draco @draco@sonomu.club

If you like my work and have enough to share, here's your periodic reminder that you can #support this queer neurodivergent artist in several ways, for example on #LiberaPay: https://liberapay.com/modern_dragon/

and on ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/modern_dragon

I added Stripe support to my liberapay recently so you don't have to go through PayPal.

I also have some music on #bandcamp https://emergent.bandcamp.com/ (the project that is probably going to see more releases in the future)

https://rootsandengines.bandcamp.com/

Here's a short reminder: You can support me on Patreon! https://patreon.com/the_emergent

I post some thoughts about music & musicianship there, and from the second tier on, the music I publish is included.

Time for a new #introduction!

I'm a classical #mezzosoprano and #musicologist by training. I listen to #classicalmusic, #metal (mostly progressive), #ebm and a random assortment of other stuff.

I'm a regular #fawm participant, and I compose more or less #experimental #electronic music in #SuperCollider. I do #livestream s where I explore concepts and compose out loud.

I sing #choralmusic (classical and jazz) and play #guitar. Will occasionally infodump on #musictheory.

I feel like I ought to take a stance on crypto stuff, namely cryptocurrencies and NFTs.

And that stance is: I am convinced they are harmful on many levels. (see: https://everestpipkin.medium.com/but-the-environmental-issues-with-cryptoart-1128ef72e6a3 )

If you're into it, leave me alone with it. I don't want to discuss it, and I don't want to be part of it.

The code: https://framagit.org/emergent/livestream-adventures-2022/-/blob/main/lofi/2022-06-30_lofi-beat.scd

Somehow I'm astonished that the result of the 53-step equal temperament .nearestInScale bit sound so harmonic.

What I'm aiming for is basically some weird-ass adaptive tuning based on the justly-tuned interval ratios of each chord, so... I'll probably continue to scratch my head over this for a moment or two.

Live in a few minutes! https://twitch.tv/the_emergent

Watch me make some sounds in #SuperCollider!

#livestream #liveComposing

ok, there we go, thunder rolling low-key around our area. Will it get started for real before I do my stream?

Weather report says ⛈️ all afternoon and evening. Well,... let's hope today's livestream doesn't end like last week's.

I'm reluctant to say "last stream before moving hiatus". My weekly streams have become kind of an anchor that provides stability in an otherwise often erratic life. And as of now, there's a number of things still up in the air.

You can also support me on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/the_emergent

but since the month is nearly over, maybe wait until the 1st of July with that.

I just learned today that a customer of mine with some hefty outstanding bills is in serious financial trouble.

I hope I can still get my money eventually, but I'm moving in July and you know how expensive moving is.

Add to that: Summer vacation time tends to be slow business-wise, and moving will absorb all of my productivity for a few weeks.

So if you want to throw some €€ into my virtual hat, that would be greatly appreciated:

https://ko-fi.com/modern_dragon
https://liberapay.com/modern_dragon/

I think I may have accidentally produced something like a baby growl yesterday when I told the wife I was hangry.

https://queer.party/@celesteh/108540232371727661

Musician earplugs make Pride so much more relaxed.

Yes. Finally they're doing away with the strict prohibition of "advertising abortion". "Advertising" here is something as simple as publicly stating you're a provider.

https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/219a-gestrichen-101.html
(article in German)

However, abortion is technically still illegal in Germany, there are just some exceptions where there's no prosecution. If you want an abortion, you have to go to mandatory counseling and then you have to acquire the secret knowledge who does it.

I finally listened to some works by Pauline Oliveros yesterday and omgs, mind blown.

I guess I will have to find some friends to do her "Tuning Meditation" with, such a cool piece.