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Published Writings

Journal Articles

Schacher, Jan (2022) “Wearing a Second Skin of Sound: Touching the Other through Sounding and Listening” Performance Research (2022), 27, 2 (in press)
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Schacher, Jan (2022) “Capture and Express, Question and Understand: Gloves in Gestural Electronic Music Performance” Wearable Technologies (2022), 3, e5
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Schacher, Jan, and Patrick Neff (2016) “Moving Through the Double Vortex: Exploring Corporeality in and Through Performance Creation.” Journal for Artistic Research, no. 12 (Winter 2016).
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Schacher, Jan (2016) “Gestural Performance of Electronic Music—A “NIME” Practice as Research.”
Leonardo 49, no. 1 (February 2016): 84–85.
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Schacher, Jan, and Angela Stoecklin (2016) “Sounding Bodies – Moving Sounds: Encounters in Improvised Play across Disciplines and Cultures.” In Arts and Humanities in Higher Education 15, no. Special Digital Issue Reflective Conservatoire (3–4) (July 2016).
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Schacher, Jan, Philippe Kocher, and Daniel Bisig (2014) “The Map and the Flock – Emergence in Mapping with Swarm Algorithms.” Computer Music Journal 38, no. 3 (2014): 49–63.
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Schacher, Jan, Cathy van Eck, Kirsten Reese, and Trond Lossius (2014) “sonozones - sound art investigations in public places.” Journal for Artistic Research, no. 6 (2014).
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Schacher, Jan (2013) “An Exercise in Freedom – Researching Bodily Performance in Electronic Music.” L’Esmuc Digital, no. 21 (October 2013). issn: ISSN 2014-3427.
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Book Contributions

Schacher, Jan (2019). "Motor Imagery in Perception and Performance of Sound and Music". In Grimshaw, M., Walther- Hansen, M., and Knakkergaar, M., editors, Oxford Handbook on Sound and Imagination, Volume 2. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK.
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Schacher, Jan (2018). "Algorithmic Spatialisation". In Dean, R. and McLean, A., editors, Oxford Handbook of Algorithmic Music. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK.
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Schacher, Jan (2018). "Musical Strokes: Calligraphic Performance as Gesture and Sound". In Liang, H., editor, Ink Art Week: An International Platform for Contemporary Ink Art Research, Experimentation and Discussion, pages 87–89. Culture and Arts Publishing House, Beijing, China.
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Schacher, Jan (2018) "Sounding the World: Listening and Sounding as Art and Research". In Erkkilä-Hill, J. and Rinne, J., editors, Arctic Sound and Nature, Perspectives on Vibrating Worlds, pages 33–44. University of Lapland, Rovaniemi, Finland.
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Schacher, Jan (2017). "Trans-Form: Sketches, Experiments, and Concepts in Artistic Creation". In Coessens, K., editor, Experimental Encounters in Music and Beyond. Leuven University Press, Leuven, Belgium.
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Schacher, Jan and Angela Stoecklin (2017). "Unequal Twins, Asymmetrically Coupled". In Kaross, S. and Schroedter, S., editors, Klänge in Bewegung Spurensuchen in Choreografie und Performance. pages 143–152. transcript Verlag, Bielefeld, Germany.
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Schacher, Jan, and Patrick Neff (2016) “Skill Development and Stabilisation of Expertise for Electronic Music Performance.” In Music, Mind, and Embodiment, 11th International Symposium, CMMR 2015, Plymouth, UK, June 16-19, 2015, Revised Selected Papers, edited by Richard Kronland-Martinet, Mitsuko Aramaki, and Sølvi Ystad, vol. CMMR 2016, LNCS 9617, 111–131. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing, 2016.
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Schacher, Jan (2015) “Sonozones Mülheim.” In Labor Mülheim, edited by Jürgen Krusche, 142–146. Berlin, Germany: Jovis, 2015.
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Schacher, Jan (2015) “Konzertieren.” In Künstlerische Forschung, Ein Handbuch, edited by Jens Badura, Selma Dubach, Anke Haarmann, Dieter Mersch, Anton Rey, Christoph Schenker, and Germán Toro Pérez, 177–180. Zürich-Berlin, Switzerland, Germany: Diaphanes, 2015.
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Schacher, Jan (2008) “Live Audiovisual Performance as a Cinematic Practice.” In The Cinematic Experience, edited by Boris Debackere and Arie Altena. Amsterdam, NL: Sonic Acts XII, 2008.
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Schacher, Jan (2006) “Teaching Digital Tools for Live Audio-Visual Creation.” In .x-med-a. Edited by FoAM, okno, nadine, and iMAL. Brussels, Belgium: FoAM, 2006.
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PhD Thesis

Schacher, Jan (2017). "Sound Presence: Performing with Bodies and Technology". Royal Conservatoire Antwerp and University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.
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Conference Proceedings

Schacher, Jan, and Lia Wei (2019). "Gesture–Ink–Sound: Linking Calligraphy Performance with Sound". In Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Movement and Computing (MOCO’19). Tempe, AZ. ACM.
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Schacher, Jan (2018). "What Quality? Performing Research in Movement and Computing". In Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Movement and Computing (MOCO’18). Casa Paganini, Genova, Italy. ACM.
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Schacher, Jan and Daniel Bisig, (2017). "Haunting Space, Social Interaction in a Large-Scale Media Environment". In INTERACT 2017, Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS). Springer International, Cham, Switzerland. (Reviewer’s Choice Award)
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Schacher, Jan, Daniel Bisig, and Patrick Neff (2016) “Exploring Gesturality in Music Performance.” In Proceedings of the 13th Sound and Music Computing Conference (SMC 2016), 407–414. Hamburg, Germany, 31. August—3. September 2016.
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Schacher, Jan, Nils Peters, Trond Lossius, and Chikashi Miyama (2016) “Authoring Spatial Music with SpatDIF Version 0.4.” In Proceedings of the 13th Sound and Music Computing Conference (SMC 2016), 415–421. Hamburg, Germany, 31. August—3. September 2016.
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Schacher, Jan, and Daniel Bisig (2016) “Face to Face – Performers and Algorithms in Mutual Dependency.” In Proceedings of the International Conference on Live-Interfaces ICLI, 80– 88. Brighton, UK, June 2016.
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Schacher, Jan (2016) “Moving Music: Exploring Movement-to-Sound Relationships.” In Proceedings of the 3rd International Symposium on Movement and Computing (MOCO’16), 19:1–19:8. Thessaloniki, GA, Greece: ACM, 2016.
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Schacher, Jan (2015) “Music Means Movement - Musings on Methods of Movement Analysis in Music.” In Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Movement and Computing (MOCO’15), 132–139. Vancouver, Canada, August 2015.
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Schacher, Jan, and Patrick Neff (2015) “The Fluid and the Crystalline – Processes of the Music Performing and Perceiving Body.” In Proceedings of the 11th International Symposium on Computer Music Multidisciplinary Research (CMMR), 333–349. Plymouth, UK, 16–19 June 2015.
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Schacher, Jan, Chikashi Miyama, and Daniel Bisig (2015) “Gestural Electronic Music Using Machine Learning as Generative Device.” In Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression, 347–350. Baton Rouge, LA, May 2015.
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Schacher, Jan, Hanna Järveläinen, Christian Strinning, and Patrick Neff (2015) “Movement Perception in Music Performance - A Mixed Methods Investigation.” In Proceedings of the International Conference on Sound and Music Computing, SMC’15, Maynooth, Ireland, 185–192. 2015.
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Schacher, Jan, Chikashi Miyama, and Trond Lossius (2014) “The SpatDIF library – Concepts and Practical Applications in Audio Software.” In Proceedings of the Joint International Computer Music and Sound and Music Computing Conference ICMC|SMC|2014. Athens, Greece, 14-20 September 2014.
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Schacher, Jan (2014) “Investigating Gestural Electronic Music.” In Proceedings of the Practice-Based Research Workshop at NIME’14. London, UK, June 2014.
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Schacher, Jan (2014) “Corporeality, Actions and Perceptions in Gestural Performance of Digital Music.” In Proceedings of the Joint International Computer Music and Sound and Music Computing Conference, 629–636. Athens, Greece, 2014.
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Schacher, Jan, and Daniel Bisig (2014) “Watch This! Expressive Movement in Electronic Music Performance.” In Proceedings of the International Workshop on Movement and Computing — June 16-17, 106–111. Paris, France: IRCAM, 2014.
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Schacher, Jan “Hybrid Musicianship - Teaching Gestural Interaction with Traditional and Digital Instruments.” In Proceedings of the Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression (NIME 2013), 55–59. Daejeon & Seoul, Korea Republic, 2013.
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Schacher, Jan (2013) “The Quarterstaff, a Gestural Sensor Instrument.” In Proceedings of the Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression (NIME 2013), Daejeon & Seoul, Korea Republic, 535–540. 2013.
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Schacher, Jan (2012) “The Body in Electronic Music Performance.” In Proceedings of the International Sound and Music Computing Conference SMC, Copenhagen, Denmark, 194–200. 2012.
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Schacher, Jan (2011) “Traces - Body, Motion and Sound.” In Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression, 30 May - 1 June 2011, Oslo, Norway. 2011.
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Schacher, Jan, Daniel Bisig, and Martin Neukom (2011) “Composing With Swarm Algorithms – Creating Interactive Audio-Visual Pieces Using Flocking Behaviour.” In Proceedings of the International Computer Music Conference. Huddersfield, UK, 2011.
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Schacher, Jan, and Angela Stoecklin (2010) “Motion To Gesture To Sound: Mapping For Interactive Dance.” In Proceedings of the Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression, Sydney, Australia. 2010.
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Schacher, Jan (2010) “Seven Years of ICST Ambisonics Tools for MaxMSP – a Brief Report.” In Proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium on Ambisonics and Spherical Acoustics. 2010.
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Schacher, Jan (2009) “Action and Perception in Interactive Sound Installations: An Ecological Approach.” In Proceedings of the 2009 Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression (NIME 2009), June 3-6, 2009, Pittsburgh, PA. 2009.
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Schacher, Jan (2008) “Davos Soundscape, a Location Based Interactive Composition.” In Proceedings of the 2008 Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression NIME08, June 5-7, 2008, Genova, Italy. 2008.
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Schacher, Jan (2007) “Gesture Control of Sounds in 3D Space.” In Proceedings of the Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression, 358–361. New York, NY, 2007.
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Schacher, Jan, and Martin Neukom (2007) “Where’s the Beat? Tools for Dynamic Tempo Calculations.” In Proceedings of the International Computer Music Conference ICMC 2007, Copenhagen, DK. 2007.
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Schacher, Jan, and Philippe Kocher (2006) “Ambisonics Spatialization Tools for Max/MSP.” In Proceedings of the International Computer Music Conference. New Orleans, LA, June 2006.
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As Second Author

Dubos, Anne, and Jan Schacher (2019) “The Calder Effect – Embodied Knowledge Through Moving Images” In Proceedings of the 6th Conference on Movement and Computing, MOCO ’19, Tempe, AZ. ACM, October 2019.
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Neff, Patrick, and Jan Schacher and Daniel Bisig (2019) “State Dependency - Audiovisual interaction through brain states” In Proceedings of the 16th Sound and Music Computing Conference (SMC 2019), 26–33. ATIC Research Group. Universidad de Málaga, July 2019.

Miyama, Chikashi, Götz Dipper, Robert Krämer, and Jan Schacher (2016) “Zirkonium, SpatDIF, and Mediaartbase.de; an Archiving Strategy for Spatial Music at ZKM.” In Proceedings of the 13th Sound and Music Computing Conference (SMC 2016), 318–325. Hamburg, Germany, 31. August—3. September 2016.

Milosevic, Bojan, and Jan Schacher (2015) “The Immersive Lab: An interactive audio–visual space for artistic exploration.” In Proceedings of Korean Electro–Acoustic Music Society’s 2015 Annual Conference (KEAMSAC2015), 35–40. Seoul, Korea, February 2015.

Miyama, Chikashi, Jan Schacher, and Nils Peters (2013) “SpatDIF Library – Implementing the Spatial Sound Descriptor Interchange Format.” Journal of the Japanese Society for Sonic Arts 5, no. 3 (2013): 1–5.

Peters, Nils, Trond Lossius, and Jan C Schacher (2013) “The Spatial Sound Description Interchange Format: Principles, Specification, and Examples.” Computer Music Journal 37, no. 1 (2013): 11–22. doi:10.1162/COMJ_a_00167.

Peters, Nils, T Lossius, and JC Schacher (2012) “SpatDIF: Principles, Specification, and Examples.” In Proceedings of the 9th Sound and Music Computing Conference. Copenhagen, Denmark, November 2012.

Schiesser, Sébastien, and Jan Schacher (2012) “SABRe: The Augmented Bass Clarinet.” In Proceedings of the Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression, 109–112. Ann Arbor, MI, 2012.

Schiesser, Sébastien, and Jan Schacher (2012) “SABRe: Affordances, Realizations and Perspectives.” In Proceedings of the International Computer Music Conference, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 408– 412. 2012.

Bisig, Daniel, Jan Schacher, and Martin Neukom (2011) “Flowspace – A Hybrid Ecosystem.” In Proceedings of the Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression. Oslo, Norway, 30 May - 1 June 2011.

Peters, Nils, Trond Lossius, Jan Schacher, Pascal Baltazar, Charles Bascou, and Timothy Place (2009) “A Stratified Approach For Sound Spatialisation.” In Proceedings of the Sound and Music Computing Conference. Porto, Portugal, July 2009.

Majoe, Dennis, Irena Kulka, and Jan Schacher (2009) “Towards an interactive multimedia experience for club music and dance.” In Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Advances in Mobile Computing and Multimedia, 95–104. MoMM ’09. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: ACM, 2009.
isbn: 978-1-60558-659-5. doi:10.1145/1821748.1821773. http://doi.acm.org/10. 1145/1821748.1821773.

Neukom, Martin, and Jan Schacher (2008) “Ambisonic Equivalent Panning.” In Proceedings of the International Computer Music Conference ICMC, Copenhagen, Denmark. 2008.