Renick Bell
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{{Infobox musical artist
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| birth_place = Wichita Falls, Texas, U.S.
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| years_active = 1996–present
| associated_acts = {{Flatlist|
- Alex McLean
- Joanne Armitage
- Lee Gamble
- Rabit
- Shelly Knotts
- Slub
- Zuli
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| instrument = live coding, computer, synthesizer, drums
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Renick Bell is an American musician, programmer, and teacher based in Tokyo, notable as a pioneer of live coded music performance{{Cite web|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2017/05/09/music/renick-bell-discovers-art-inside-algorithms/|title=Renick Bell discovers the art inside the algorithms|last=Sunda|first=Mike|date=2017-05-09|website=The Japan Times|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-14}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.factmag.com/2019/06/25/warehouse-project-2019-lineup-tickets/|title=Aphex Twin, Skepta and Nina Kraviz confirmed for The Warehouse Project 2019|date=2019-06-25|website=FACT Magazine: Music News, New Music.|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-14}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.factmag.com/2019/04/17/terraforma-2019-renick-bell-ramzi-monolake/|title=Terraforma 2019 adds Renick Bell, RAMZi, Monolake and more|date=2019-04-17|website=FACT Magazine: Music News, New Music.|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-14}}{{Cite web|url=https://patch.com/texas/downtownaustin/sxsw-reveals-speakers-2019|title=SXSW Reveals Speakers, Musical Acts For 2019 Festival|date=2018-11-27|website=Downtown Austin, TX Patch|language=en|access-date=2019-07-14}}{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.com/story/algoraves-live-coding-djs/|title=DJs of the Future Don't Spin Records—They Write Code|last=Calore|first=Michael|date=2019-03-26|magazine=Wired|access-date=2019-07-14|issn=1059-1028}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.ansa.it/piemonte/notizie/2019/07/05/algoritmi-a-torino-music-live-coding_54862cdf-7aec-4346-838a-b7e3d3d39ed6.html|title=Algo:ritmi, a Torino music live coding - Piemonte|date=2019-07-05|website=Agenzia ANSA|language=it|access-date=2019-07-14}} including at algoraves,{{Cite web|url=https://www.residentadvisor.net/features/3396|title=Algorave Generation|website=Resident Advisor|access-date=2019-07-14}}{{Cite web|url=http://digicult.it/articles/rave-your-algorithm-interview-with-renick-bell/|title=Rave your algorithm. Interview with Renick Bell • Digicult {{!}} Digital Art, Design and Culture|last=Andrea Mi|website=Digicult {{!}} Digital Art, Design and Culture|language=en|access-date=2019-07-14}} and for his algorithmic music releases.{{Cite web|url=https://www.factmag.com/2019/07/11/haunter-records-compilation-forever/|title=Helm, ZULI and Ossia featured on Haunter Records compilation, forever|date=2019-07-11|website=FACT Magazine: Music News, New Music.|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-14}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.residentadvisor.net/features/3391|title=Label of the month: Halcyon Veil|website=Resident Advisor|access-date=2019-07-14}}{{Cite web|url=https://mixmag.net/feature/30-under-30-000-plays|title=30 artists under 30,000 plays|website=Mixmag|access-date=2019-07-14}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.residentadvisor.net/reviews/20024|title=Review: Renick Bell - Empty Lake EP|website=Resident Advisor|access-date=2019-07-14}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/41660/1/underrated-albums-you-may-have-missed-third-quarter-summer-2018|title=10 under-the-radar releases you may have missed from the last three months|last=Dazed|date=2018-10-04|website=Dazed|language=en|access-date=2019-07-14}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.factmag.com/2018/12/13/the-50-best-albums-of-2018/|title=The 50 best albums of 2018|website=FACT Magazine: Music News, New Music.|language=en|access-date=2019-07-14}} Bell creates his music using his self-built live coding system Conductive.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mA5EDwAAQBAJ&q=%22renick+bell%22&pg=PA298|title=The Oxford Handbook of Algorithmic Music|last=Dean|first=R. T.|date=2018|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=9780190226992|language=en}}
Career
= Premier of Algorave in Asia =
The very first algoraves in Asia, organized by Renick Bell, were held in Tokyo and Hong Kong{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}}
- January 5, 2014 in Tokyo
- May 20, 2016 in Hong Kong
Releases (Algorave)
Renick Bell's releases include{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}} an
- EP for Lee Gamble's UIQ label in 2016;
- LPs for Rabit's Halcyon Veil;
- Seagrave Records in 2018.
Live coding performances
Some notable performances include a duo with Fis at the Berlin Atonal festival in Berlin in August 2017 and a solo performance at the Unsound Festival in Krakow in 2018.{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}}
References
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[16] Panopticon (2020-07-28). "[https://panopticon.am/renick-bell-beats-of-algorave/ Renick Bell: Beats of Algorave]: An Interview with Panopticon". Retrieved 2024-05-12.
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