Renick Bell

Renick Bell
Born	Wichita Falls, Texas, U.S.
Genres	Electronic experimental post-industrial chopped and screwed grime
Instrument(s)	live coding, computer, synthesizer, drums
Years active	1996–present
Labels	UIQ Halcyon Veil Seagrave Quantum Natives NX Records Haunter Records

Renick Bell is an American musician, programmer, and teacher based in Saigon,Vietnam, notable as a pioneer of live coded music performance ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]} including at algoraves, ^{[7] [8]} and for his algorithmic music releases. ^{[9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]} Bell creates his music using his self-built live coding system Conductive. ^[15]

Career

Premier of Algorave in Asia

The very first algoraves in Asia, organized by Renick Bell, were held in Tokyo and Hong Kong^{[ citation needed ]}

• January 5, 2014 in Tokyo
• May 20, 2016 in Hong Kong

Releases (Algorave)

Renick Bell's releases include^{[ citation needed ]} an

• EP for Lee Gamble's UIQ label in 2016;
• LPs for Rabit's Halcyon Veil;
• Seagrave Records in 2018.

Live coding performances

Some notable performances include a duo with Fis at the Berlin Atonal festival in Berlin in August 2017 and a solo performance at the Unsound Festival in Krakow in 2018.^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. Sunda, Mike (2017-05-09). "Renick Bell discovers the art inside the algorithms". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
2. "Aphex Twin, Skepta and Nina Kraviz confirmed for The Warehouse Project 2019". FACT Magazine: Music News, New Music. 2019-06-25. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
3. "Terraforma 2019 adds Renick Bell, RAMZi, Monolake and more". FACT Magazine: Music News, New Music. 2019-04-17. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
4. "SXSW Reveals Speakers, Musical Acts For 2019 Festival". Downtown Austin, TX Patch. 2018-11-27. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
5. Calore, Michael (2019-03-26). "DJs of the Future Don't Spin Records—They Write Code". Wired. ISSN   1059-1028 . Retrieved 2019-07-14.
6. "Algo:ritmi, a Torino music live coding - Piemonte". Agenzia ANSA (in Italian). 2019-07-05. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
7. "Algorave Generation". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
8. Andrea Mi. "Rave your algorithm. Interview with Renick Bell • Digicult | Digital Art, Design and Culture". Digicult | Digital Art, Design and Culture. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
9. "Helm, ZULI and Ossia featured on Haunter Records compilation, forever". FACT Magazine: Music News, New Music. 2019-07-11. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
10. "Label of the month: Halcyon Veil". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
11. "30 artists under 30,000 plays". Mixmag. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
12. "Review: Renick Bell - Empty Lake EP". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
13. Dazed (2018-10-04). "10 under-the-radar releases you may have missed from the last three months". Dazed. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
14. "The 50 best albums of 2018". FACT Magazine: Music News, New Music. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
15. Dean, R. T. (2018). The Oxford Handbook of Algorithmic Music. Oxford University Press. ISBN   9780190226992.

[16] Panopticon (2020-07-28). "Renick Bell: Beats of Algorave: An Interview with Panopticon". Retrieved 2024-05-12.