The 4th International Mobile Music Workshop was held from May 6-8, 2007 in Amsterdam. The workshop brought together researchers and artists to discuss combining music and mobile technology. Over the three days, there were keynote speeches, paper presentations, demos, performances and hands-on sessions focused on locative media, spatial audio, physical computing, and legal issues. The goal was to push forward the emerging field of mobile music and explore new forms of interactive music experiences enabled by mobile devices.
2. Organisation
• International Steering Committee
– Atau Tanaka (Sony CSL)
– Frauke Behrendt (University of Sussex)
– Lalya Gaye (Viktoria Institute)
• Local Organising Committee
– Kristina Andersen (Steim)
– Robert van Heumen (Steim)
– Ronald Lenz (Waag Society)
3. Combining music and mobile technology promises exciting future
developments in a rapidly emerging field.
Devices such as mobile phones, Walkmans and iPods have already brought
4. How can we push forward the already successful combination of music and
mobile technology?
What new forms of interaction with music lie ahead, as locative media and
14. * Irad Lee / Egotone: Generative Ringtone Engine
* Mike Fleming, Kang Chang, Kyle Millns / Audio Bombing: Magnetic Cassette Tape Graffiti
* Chia-Ying Lee / Sonic Graffiti: Spraying and Remixing Music on the Street
* Ashley Elsdon / Platforms, Programs and Possibilities: The current state of mobile music