Tom Blancarte

improvising double bassist
Denmark (residence), United States (citizenship) °1979
research interests: double bass, improvisation, Actor network theory, translation, Language, AI, second-order systems, game studies, game-pieces, role-play, RPGs, metroidvania, platformers
affiliation: Danish National Academy of Music (Esbjerg/Odense)
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Tom Blancarte is an experimental musician, artistic researcher, and educator based in Denmark. Hi primary instrument is the double-bass. An integral part of the experimental music scene in New York City for over a decade, he has toured throughout North America, Europe, and Japan with a variety of ensembles, and has appeared on over 40 albums.


In both his research and musical practice, his focuses are free improvisation, musical translation, and game design in music.

He teaches artistic research at the Danish National Academy of Music in Esbjerg and Odense, and is also a part-time lecturer at Aalborg University.

research

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  • Charon as Muse - The Ferrying of Voices in Evan Parker’s Solo Saxophone Music to the Double-Bass as Creative Authorship (2020) author(s): Tom Blancarte published in: Rhythmic Music Conservatory, Copenhagen
    The transmission and communication of musical concepts and the ways in which they influence or interact with creativity are central to the ontology of music, but this aspect is rarely tackled head-on by musicians themselves. In language, the typical realm of semiotics and semantics, translation theory serves as an interesting and rich field for investigations into the nature of meaning and communication of meanings. In my research, I propose that the application of various translation theories to the field of music opens up new ways of exploring the “meanings” of music, as well as new methodologies for creating musical novelties. To demonstrate this theory in practice, I have chosen to develop and apply translation theories to Evan Parker’s solo soprano saxophone music and translate this music to my own solo double-bass playing, creating new and original solo music on the double-bass.
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