4 saxophones. 1 live visual artist. 70 minutes of complete immersion 🎷
Last week, we had the privilege of hosting the @noissaxophone here at HKBU.
~Nois delivered an unforgettable evening, tearing through a bold programme of music with immense energy.
The concert started right away with a powerful collaboration between sound and visuals. Beginning with Darian Donovan Thomas's Sun Thrower (2021), the quartet opened with a piece combining live saxophone music, electronics, and projections in the Whitebox, tightly followed by Alex Mincek's The Perpetual, Poly-Iterative, Multivalent, Transmodal, Vibe Mazimizer (2026). The concert continued to bring the audience deep into the immersive experience, performing pieces like Evan William's thought-provoking Jim Jones Etudes (2025) and R.A.M. (2019) by Kelley Sheehan. The concert then ended with a beautifully acoustic work, Eternal Present: Now (2023) by Shelley Washington followed by Travis Laplante's Running in a Field of Flowers (2023) with flowers projecting all over the space!
And as if four saxophones weren’t enough, Taurin Barrera @taurindb generated live visuals in real time, transforming sound into fluid, morphing colour right before our eyes throughout various pieces in the programme.
A huge thanks to everyone who joined us and stay tuned for the next event!
#CreativeHub #Whitebox #MUS #LiveMusic #Saxophone
Reimagining Repertoire, Reimagining Space
Last week, the Jockey Club White Box came alive—the boundaries between performer and space dissolved. World-renowned flutist Prof. Claire Chase @clairechaseflute and electronic artist Taurin Barrera @taurindb didn't just give a performance; they built a world of sound.
Prof. Chase presented works from her ambitious Density 2036 project—a two-decade mission to create a new flute repertoire leading to the 100th anniversary of composer Edgard Varese’s seminal 1936 flute solo, Density 21.5.
Prof. Chase performed four different sets that reimagine solo flute repertoire. The sets included works by a diverse range of composers such as Marcos Balter, Susie Ibarra, Felipe Lara, Liza Lim, Annea Lockwood, Pauline Oliveros, and Terry Riley.
Stay tuned for more exciting happenings at the Jockey Club Creative Hub!
#HKBUAcademyofMusic #Immersiveexperience #Density2036 #Whitebox #MUS
RAVE RETREAT (IRL) 31.01
Door open 20:30
Performance 21:00-23:00
A private gathering focused on sound, space, and presence.
A two-hour techno journey.
Not just music — a state of mind.
A feeling that takes over the body.
DJ: kimmy6.6.6 @kimmy6.6.6 VJ: taurindb @taurindb Lighting: mio9 @mio9.sh
This is an RSVP-only event with limited capacity.
*Access is granted by approval through instagram dms.*
Apply via link in bio.
Approved guests will receive full details privately.
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RAVE RETREAT (IRL) 31.01
Door open 20:30
Performance 21:00-23:00
一場以聲音、空間與當下為核心的私密聚會。
兩小時的Techno 旅程
Techno 不只是音樂 - 是一種感覺
一種掠奪你感官的感覺
DJ：kimmy6.6.6 @kimmy6.6.6 VJ：taurindb @taurindb 燈光：Mio9 @mio9.sh
本活動需 RSVP 申請，名額有限。 *入場需經審批，詳情將於通過後私下透過instagram通知。*
👉 申請請到 link in bio
Poster by @idiosyncratic_visions 🫶
Advanced tickets available until 18:00 today. Last chance to get your tix for tonight !!!
🔥🔥🔥 Ruffneck Bizness #7 🔥🔥🔥
🚨PM @meatball422 or any of us for tickets & details
Artists Introduction -
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Get Involved !!!
Attention San Antonio! For one night only. “Luminous 2112”, a really fun audio visual jam with me and @taurindb
Synopsis: an alien species in the distant future finds a roadcase beneath the ruins of SA’d Municipal auditorium. It’s a road case from Rush’s 1976 tour in support of their album “2112”, which describes a dystopian future in which music is outlawed.
The alien species mistakenly thinks “2112” is an actual history of humanity and extrapolates a whole scenario based on this goofy prog concept album.
Our installation is what these aliens imagined. Features lasers reactive to body tracking, an entire book, bizarre videos triggered by a keyboard that you play, and fun. Reconnecting with Taurin’s just da best!!! Dude is amazing.
One night only, tonight, at @theespeesa for @luminariasa . Mr and taurin are a dynamic duo known as @tab_labs
“Gaia is hanging by a thread” performed at the New Interfaces for Musical Expression conference, using my solarpunk console and 600m of conductive thread to entangle the audience into one large chaotic interactive circuit. Thanks to @sophierose_manualbreathing and @db.vincze for the photos.
On March 1st, the first event of exhibition “It Always Sounds Somewhere: Sounding Sound Practice in Mainland China and Hong Kong Since the 1990s” brought together artists Gogoj and Taurin Barrera for a long-awaited reunion —their first duet in 14 years.
14 years ago, they collaborated on “False Sip” at SHANAVLAB founded by Gogoj, as the first performance of Gigonline live-streaming series, which is featured in the exhibition. From signal transmitters 14 years ago to today’s interactive programming, both explore human-machine relationships through the lens of error aesthetics. Today, we’re sharing a recording from their duet. May the sound waves travel wherever they are meant to reach.
@gogoj@taurindb
#sound #soundart #liveperformance #livestreaming #performanceart #experimentalmusic
Have you got your tickets yet for this Saturday?
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ARTISTS' NIGHT
Accompanying nnscya's live set are trippy visuals by Taurin Barrera. Barrera is an electronic musician and creative technologist exploring the intersection of technology and sensory experience. Through cybernetic design and experimental composition, he creates audio-visual works that challenge perceptions of sound, light, and space.
His innovative multimedia installations have been featured at prestigious venues including the Smithsonian, CERN, Carnegie Hall, and Shanghai Symphony Hall. With a Master's in Electronic Music from Mills College, where he studied under pioneering electronic musicians like Pauline Oliveros, Barrera brings a rich interdisciplinary approach to his art.
Currently an Associate Professor at Hong Kong Baptist University, Barrera continues to push the boundaries of music technology and creative expression.
taurinbarrera.com
I had a blast creating the visual accompaniment for the HKBU Symphony Orchestra annual gala performance. I built an audiovisual system that uses AI to generate imagery on the fly, and reacts in realtime to the orchestra. It was the largest AV production in the historic AC Hall to date - layers upon layers of LED screens, projections, and a holographic gauze added illusory depth within the orchestra. Hard to capture on camera 😎. It was a conversation between technology and tradition, a dance of pixels and strings. And I’m thrilled to have been a part of that dialogue.
#avperformance #interactiveart #arttech #audiovisuals #aiart #orchestra #performance #audio #audioreactive #audioreactivevisuals #hologauze #maxmsp #maxmspjitter #touchdesigner #madmapper
