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Noise Drawers

VR musical Instrument

Noise Drawers is a VR game in which you play a totally new form of instrument. Surrounded by walls of drawers, each of which has a different, unique sound, you reach and interact with them, opening and closing them in various expressive ways to create music.

The player stands, surrounded in drawers, each with different sounds and musical behaviours, and where the speed and length of an opening drawer allows for even further expression.

Keep up to date with development logs here on Patreon!
And check #NoiseDrawers on socials
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Performance

This VR piece has been designed with stage performance in mind. The player uses their whole body, and almost like a conductor, brings audio forward in expressive ways.

In a performance using Noise Drawers, the musician will end up dancing as they gently open drawers, drawing out a soft, elongated sound, or rapidly slam a draw shut, evoking a loud percussive beat. They embody the intended emotion, feeling it personally, as they display it through their movement.

​I will be consulting with choreographers on how to maximise the performance side of this work.

Future?

Noise Drawers is supported by a small number of private investors. Future funding will be sort after once prototyping is complete.

We'd love to collaborate with musicians to see where they can take this. Please get in touch if you or your label is interested!

There is an opportunity to make this experience open source, so other musicians and designers can put their own content in!

Developing a non-VR option is also on the cards.

​There is also the option to iterate upon this myself, as a performance and composition series.

Get Involved

Please reach out to me at maize@maizewallin.com, if you have an idea for Noise Drawers.I'm especially looking for:
  • Research and Development opportunities with your company!
  • Residency programs to embed with your space, and further develop Noise Drawers!
  • Further concerts and performance at your venue!
  • Are you a musician who would like to use this for an upcoming concert?
  • Are you a developer who'd like to join me for the future of Noise Drawers?

Awards

  • NoiseDrawers wins Honourable Mention and Freeplay Australian Independent Games Festival, 12 May 2019 in Melbourne
  • Maize Wallin's NoiseDrawers wins VMDO Competition to show at FastForward Conference, 11-12 April 2019 in Sydney
  • NOISE DRAWERS PREMIERS IN CONCERT AT THE WOMEN IN MUSIC FESTIVAL March 9-10 2019 in Melbourne​

Performances

  • Sydney: April 11 Fast Forward Festival
  • Melbourne: May 12 Freeplay Festival
  • May 31 Creative State Summit
  • June 21 ATOM Youth Media Festival
  • July 3 Changes Festival
  • August 23 ATOM Teachers Conference
  • Brisbane: June 29 MELT Gayming
  • Perth: July 12-14 XR:WA festival

Media Coverage:

  • ArtsHub interview with Maize Wallin July 15: https://www.artshub.com.au/education/news-article/features/arts-education/sabine-brix/is-your-organisation-queer-friendly-enough-258380
  • Byte Into IT on 3RRR interview with Women In Music Festival March 6: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/byte-into-it/episodes/6605-byte-into-it-6-march-2019
  • Pixel Sift interview with Maize Wallin March 4: https://www.pixelsift.com.au/post/play-play-creating-a-virtual-reality-musical-instrument
  • Women in Music Festival interviewed on LimeLight Feb 28: https://www.limelightmagazine.com.au/news/a-new-festival-celebrates-women-composers/
  • Joy FM interview with Maize Wallin Feb 27: https://joy.org.au/jacqanddene/2019/02/27/maize-wallin/

Keep up to date with development logs here on Patreon!
And check #NoiseDrawers on socials
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