In this episode, I connect with Alex Tibbitts, a.k.a. "The Bionic Harpist". A longtime Montrealer currently residing in Mexico City, Alex is a classically trained harpist whose practice over the last several years has evolved into contemporary electroacoustic and electronic music. Alex and I are longtime collaborators, with an ongoing research-creation project involving analysis of gesture in harp performance and the design of bespoke digital musical interfaces that attach to her harp, which she uses in her live performances. In our conversation, we recap the research we have done together and track Alex's evolution from classical to the avant-garde. We discuss some of the key collaborators that Alex is working with to bring her live performances and recorded music to life. Alex's debut solo album "Impressions" drops November 28th, and the single "Night of Violet" is out now. 

More about The Bionic Harpist:

• Find Alex online: Linktree
• "Night of Violet" (single): Streaming links (watch the video on YouTube!!!)

About our collaboration on the Bionic Harpist controllers: 

• Project info
• In depth: Designing the Bionic Harpist

Alex's collaborators:

• Techno Para Dos (Raúl Villamil)
• David Jonathan Romero