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	<title>Jeff Morris</title>
	<link>http://morrismusic.org</link>
	<description>the posthuman condition in performance</description>
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		<title>&#8220;Man Unseen (Theme)&#8221; Choreographed again</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s another dance set to &#8220;Man Unseen (Theme)&#8221; performed by Kimberly Patterson at 60&#215;60 Dance at the Winter Garden in New York City November 14, 2008.

Link: YouTube
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		<link>http://morrismusic.org/man-unseen-theme-choreographed-again/</link>
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		<title>Genesis of Meaning in Sound and Music published by Springer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
My paper, &#8220;Ontological Substance and Meaning in Live Electroacoustic Music,&#8221; has been released in the select proceedings of the Computer Music Modeling and Retrieval conference with the theme Genesis of Meaning in Sound and Music published by Springer.
Philosopher Stephen Davies has used the terms “ontologically thin” and “ontologically thick” to describe compositions with varying amounts [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://morrismusic.org/ontological-substance-and-meaning-in-live-electroacoustic-music/</link>
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		<title>Recordings</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve posted some recordings of my work here.
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		<link>http://morrismusic.org/recordings/</link>
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		<title>Video of 60&#215;60 Dance Available</title>
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A video of “Man Unseen” (Theme) with dance choreographed by Laura Shapiro and performed at Galapagos Art Space in New York city last September is now available on the 60&#215;60 Dance blog.
Link
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		<link>http://morrismusic.org/video-of-60x60-dance-available/</link>
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		<title>New article in Leonardo Music Journal</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Leonardo Music Journal Volume 18 (2008): Why Live? Performance in the Age of Digital Reproduction
“Structure in the Dimension of Liveness and Mediation”
by Jeffrey M. Morris
ABSTRACT: While technological developments can replace some aspects of live performance, they have also opened a new dimension of musical structure: that of liveness and mediation, which requires live performance in order to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://morrismusic.org/new-article-in-leonardo-music-journal/</link>
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		<title>&#8220;Man Unseen&#8221; (Theme) included in 60&#215;60 International Mix 2008</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This 60-second piece in the style of a 1960&#8217;s crime drama theme song was just chosen for the 2008 International Mix of Vox Novus&#8217;s 60&#215;60 project.  It was also included in the Evolution Mix, which was presented in concert in New York with choreography (see events listing).
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		<link>http://morrismusic.org/man-unseen-theme-included-in-60x60-international-mix-2008/</link>
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		<title>RUhere x60 released in the Vox Novus 60&#215;60 CD</title>
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60&#215;60 is a project containing 60 compositions from 60 different composers, where each composition is 60 seconds (or less) in duration.
My RUhere x60 is included in the 2006-07 edition and has already received many performances.
The goal of this project is to highlight the work of a great many composers. The project presents a cross-section of contemporary [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://morrismusic.org/ruhere-x60-released-in-the-vox-novus-60x60-project-cd/</link>
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		<title>Third Prize in UnCaged Toy Piano Competition</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Chromatic Greys for toy piano and live electronics was awarded third prize by the five-member jury of the UnCages Toy Piano competition.  It wil be performed by Phyllis Chen in the  UnCaged Toy Piano Concert September 4, 2008. It will be hosted at the Christopher Henry Gallery, (127 Elizabeth Street, NYC).  More [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://morrismusic.org/third-prize-in-uncaged-toy-piano-competition/</link>
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		<title>Performance Paradigm (# 4) 2008 Emergences: 21st Century Performance</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Emergent forms and themes in performance and culture in the first decade of C21 Edited By Peter Eckersall And Helena Grehan Online Now www.performanceparadigm.net PERFORMANCE PARADIGM No 4, 2008. Featuring reviews of recent books by Rustom Bharucha, Mike Pearson, Leslie Hill and Helen Paris and the enormous Performance Cosmology from CPR in Wales. We also [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://morrismusic.org/performance-paradigm-4-2008-emergences-21st-century-performance/</link>
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		<title>Composing Character Pieces from Poetry with GarageBand</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From elementary school through college, music composition and theory pedagogy often focuses on beginning from a set a &#8220;safe&#8221; rules.  While this demonstrates some reasons why familiar music sounds &#8220;right,&#8221; such exercises rarely produce expressive or interesting music.  Such compositions are typically void of dots and accidentals and do not much resemble &#8220;real&#8221; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://morrismusic.org/composing-character-pieces-from-poetry-with-garageband/</link>
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