NetronomiaII by Ken Fields
Publication Date
May 27, 2025
Creators
Description
Netronomia II, led by Kenneth Fields at Beijing's Conservatory of Music, utilises the Netronome—a networked metronome developed at UCSB—to synchronise multi-city performances despite latency variations. The project reimagined musical collaboration by linking dispersed performers (Wuhan, Beijing, Inner Mongolia) through latency-adjusted circle scores modeled after Beijing’s ring roads. This created a decentralised ecosystem where each node preserved its unique rhythmic identity (30–40ms offsets generating distinct "toporhythms"). Musicians could choose unconventional sound sources (vocal percussion, MIDI controllers) rather than conforming to standardised parts.
Parent projects:
Digital Score Project
Coverage (Spatial):
Beijing, China
Collection dates:
January-February, 2025
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Subjects
Subjects (JACS)
Subjects (LC)
Divisions
University of Nottingham, UK Campus
Data type
dataset: questionnaires, interviews, and video recordings
Funders
Funders
European Research Council
Grant Number
ERC-2020-COG – 101002086
Data collection method
questionnaires, semi-structured interview, video recording
Resource languages
English
Publisher
University of Nottingham
Date Issued
May 27, 2025
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