8-Bit Petal – live telematic work for a laptop orchestra using L2Ork Tweeter software. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDMiE2OkGNA. 2023.
8-Bit Petal – live telematic work for a laptop orchestra using L2Ork Tweeter software. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDMiE2OkGNA. 2023.
8-bit Petal is 4th crowdsourced telematic EDM work devised by the Virginia Tech Linux Laptop Orchestra (L2Ork) ensemble using L2OrkTweeter software that allows for perfect sync among performers, regardless of their physical distance. It is inspired by “Raye” EDM song by Sultan + Shepard & Shallou, featuring its vocal line, as well as melodic and harmonic elements. Every facet of the work is co-created by the ensemble members, including instrument design, part composition, and performance.
The final iteration is curated by the L2Ork founder and Director Ivica Ico Bukvic. Co-Creators and Performers (listed alphabetically): Adrian Baessler, Ivica Ico Bukvic, Justin Adebayo Kerobo, Charlie Pierce, Austin Sherwood, Jacob Alan Smith, Philip Watson, Andrew Wickman, and Cameron Young