Alexandra Cardenas Explained

Alexandra Cárdenas
Origin:Colombia
Genre:Free improvisation, Algorave
Years Active:2000–present

Alexandra Cárdenas (born 1976) is a Colombian musician, composer and improviser[1] now based in Berlin, who has followed a path from Western classical composition to improvisation and live electronics.[2] Her recent work has included live coding performance,[3] including performances at the forefront of the Algorave scene,[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] she also co-organised a live coding community in Mexico City. At the 2014 Kurukshetra Festival Cárdenas was a keynote speaker and hosted a music live coding workshop, the first of its kind in India.[10] [11] Cárdenas has been invited to talk about and perform live coding at events such as the Berlin based Transmediale festival[12] and the Ableton sponsored Loop symposium,[13] [14] and held residencies including at Tokyo Wonder Site in Japan[15] and Centre for the Arts in Mexico City.[16]

She has studied in Bogota and Berlin and has completed a Masters Degree in Sound Studies and Sonic Arts.[17] Cárdenas co-founded Livecodera, a collective working to nurture the skills of women live coders.[18] She also co-founded Toplap Mexcio and Toplap Berlin.[19]

She has been featured in videos by governmental broadcast agencies.[20]

Musical releases

Cárdenas’ releases include; [21]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Navis fracta: de viaje entre la música y la escultura. es. Noticiasnet. 2016-01-21. 2016-01-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20160126001616/http://www.noticiasnet.mx/portal/oaxaca/141773-navis-fracta-viaje-entre-musica-escultura. dead.
  2. Web site: Interview: Alexandra Cardenas . Alex . November 27, 2013 . TOPLAP. 2015-05-02.
  3. Web site: Live coding: le mariage geek des algorithmes et de la musique . Elisabeth . Debourse . focus.levif.be. 2014-02-05. 2016-01-21.
  4. Web site: 29 August 2013 . Tom . Cheshire. Culture: Hacking meets clubbing with the 'algorave' . . 2015-05-02.
  5. Web site: Hacking + Clubbing = Algorave!. Arte TV. 2015-05-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20160127200020/http://www.arte.tv/de/hacking-clubbing-algorave/7769884,CmC=7768150.html. 2016-01-27. dead.
  6. Web site: Florian . Reynaud . Les programmeurs sont les nouveaux DJ. Slate.fr . Slate. 2016-01-21. fr-FR.
  7. Web site: High Zero Festival of Experimental Improvised Music in Baltimore 2015 :: 17 Years!. www.highzero.org. 2016-01-23.
  8. News: Alexandra Cárdenas:Internationale Gäste beim dritten Karlsruher Algorave“! . . Algorave Clubkultur . November 14, 2015 . de . February 3, 2016.
  9. "Toxic Tunes" - neue Konzertreihe für Hamburg, präsentiert von NDR das neue werk Auftaktkonzert: Dienstag, 1. Dezember, 20.00 Uhr, Resonanzraum St. Pauli, Hamburg. November 16, 2015 . NDR . . February 3, 2016 . de.
  10. Web site: LIVE CODING Kurukshetra 2014 The Battle of Brains. Kurukshetra. Kurukshetra 2014 The Battle of Brains. 2016-01-22. Chandresh. Rajkumar. https://web.archive.org/web/20150928061123/http://www.archive14.kurukshetra.org.in/workshops/LIVECODING. 2015-09-28. dead.
  11. Web site: Algoraves: Dancing to live coding - SD Times. 2015-05-02.
  12. News: TOXIC TUNES: First Night - Soft Machines . de . December 1, 2015 . NDR . February 2, 2016.
  13. Web site: Alexandra Cárdenas transmediale. transmediale.de. 2016-01-21.
  14. Web site: Alexandra Cárdenas. loop.ableton.com. 2016-01-21.
  15. Web site: TWS residency: Alexandra Cárdenas. Tokyo Wonder Site. Institute of Contemporary Arts and International Cultural Exchange www.tokyo-ws.org. 2016-01-23. 2016-01-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20160129173431/http://www.tokyo-ws.org/english/residence/2012/01/alexandra-cardenas.shtml. dead.
  16. Web site: Alexandra Cárdenas . Loop . 30 October 2015 . Berlin. loop.ableton.com. 2016-01-23.
  17. https://www.heroines-of-sound.com/artists/alexandra-cardenas/ Heroines of Sound website, Alexandra Cárdenas
  18. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/organised-sound/article/livecoderas-latinoamericanas-diversity-educational-access-and-musicking-networks-in-live-coding-in-latin-america/80B15BC5658C455B5CA9CDD861926EB7 Cambridge University Press website, Livecoderas Latinoamericanas: Diversity, educational access and musicking networks in live coding in Latin America, article by Emma Wilde and Mario Alberto Duarte-Garcia dated August 14, 2023
  19. https://women-in-data-ai.tech/speakers/alexandra-cardenas Women in Data website, Alexandra Cárdenas
  20. Web site: Live coding and algorave . Arte Tracks . Alex . McLean . February 2, 2016 . . . fr . Video.
  21. https://www.discogs.com/artist/3284770-Alexandra-Cárdenas?srsltid=AfmBOopL8nJW1zw7csPf2ky3hTUq3t3UZAviCrX9Rz0BJmCdiHDydjz2&superFilter=Releases Discogs website, Alexandra Cárdenas, retrieved November 19, 2024

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