As a artist i love to visualize my music and build systems that generate cool music video’s.
Using my akai MPC One i made the music for this track.
The magic is in the midi, as im using the midi output reading all the instruments (each note of each track) to rotate the meshes that make up the pigs.
Yes there is not sequencer used, nor is there any animation or rig used.
Each pig receives its own midi data and ive built a system around that.
Even the camera is fully automated.
What this gives me is a artistic workflow that keeps the core in creativity.
I can make music, and the pigs react instantly realtime while im doing it.
When the music is made its a matter of pressing play and screenrecording.
And thats it, here is the first official song of the PIgs. Enjoy!
On to the next one.
The technical aspects of this are definitely impressive! The automatic reactions in real-time, the environment appearance, and the music itself is just brilliantly done.
I have just one question for you, why pigs? I imagine it has something to do with the band but my curiosity is getting to me.
Thank you for the kindness.
Well the answer is supersimple.
I was sitting on the balcony contemplating what to do next, so i asked myself a question knowing i would love to do some more drum and bass.
The question was: who could be the advocates of it?
And the answer was a simple image that popped in my mind showing a citystreet alley, with old english punk styled Pigs playing the music as a band.
I instantly smiled because a pig feels kinda punk by default.
And the cool byproduct is that i could keep the music raw and it would still fit.
I waited 2 days to see if the idea wanted to stick with me, and it did.
So i started to work on well… building the pigs
In general im a flow guy, meaning all my idea’s come from inside as i like to wonder in the unknown.
And the more one of those idea’s can trigger my passion in a smiple “oh hell yeah thats awesome”.
The more i feel it needs a place in this world.
Which is why we now have Drum & Bass Pigs. LMAO
