Jeff Hoefs

Scala Media (2006)
Scala Media consists of four wooden vessels in a semi-circular arrangement. The top portion of each vessel is filled with a shallow pool of water. A speaker embedded within the base of each form releases sound when the water is touched.




Beat Blocks (2007)
The user is able to create and manipulate an 8-track drum loop (4 tracks in the featured prototype) on the fly by physically re-arranging blocks within a matrix.




Recycled Beats (2005)
2 hacked Nintendo PowerPad controllers serve as interfaces for a simple music creation system designed in collaboration with a local music producer. By stepping/dancing on the pads people were able to create musical compositions.




The Typewriter Project (2004)
...if the user types a passage to convey sadness, sad music will be played; if the mood of the text shifts to a more cheerful vein the sound will shift as well. In many cases the resulting compositions will vary considerably from one user to the next due to the various moods expressed by the participants.




Dreamspace (2002)
Dreamspace is a sonic exploration of the relationship between body and space. Moving between two forms reveals a direct relationship between the participant's motion and the nature of the changing sound. Two or more sites can be networked to transpose the sounds between them. Thus creating an environment where people from various locations can sense each other's presence through sound.

Jeff Hoefs