Juicy

For piano, stereo sound and live computer projection

2009 · 9m 40s

Fruits and music share remarkable similarities. They both possess vibrant colors and geometric structures, yet they never exist purely in the realm of abstraction, even in the most formal contexts. Music finds its grounding in the body, invoking emotions, while fruits evoke associations of taste and smell. Their expressions are both intense and effortless. Even the simplest melodies or the most common berries can evoke a profound and sensuous experience. This makes them a perfect pairing for an intermedia dance, where the visual and auditory elements intertwine to create a captivating and immersive performance.

Premiere

2009
- Re-new Festival, Copenhagen, Denmark

Recordings

2011
- Juicy, DVD produced at EMPAC, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY for Everglade Records

Presentations

2009
- CCRMA, Stanford University, CA (excerpts)
- Field of Vision, Festival of Animation and New Media, Torun, Poland
2010
- Visible Bits, Audible Bytes Symposium, DeMontfort University, Leicester, UK
- Sonic Arts Research Centre (SARC), Queen’s University, Belfast, Northern Ireland
- Campbell Recital Hall, Stanford University, CA
2011
- School of Art, Design, and Media, Nanyang Polytechnic University, Singapore
- Wayward Music Series, Chapel Performance Space, Seattle, WA
- San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego, CA
- Animator: International Festival of Animation, Poznan, Poland
- Black and White Festival, Porto, Portugal
- Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
- Alfred Newman Recital Hall, USC Thornton School of Music, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
- SoundImageSound Festival, University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA
2012
- Third Practice Electroacoustic Music Festival, University of Richmond, Virginia
- International Symposium on Visual Music, Nanyang Polytechnic University, Singapore
- Central China TV (Citrus Canon)
- School of Creative Media, City University of Hong Kong
2013
- Sommets du Cinéma d’Animation, Cinémathèque québécoise, Montreal, Canada
- Tokyo Experimental Festival, TWS Shibuya, Japan
- University of California, Irvine
- Florida International University, Miami, USA (Katalin Lukács)
- University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA
- “Codes” Festival, Lublin, Poland
- University of North Texas, Denton, USA
2014
- Spectrum, New York, NY (Jenny Q Chai)
- CNMAT, University of California, Berkeley, CA (Jenny Q Chai)
- Center for New Music, San Francisco, CA (Jenny Q Chai)
2015
- Yale University, School of Music, Sprague Hall (Chen Melvin)
- Bard College, Annandale-On-Hudson, NY (Chen Melvin)
- Tokyo University for Arts and Music, Japan
- Senzoku Gakuen College of Music, Tokyo, Japan
- 12 Nights of Electronic Music, Bakehouse Arts Complex, Miami, FL
- Department of Music, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA
- Bydgoszcz Academy of Music, Poland (Jenny Q Chai)
- Shanghai Oriental Arts Center (Jenny Q Chai)
- Columbus State University, Georgia (Alex Kobrin)
2016
- University of Chicago, Contempo Concert Series
- Shanghai, Steinway Hall, (Jenny Q Chai)
- Chamber Music Northwest, Portland, Oregon (Chen Melvin)
2019
- TedX Shanghai - excerpt (Jenny Q Chai)
2021
- Institute of Advanced Media Arts and Sciences (IAMAS), Ōgaki, Gifu, Japan (Hyun-Mook Lim)
- Saga University, Art Museum (Hyun-Mook Lim)