Peter Kirn
Digital Journalist | Storytelling With Music & Code
About
Peter Kirn is a digital journalist, musician, and creative coder who has been at the forefront of multimedia storytelling. As the founder of the music technology website CDM, he has spent over a decade exploring how technology can empower artists and musicians.
Kirn's work has been featured in publications like The Guardian, NPR, and Wired, where he shares his passion for blending music, code, and visual design. His keynotes inspire audiences to see technology not just as a tool, but as a medium for creative expression and collaborative innovation.
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From Beethoven to Kinect, linking music to our bodies
Creative technologist Peter Kirn contemplates the intimate connection between the corporeal and emotional worlds through music. He discusses the physical impact of Beethoven's symphonies, concluding with a live demonstration of an instrument that registers the body's response and generates sound based solely on his physical movements.
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