arts Technology Department, University of Michigan (October 2024)
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- Festival IZIS 2023, Skladišče Libertas, Koper, Slovenia (October 2023)
- Ars Electronica, Anton Bruckner Privatuniversität, Linz, Austria (September 2023) program -
- Everyday is Spatial 2, Spatial Audio Conference, University of Gloucestershire, UK (June 2023) program
- 40.4 Festival, B2 Center for Media, Arts, and Performance, University of Colorado Boulder – 40.4 multichannel system (March 2023)program