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Call for Music: CMMR 2012 London (19-22 June) - "Music and Emotions"



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** Call for Music: CMMR 2012 **

** Deadline: 10th February 2012 **

9th International Symposium on Computer Music Modeling and Retrieval (CMMR) "Music and Emotions"
19-22 June 2012
Queen Mary University of London
Conference website: http://www.cmmr2012.eecs.qmul.ac.uk/
CMMR 2012 Easy Chair portal: https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=cmmr2012
Twitter: @CMMR2012

Dear all,

We are pleased to announce a call for music submissions for the 9th International Symposium on Computer Music Modeling and Retrieval (CMMR 2012). CMMR 2012 will take place at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) on 19-22 June 2012. It is jointly organised by the Centre for Digital Music (QMUL) and the CNRS - Laboratoire de Mecanique et d'Acoustique (France).

CMMR is an interdisciplinary conference involving fields such as computer science, engineering, information retrieval, human computer interaction, digital libraries, hypermedia, artificial intelligence, acoustics, audio and music signal processing, musicology, music perception and cognition, neuroscience, as well as music composition and performance.

This year, for the first time, CMMR is partnering with Wilton's Music Hall (http://cmmr2012.eecs.qmul.ac.uk/musicvenue) in East London to present two evening concerts. The concerts will take place at Wilton's during the CMMR conference on the evenings of 20 and 22 June 2012. We invite music submissions for these concerts, as well as for sound installations to be set up in the Wilton's venue during concert evenings. The conference will also feature poster/demonstration sessions for which we invite submissions of musical interfaces.

+ Topics:

Original contributions are encouraged in, but not limited to, the following areas:

  * Music for instruments and electroacoustics
  * Live or recorded electronic music for up to 8 channels
  * Augmented instruments and novel controllers/interfaces
* Instrumental acoustic music composed with algorithmic or tools based on Music Information Retrieval * Music composed for visuals (e.g. soundtracks, multimedia compositions, etc.) * Performances of traditional music enhanced with live visualisation or interactive technology
  * Performances relating to the conference theme "Music and Emotions"
  * Installations and interactive pieces

Submissions from any musical style or genre are warmly welcomed.

For pieces involving traditional instruments, an ensemble consisting of flute (piccolo/alto flute), clarinet (bass clarinet), violin, cello, piano and percussion (1 player) will be available. Submitters are also welcome to provide their own performers. Submissions of 15 minutes or less are preferred, however music of any length will be considered. We will provide PA equipment including an 8-channel sound system, a video projector and a grand piano. Performers should bring any other required instruments or equipment. The projection of films in the digital format will be possible for film soundtracks.

+ Submission Materials:

Music submission should include:

1. PDF document of up to 3 sides of A4 specifying the following information:

- Author name(s), affiliations (if relevant), and contact information
- Title of proposed performance or installation
- Program notes (1-3 paragraphs)
- Indication if the performance relates to a separate submission to the technical programme (in such case, please indicate the title, authors and submission number of the separate submission)
- Intended venue: evening concert, installation, or afternoon demo
- Duration and instrumentation
- Names of performers, if relevant, or indicate that you will use conference ensemble - Optionally, composer / performer bios or a link to where these can be found online - Detailed description of technical requirements, including equipment and setup time
- Stage plot and input list for live performances

2. An attachment consisting in 1 archive file in the ZIP or TGZ format with the following documents:

- All performer scores (if applicable)
- Audio file(s) for evaluation of the submission. MP3, AAC or FLAC preferred (limit of 20MB per submission). For multichannel submissions, please provide a stereo mix if possible; submitting both stereo and multichannel versions is also acceptable.
- Video files (optional) in e.g. MPEG-2 or H.264/MPEG-4.

Additional information on submission are provided at:

http://cmmr2012.eecs.qmul.ac.uk/author-instructions

+ Important Dates:

Submission deadline:
10th February 2012

Notification of acceptance:
20th March 2012

Provision of detailed performance materials:
19th April 2012

Concert dates:
20th and 22nd June 2012

Conference dates:
19-22 June 2012

Please make your submissions following the instructions on the conference website:

http://cmmr2012.eecs.qmul.ac.uk/author-instructions

and by using the CMMR 2012 Easy Chair portal:

https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=cmmr2012

We are looking forward to your contributions!

Thanks for forwarding this call to interested parties.

+ Symposium General Chairs:

Mathieu Barthet, Queen Mary University of London, UK
Simon Dixon, Queen Mary University of London, UK

+ Paper and Program Chairs:

Richard Kronland-Martinet, CNRS-LMA, France
Mitsuko Aramaki, CNRS-LMA, France
Solvi Ystad, CNRS-LMA, France
Panos Kudumakis, Queen Mary University of London, UK

+ Demonstrations, Panels & Tutorials Chairs:

Daniele Barchiesi, Queen Mary University of London, UK
Steven Hargreaves, Queen Mary University of London, UK

+ Music Chairs:

Andrew McPherson, Queen Mary University of London, UK
Elaine Chew, Queen Mary University of London, UK

+ Organizing Committee:

Daniele Barchiesi, Queen Mary University of London, UK
Emmanouil Benetos, Queen Mary University of London, UK
Luis Figueira, Queen Mary University of London, UK
Steven Hargreaves, Queen Mary University of London, UK
Sefki Kolozali, Queen Mary University of London, UK
Asma Rafiq, Queen Mary University of London, UK
Sue White, Queen Mary University of London, UK

+ Program Committee (confirmed):

Mitsuko Aramaki, CNRS-LMA, France
Federico Avanzini, University of Padova, Italy
Isabel Barbancho, University of Málaga, Spain
Mathieu Barthet, Queen Mary University of London, UK
Roberto Bresin, KTH, Sweden
Antonio Camurri, University of Genova, Italy
Olivier Derrien, Toulon-Var University, France
Simon Dixon, Queen Mary University of London, UK
Barry Eaglestone, University of Sheffield, UK
Cédric Févotte, CNRS-TELECOM ParisTech, France
Bruno Giordano, McGill University, Canada
Emilia Gómez, Pompeu Fabra University, Spain
Brian Gygi, East Bay Institute for Research and Education, USA
Goffredo Haus, Laboratory for Computer Applications in Music, Italy
Henkjan Honing, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Kristoffer Jensen, Aalborg University, Denmark
Anssi Klapuri, Queen Mary University of London, UK
Richard Kronland-Martinet, CNRS-LMA, France
Panos Kudumakis, Queen Mary University of London, UK
Daniel Leech-Wilkinson, King's College London, UK
Sylvain Marchand, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, France
Eduardo Miranda, University of Plymouth, UK
Emery Schubert, University of New South Wales, Australia
Bob Sturm, Aalborg University, Denmark
George Tzanetakis, University of Victoria, Canada
Geraint A. Wiggins, Queen Mary University of London, UK
Sølvi Ystad, CNRS-LMA, France


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