The event offers regular meetings throughout the year, with one-hour sessions (30 minutes of presentation followed by 30 minutes of debate). With a variety of themes anchored in the group’s objectives, the conferences are open to the public, who can participate via Zoom.

The topics covered include algorithmic systems and artificial intelligence; the production, circulation and consumption of music on digital platforms; audiovisual formats such as music videos, digital games and cinema; catalogue music; and online cultures and communities, among others.

The initiative promotes a space for interdisciplinary dialogue on music and sound in digital and audiovisual media, contributing to the expansion of knowledge and the exchange of ideas.

The fourth session, at 6.30 pm on June 5, will be led by researcher Joana Freitas and moderated by Jorge Martins Rosa. With ‘Orchestrality as a mark of everyday life: affective ubiquity and digital convergences’, Joana Freitas will present a set of final reflections on her PhD in Historical Musical Sciences at NOVA FCSH, which deals with music on digital platforms.

The researcher explains that ‘orchestrality is a sensitive mark of contemporary listening, based on the idea of mood and functionality, regulating individual experience and daily life in a collective digital landscape.’

The CYSMUS Conference Cycle, curated by André Malhado and Paula Gomes-Ribeiro, is an event organised by the CysMus team, part of SociMus. Click here to join the session.