PIF 2023: Transmigrations

This free concert will weave together immersive live music with a series of emotive visuals created with artificial intelligence. Themed around immigration, culture, remix, and the interplay of language and imagery, in Transmigrations the music and visuals explore a universe of cross pollination, drawing from Dhaivat Jani’s personal experience and Toronto’s diversity.

The music components and visual components will be linked and controlled in tandem so that if one aspect is changed it will be reflected in both the visuals and music. Parts of the piece will be controlled by real-time polling of the audience using their phones.

Featuring:

Dhaivat Jani. A Toronto-based award-winning Composer, Drummer and a Tabla Player from Ahmedabad, India, Dhaivat leads two of his bands, Dhaivat Jani PLUS and Electrio, while also performing as a sideman for multiple artists across various genres. His vision is to push the creative boundaries by interweaving across various art forms keeping music at its core.
Ryan Kelln. A software artist currently living in Toronto, Canada, Kelln has a background in art, tech, and video game development, but tries to spend as much of his time as possible designing and creating systems to enlighten and empower. He is a strong advocate for open source software and the creative commons. Since 2015 he has been focused on machine learning and artificial intelligence and its implications and interactions with art and economics.