Music Biennale Zagreb – Workshop – Kontejner – Zagreb – 10/04/25

An unsung hero of electronic music and innovator in the field of machine learning, Rodrigo Constanzo is a versatile percussionist, composer and instrument maker. He improvises and conveys the beauty, electricity and infinite wonder of the chaos of life. He composes and attempts to create new sounds, interactions and patterns of behaviour that fascinate and challenge him. He performs his own music and the compositions of other musicians on different instruments, often together with close friends.

In the morning, he will lead a workshop on the basics of machine learning in the context of performance and audio processing, and about his SP-Tools, a set of tools optimised for low latency and real-time work. The participants will also get acquainted with Fluid Corpus Manipulation (FluCoMa) tools, and, in doing so, discuss the broader concepts of machine learning in music and how to apply them in their own artistic processes.

In the evening, at MBZ Late Night, Rodrigo will perform a half-hour improv set, later teaming up with other musicians for a joint jam session. Rodrigo’s improvised set will be divided into several shorter pieces in which he will use an array of software tools, DIY instruments and controllers which he uses in his work or makes himself.

///
Creator and workshop leader: Rodrigo Constanzo, performer, composer and improviser