The fundamental principle of IRCAM is to encourage productive interaction among scientific research, technological developments, and contemporary music production. Since its establishment in 1977, this initiative has provided the foundation for the institute’s activities. One of the major issues is the importance of contributing to the renewal of musical expression through science and technology. Conversely, sp…
IRCAM is an internationally recognized research center dedicated to creating new technologies for music. The institute offers a unique experimental environment where composers strive to enlarge their musical experience through the concepts expressed in new technologies.
In parallel to its fundamental missions of research and creation, IRCAM is committed to sharing its knowledge and know-how, its technologies with the general public. Cutting-edge research and diffusion of innovations, an international reference for education and the democratization of artistic practices are the driving forces behind the institute’s educational activities.
At the center of societal and economic concerns combining culture and information technologies, the current research at IRCAM is seen by the international research community as a reference for interdisciplinary projects on the sciences and technologies for sound and music, constantly exposed to society’s new needs and uses.
The fundamental principle of IRCAM is to encourage productive interaction among scientific research, technological developments, and contemporary music production. Since its establishment in 1977, this initiative has provided the foundation for the institute’s activities. One of the major issues is the importance of contributing to the renewal of musical expression through science and technology. Conversely, sp…
IRCAM is an internationally recognized research center dedicated to creating new technologies for music. The institute offers a unique experimental environment where composers strive to enlarge their musical experience through the concepts expressed in new technologies.
In parallel to its fundamental missions of research and creation, IRCAM is committed to sharing its knowledge and know-how, its technologies with the general public. Cutting-edge research and diffusion of innovations, an international reference for education and the democratization of artistic practices are the driving forces behind the institute’s educational activities.
At the center of societal and economic concerns combining culture and information technologies, the current research at IRCAM is seen by the international research community as a reference for interdisciplinary projects on the sciences and technologies for sound and music, constantly exposed to society’s new needs and uses.
Musicien issu du jazz et des musiques improvisées, Basile Chassaing (France, né en 1986) s’est formé à la composition auprès de Jean-Luc Hervé, Roque Rivas (Pôle supérieur Paris-Boulogne-Billancourt), Martin Matalon (CRR 93) et Alessandro Solbiati (CRR de Tours).
Son travail s’articule autour du lien entre le son, le geste et l’espace à travers des formats variés : pièces instrumentales et mixtes, musique pour capteurs de gestes, installations sonores et lumineuses, projets pluridisciplinaires.
Lauréat de l’Académie Voix Nouvelles – Royaumont (2019) et de l’appel à projet Senses Working Overtime – Gaudeamus Musiekweek 2020 (Utrecht), sa musique a été jouée en France et en Europe (Pays-Bas, Suisse, Écosse, Italie). Il reçoit des commandes du Ministère de la Culture (aide à l’écriture), de Radio France, de la Fondation Royaumont et de l’ensemble Soundtrieb (Luzern).