Adam Kendall has explored video notation techniques that might
facilitate visual composition comparable in detail and scope to music composition.
He’s documented what he believes are common criteria that universal video notation
needs to address, and he’s developed personal approaches for his own compositions
for live and studio-based performative video. Stemming from his artistic approach
and his use of midi-keyboards as video instruments, Kendall’s personal technique
involves repurposing existing notations — Adapting music notation, and using actual
written language for its underlying rhythms, gestures and phrasing (not the literal
meaning of the words). Kendall’s presentation will include what he believes are core
issues for developing viable universal notation, his own notation, and excerpts of
pieces in which he’s used his techniques. Adam Kendall is a videoist and musician
based in Brooklyn, NY. He treats video as a medium capable of detailed, structured
composition and dynamic, improvisational performances. Adam regularly performs and
screens pieces solo and in various collaborations, including the multimedia project
Toys’ Opera, and has presented or performed at SEAMUS 2011 (Miami, FL), ICMC 2010
(Stony Brook, NY), Contour Editions (Online), and New York City venues Galapagos,
(le) Poisson Rouge, The Firehouse Space, and Diapason Gallery. He is a 2012
Harvestworks Artist-in-Residence, and other 2012 projects include working with the
new-music ensembles Le Train Bleu (NYC) and Fuse (DC). He has organized a/v
performance series and workshops, including {R}ake, and is a software developer who
incorporates his own programming in his work.
