DMLab London: MiMU Gloves Special!
DMLab is a space for Disabled and Non-Disabled musicians, technologists, and makers to exchange practices and explore new accessible instruments.
When: Monday 27 January
Time: 7PM-9.30PM
Venue: Rich Mix, 35-47 Bethnal Green Road, London, E1 6LA OR live stream
Tickets: Register for free now!
Event overview
At this event, we’re delighted to present a MiMU Glove special! MiMU is the world’s most advanced wearable musical instrument, for expressive creation, composition and performance. We welcome presentations from:
- Amble Skuse & Bosko Begovic (online)
- Rylan Gleave
- Kris Halpin
- + more presenters to be announced!
The event will also include opportunities for networking and music making and testing a selection of instruments from Drake Music’s Accessible Musical Instrument Collection.
While this will be an in-person event, there will also be the opportunity to view the presentations online. Register for an online ticket to receive the YouTube link, which will be shared ahead of the event.
Access
- The venue, Rich Mix, is wheelchair accessible, via a permanent entrance ramp and lifts inside the building. The event will be held in The Studio, which is level throughout and is located on the 4th floor.
- There are accessible toilets (with RADAR locks) on the ground floor, 1st floor, 2nd floor and the 4th floor.
- There will be a quiet space available
- We will have live captions and BSL interpreters at the session (these will also be available on the livestream).
- There is a hearing loop in the Studio that can be used by switching most hearing aids to the ‘T’ position.
- There is also an infrared system in The Studio which requires the use of headsets (which Rich Mix provides).
Please let us know of any specific access requirements when registering for the event.
Find out more about accessibility at Rich Mix
About the speakers
Amble Skuse & Bosko Begovic
Amble is a composer and sound artist who uses disability theory, body sensor technology, spoken word interviews and electronics to create unique sound works. She is interested in the interface between the disabled body and the exterior world, and has explored this through numerous sound walks using her wheelchair.
Bosko Begovic (pseudonym Mark Fish) is a multidisciplinary artist, writer, and choreographer, as well as a martial artist. He is the co-founder and director of Center 424, a gallery and nonprofit artist-run organization, and the Belgrade Artist in Residence program.
Amble and Bosko will talk about their collaborative approach using MiMU gloves. They operate a non-hierarchical collaboration using the MiMU gloves to explore sound and video production through movement. Amble’s patches link various parameters to the gloves which are then triggered by Bosko’s improvised movement. By working interdependently, Amble and Bosko explore power dynamics and co-operation, themes which are reflected in disability theory.
Rylan Gleave
Rylan Gleave is a composer and vocalist, working in experimental and divergent fields. He enjoys dramatic live contexts, releasing genre-merging music under moniker All Men Unto Me, and exploring a range of dark folk (EP Lawn Crypt), jazz-punk (class-work), avant-garde metal (Ashenspire), chamber music, and orchestral compositions, recently with Paraorchestra, Mahogany Opera, and Chamber Music Scotland. In his presentation, Rylan will talk through and demonstrate how he manipulates his voice live with MiMU Gloves, sharing part of a new track.
Kris Halpin
Kris Halpin is an award winning music-maker, who’s work happens at the intersection between Music, Technology & Disability. Using Imogen Heap’s groundbreaking MiMU Gloves to overcome Disabling barriers, Kris has performed around the world with his show ‘The Gloves Are On’. Named a BRIT Awards Trailblazer in 2024 as part of the Future Sound of Britain campaign, Kris is currently working on ACE funded work to explore the intersection between orchestra and accessible technology.
