The artists will be using a new "generative music system" called Apotome.
At this year's CTM Festival, artists will be composing and performing fresh material using a music-making application called Apotome.
The browser-based platform is described as a "generative music system" meant to aid the composition of microtonal music using notes and tunings outside traditional Western twelve-tone equal temperment. At CTM Festival, Deena Abdelwahed, Slikback and Indonesian producer Wahono will stream new works made in a single take using Apotome. The ten-day event also includes a live stream Apotome collaboration between Enyang Ha, Nene H, Tot Onyx, Tyler Friedman and Lucy Railton.
Apotome, created by Iraqi-British musician, composer and researcher Khyam Allami in collaboration with creative studio Counterpoint, will debut at CTM on January 19th. The Berlin festival's 2021 edition explores the pandemic-inspired theme of ‘Transformation.’ Programming will stream online free of charge from January 19th to February 14th.
Check out the full CTM 2021 lineup below and head over CTM 2021's official site for more details.