Teaching Max MSP w/ Marco Accardi | Ep 15

Marco Accardi, a multimedia artist based in Berlin, shares his fascinating evolution from drummer to electronic music composer to multimedia installation artist. His background in electronic music and music technology from Italy led him to explore the intersections of sound, visual art, and interactive performance. Marco specializes in creating immersive experiences that combine multiple media, including displays, loudspeakers, body motion tracking, and data sonification. He has worked extensively with dance and theater companies, developing systems that translate body movements into audiovisual experiences. His artistic practice centers on Max MSP, which he considers the ideal tool for balancing creative exploration with technical development.

Throughout the conversation, Marco explains his philosophy on technology as a means to artistic expression rather than an end in itself. He discusses his work in acousmatic music, glitch aesthetics, and his current research into deep learning and artificial intelligence for creative applications. Marco's project Sonotype represents his current artistic vision, combining visual art and music while also offering educational services in web technologies, programming, and audio development.

The episode concludes with an exciting announcement: Marco will be launching "Max MSP Mondays," a weekly tutorial series starting on The Audio Programmer YouTube channel. This introductory course will cover the fundamentals of Max MSP and digital audio, requiring no prior coding experience. Students will learn about oscillators, delay processors, envelopes, and effects, culminating in building a simple synthesizer. Marco also shares his new venture, Anechoica, a multimedia art space at Tempelhof Airport in Berlin that will host exhibitions and performances once pandemic restrictions ease.

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Originally recorded on March 4th, 2021.

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