Upsetting the Controls: Considering Controllerist Practice in Computer Music Performance

Moriaty, Manoli (2025) Upsetting the Controls: Considering Controllerist Practice in Computer Music Performance. In: The Routledge Handbook to Rethinking the History of Technology-Based Music. Routledge, London. ISBN 9781003430599

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Abstract

Controllerism is an emerging digital music performance practice derived from turntablism. Despite its roots in studio performances and evolution alongside live coding, controllerism has yet to gain widespread recognition as a legitimate musical instrument practice. Through examples of controllerist performances and comparisons with live coding, the chapter interrogates the role of human performers interfacing with software. It addresses the cultural shift from analogue to digital in DJ practices and discusses the challenges controllerism faces in gaining broader acceptance. The chapter presents a series of provocations for further research to authenticate controllerism as a legitimate music practice, such as the development of a common language of performance and the creation of ergonomic, and culturally relevant interfaces. As such, this research aims to bridge the gap between traditional electronic music performance practices and digital innovation.

Item Type:	Book Section
Faculty / Department:	Faculty of Creative Arts & Humanities > School of Creative and Performing Arts
Depositing User:	Manoli Moriaty
Date Deposited:	28 Nov 2025 11:44
Last Modified:	28 Nov 2025 11:44
URI:	https://hira.hope.ac.uk/id/eprint/4805

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