Pieter‐Jan Maes
Biographic Data
| ID | 5449908 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Pieter‐Jan Maes |
| GIVEN NAMES | Pieter‐Jan |
| FAMILY NAME | Maes |
| SIGNATURE | MAES P J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ghent University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9237-3298 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Unlocking the Perfect Beat: Reflections on Musical Hybridisation in the Work of Lander Gyselinck
This article explores the artistic and scientific practices of Lander Gyselinck, focusing on the hybridisation of jazz and beat-based electronic dance genres. The research investigates how cross-fertilisation can stretch boundaries and break conventions in rhythm, harmony, and texture. Through an integrated approach of art and research, Gyselinck examines the symbiosis between man and machine to inspire new creative processes. Employing a cyclica…
Assemblages of presence: Ritual, Gesture, and Technologies in Embodied Archives
This paper investigates the integration of immersive technologies in an archive of performance practices, investigating how different modes of knowledge production can intersect to create a new spatial ecology. It examines how these intersections between artistic practices and scientific methods evoke enchantment, bridging traditional divides between organic and technical knowledge. This convergence creates new forms of knowledge, opening pathway…
From capture to texture: Affective environments for theatre training in virtual reality (VR)
The notion of ‘pre-expressivity' is central to the field of ‘theatre anthropology', explored by Eugenio Barba and his theatre group Odin Teatret. It refers to the elementary level of the energetic dynamics that render an actor's body scenically ‘alive' and 'present'. In the current study, we explore the potential of immersive technologies and bodily interaction interfaces for supporting the transmission of embodied knowledge. We begin by outlinin…
The virtual drum circle: Polyrhythmic Music Interactions in Mixed Reality
Emerging technologies in the domain of mixed reality offer rich, new possibilities for the study and practice of joint music performance. Apart from the technological challenges, bringing music players together in mixed reality raises important questions on their performance and embodied coordination. In this study, we designed a mixed reality platform to assess a remote, bidirectional polyrhythmic interaction between two players, mediated in rea…
The dynamics of musical participation
In this paper we argue that our comprehension of musical participation—the complex network of interactive dynamics involved in collaborative musical experience—can benefit from an analysis inspired by the existing frameworks of dynamical systems theory and coordination dynamics. These approaches can offer novel theoretical tools to help music researchers describe a number of central aspects of joint musical experience in greater detail, such as p…
The influence of performing gesture type on interpersonal musical timing, and the role of visual contact and tempo
Exploring the effect of tempo changes on violinists’ body movements
In expressive music performance, tempo is known to be a fundamental parameter. In this article, we explored effects of changes in musical tempo on performers’ movement articulations. Eight duos (piano – violin) played two pieces at a predefined tempo, after which this start tempo was gradually increased and decreased. Throughout the different performances, we measured acceleration of the violinists’ head and right wrist, together with the downwar…
Embodied, Participatory Sense-Making in Digitally-Augmented Music Practices: Theoretical Principles and the Artistic Case “SoundBikes”
Electronic and digital technologies open immense opportunities for music composition, listening, interaction, and participation. However, at the same time, they critically challenge some of the most basic principles that drive human engagement and interaction with music. This article first presents a theoretical discussion of two of these principles, namely sensorimotor control and participatory sense-making. Thereafter, it presents SoundBikes, a…
Music strengthens prosocial effects of interpersonal synchronization – If you move in time with the beat
Music strengthens prosocial effects of interpersonal synchronization – If you move in time with the beat
The virtual drum circle: Polyrhythmic Music Interactions in Mixed Reality
Emerging technologies in the domain of mixed reality offer rich, new possibilities for the study and practice of joint music performance. Apart from the technological challenges, bringing music players together in mixed reality raises important questions on their performance and embodied coordination. In this study, we designed a mixed reality platform to assess a remote, bidirectional polyrhythmic interaction between two players, mediated in rea…
Embodied, Participatory Sense-Making in Digitally-Augmented Music Practices: Theoretical Principles and the Artistic Case “SoundBikes”
Electronic and digital technologies open immense opportunities for music composition, listening, interaction, and participation. However, at the same time, they critically challenge some of the most basic principles that drive human engagement and interaction with music. This article first presents a theoretical discussion of two of these principles, namely sensorimotor control and participatory sense-making. Thereafter, it presents SoundBikes, a…
Music strengthens prosocial effects of interpersonal synchronization – If you move in time with the beat
Embodied, Participatory Sense-Making in Digitally-Augmented Music Practices: Theoretical Principles and the Artistic Case “SoundBikes”
Electronic and digital technologies open immense opportunities for music composition, listening, interaction, and participation. However, at the same time, they critically challenge some of the most basic principles that drive human engagement and interaction with music. This article first presents a theoretical discussion of two of these principles, namely sensorimotor control and participatory sense-making. Thereafter, it presents SoundBikes, a…
Exploring the effect of tempo changes on violinists’ body movements
In expressive music performance, tempo is known to be a fundamental parameter. In this article, we explored effects of changes in musical tempo on performers’ movement articulations. Eight duos (piano – violin) played two pieces at a predefined tempo, after which this start tempo was gradually increased and decreased. Throughout the different performances, we measured acceleration of the violinists’ head and right wrist, together with the downwar…
The influence of performing gesture type on interpersonal musical timing, and the role of visual contact and tempo
The dynamics of musical participation
In this paper we argue that our comprehension of musical participation—the complex network of interactive dynamics involved in collaborative musical experience—can benefit from an analysis inspired by the existing frameworks of dynamical systems theory and coordination dynamics. These approaches can offer novel theoretical tools to help music researchers describe a number of central aspects of joint musical experience in greater detail, such as p…
From capture to texture: Affective environments for theatre training in virtual reality (VR)
The notion of ‘pre-expressivity' is central to the field of ‘theatre anthropology', explored by Eugenio Barba and his theatre group Odin Teatret. It refers to the elementary level of the energetic dynamics that render an actor's body scenically ‘alive' and 'present'. In the current study, we explore the potential of immersive technologies and bodily interaction interfaces for supporting the transmission of embodied knowledge. We begin by outlinin…
The virtual drum circle: Polyrhythmic Music Interactions in Mixed Reality
Emerging technologies in the domain of mixed reality offer rich, new possibilities for the study and practice of joint music performance. Apart from the technological challenges, bringing music players together in mixed reality raises important questions on their performance and embodied coordination. In this study, we designed a mixed reality platform to assess a remote, bidirectional polyrhythmic interaction between two players, mediated in rea…
Assemblages of presence: Ritual, Gesture, and Technologies in Embodied Archives
This paper investigates the integration of immersive technologies in an archive of performance practices, investigating how different modes of knowledge production can intersect to create a new spatial ecology. It examines how these intersections between artistic practices and scientific methods evoke enchantment, bridging traditional divides between organic and technical knowledge. This convergence creates new forms of knowledge, opening pathway…
Unlocking the Perfect Beat: Reflections on Musical Hybridisation in the Work of Lander Gyselinck
This article explores the artistic and scientific practices of Lander Gyselinck, focusing on the hybridisation of jazz and beat-based electronic dance genres. The research investigates how cross-fertilisation can stretch boundaries and break conventions in rhythm, harmony, and texture. Through an integrated approach of art and research, Gyselinck examines the symbiosis between man and machine to inspire new creative processes. Employing a cyclica…
Computer Science (6 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Artificial Intelligence (5 works) · Neuroscience and Music Perception (5 works) · Action Observation and Synchronization (4 works) · Cognitive psychology (4 works) · Communication (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Communication (3 works) · Human–computer interaction (3 works)