3rd and 4th Family Laboratories Sensors and XR Glasses
3rd and 4th Family Laboratories – Sensors and XR Glasses Introduction The 3rd and 4th Family Laboratories marked a further stage in the experimental development of Pilot 2, continuing the integration of physiological sensors and XR glasses within a laboratory-based setting aligned with the Concerts for Babies approach. These sessions built on the previous laboratories, while […]
Opportunity, Threat, or Something In Between? What 45+ European Music Professionals Think About AI
What 45+ European Music Professionals Think About AI There wasn’t one answer. Authors: Shalini Tomar (NTNU), Ibrahim El Shemy (NTNU), Francesca Cerretani (EJN), Battista Tofoni (EJN), Stefano Zucchiati (EJN), Katrien De Moor (NTNU) AMPLIFY at the Artistic Exchange Platform in Trondheim On 6 May 2026, more than 45+ music professionals from across Europe came together in Trondheim, Norway, for the Europe Jazz Network (EJN) Artistic Exchange Platform, hosted in partnership […]
AMPLIFY Consortium Meeting in Trondheim
Adoption and impact in Trondheim From Barcelona for our kick-off, to Stornoway in Scotland, and Pisa, Italy, the AMPLIFY consortium has been on quite the European tour. For our fourth in-person meeting, we headed north to the beautiful city of Trondheim in Norway. Hosted by our partner, the Norwegian University of Science & Technology (NTNU), […]
AMPLIFY Digital Tools Renamed
Why we’ve renamed our AMPLIFY Digital Tools Sara Canedo, 22nd April 2026 If you have been following AMPLIFY, you know we are passionate about bridging the gap between technology and the Cultural and Creative Industries. Our goal has always been to bring people together through music, art and digital innovation. But as our project evolved from its original proposal into real-world applications, we […]
3rd ARTISTIC LABORATORY – Online Session
3rd Artistic Laboratory By Lara Matos, CPL Online session via Zoom 16 March 2026 10:00 – 11:15 CET The third and final Artistic Laboratory session concluded the cycle of online meetings bringing together artists from the four AMPLIFY pilots. Following the previous sessions, which focused on artistic exchange, co-creation and the presentation of the project’s […]
2nd FAMILY LABORATORY – Experimental Session with Sensors and VR Glasses
2nd Family laboratory By Lara Matos, CPL 21 March 2026, Leiria 16:00 – 17:30 CET This second Family Laboratory marked a further stage in the experimental integration of physiological sensors and XR glasses within a laboratory-based setting aligned with the Concerts for Babies approach. Building on the first session, this laboratory focused on observing babies’ […]
2nd ARTISTIC LABORATORY – Online Session
2nd Artistic Laboratory By Lara Matos, CPL Online session via Zoom9 March 202610:00 – 11:15 CET The second Artistic Laboratory session continued the process of dialogue andexploration initiated in the first meeting, bringing together once again the artists from the four AMPLIFY pilots.This meeting focused on two central dimensions of the project: reflection onartistic co-creation […]
Traditional music and Gaelic song tuition: Challenges and opportunities
Traditional music and Gaelic song tuition: Challenges and opportunities By Fèisean nan Gàidheal Traditional music and Gaelic song form a significant part of Scotland’s culture and identity. Young people across Scotland are engaged in learning traditional music and song through Fèisean, schools and in the community. Summer music festivals feature the finest of traditional musicians […]
Extended Reality and the Transformation of Live Performance: Where Are We Now?
Extended Reality and the Transformation of Live Performance: Where Are We Now? By Francesco Mariotti, Toscana Produzione Musica – NEXT STAGE Pilot Leader Rethinking “Liveness” in the Age of Immersion The transformation of live performance by Extended Reality (XR) is now an established fact. The more pertinent inquiry concerns the extent to which XR […]
1st FAMILY LABORATORY – Experimental Session with Sensors
1st Family Laboratory By Lara Matos, CPL 21 February 2026, 16:00 – 17:30 CET at Musicalmente This Family Laboratory marked the first experimental session involving babies, families, artists and physiological sensors within a live musical environment. The session was conceived as an exploratory moment to test the practical integration of the sensors during a Concerts […]
1st ARTISTIC LABORATORY – Online Session
1st Artistic Laboratory By Lara Matos, CPL Online session via Zoom, 23 February, 2026 10:00 – 11:15 CET The first Artistic Laboratory session marked the beginning of a shared exploration process among artists from the four AMPLIFY pilots. This online meeting was designed as an initial moment of encounter, allowing participants to encounter each […]
Unlocking Memories through Immersive Opera
How can digital technology help ex-inmates from a political female prison transmit their story? February 2026 The AMPLIFY Pilot, Gran Teatre del Liceu, is bringing its art within reach of local people, following the success of La Gata Perduda with a new focus on the historic transformation of the Sant Andreu district in Barcelona. […]
AMPLIFY Demonstrates Four Proof of Concepts in Pisa
The technical team of the AMPLIFY project (CWI, TUS, VICOMTECH and SALSA SOUND) have achieved an important milestone for the project. They demonstrated to the rest of the consortium four Proof of Concepts (AMPLIFY Portable and Immersive), based on the requirements gathered using the community-centric approach from the project, and extending the work from Pilot […]
4th and 5th Co-Design Sessions with Families – Cooperativa Paulo Lameiro
Co-designing the future of musical experiences with families Leiria, Portugal, by Lara Matos. The 4th and 5th Co-Design Sessions with families recently marked a significant milestone in the AMPLIFY artistic journey. Held on the 15th and 22nd of November 2025 at Musicalmente in Leiria, these encounters brought together 18 families, totalling 60 participants, including babies, […]
3rd AMPLIFY Consortium Meeting in Pisa
The AMPLIFY consortium gathers again! The AMPLIFY consortium gathered in the historic city of Pisa, Italy between 3-4 December 2025. The consortium came together in Officine Garibaldi for two days of internal alignment, technological showcases, and strategic planning, defining a clear roadmap for the project’s next phase. Day 1 The first day was a powerhouse […]
Fourth Co-Design Session with Artists – Cooperativa Paulo Lameiro
4th Co-Design Session with artists – Cooperativa Paulo Lameiro Lara Matos, Cooperativa Paulo Lameiro 4th October 2025 Introduction This 4th co-design session marked an important step in the artistic and technological development of the Amplify project. The meeting focused on the first practical experimentation with VR glasses and the exploration of possible forms of […]
Human-Centred Design Shaping the Future of XR and AI in the Arts
Human-Centred Design Shaping the Future of XR and AI in the Arts Katrien De Moor, David Palma and Ibrahim el Shemy 6 october 2025 New digital tools powered by XR technology and AI are transforming creative processes and how people connect through music and art across the cultural and creative industries (CCIs). These innovation can […]
Exploring the Creative Frontier: A Deep Dive into AI and XR with AMPLIFY & TRANSMIXR
Get ready to explore the new frontier where art, technology, and ethics collide. We are thrilled to announce the “Beyond Reality: Immersive Tech Series,” a three-part webinar event co-organized by the EU-funded AMPLIFY and TRANSMIXR projects. This series is a unique opportunity to learn from leading experts about how Extended Reality (XR) and Artificial Intelligence […]
Reflections from the 3rd Co-Design Session – Music with Babies
Exploring Technology with Care: Reflections from the 3rd Co-Design Session Paulo Lameiro CooperativaParedes de Vitória, 12 September 2025 In 12 September 2025, the AMPLIFY project held its third co-design session with artists, at Mina, Paredes da Vitória, Portugal. This gathering brought together an inspiring group of participants, musicians, a ballerina, production and communication staff, […]
Immersive Stage Written Interview – Toscana Produzione Musica
Toscana Produzione Musica talks about AMPLIFY by Francesco Mariotti from Toscana Produzione Musica, Pilot Leader for NEXT STAGE 1 September 2025 What is Toscana Produzione Musica’s role in the NEXT STAGE pilot?Toscana Produzione Musica’s role will be to connect the various stakeholders – musicians, audiences, technicians, and organizers – and to coordinate the activities. The […]
La rosa dels set pètals posters, a co-creation process – LICEU
LICEU. La rosa dels set pètals posters, a co-creation process Irene Calvis, 25 July 2025 In 2018, the LiceuApropa social program started a new line of community opera creation, Opera Prima, to develop a production every three years, in which the communities involved participate jointly in its co-creation. Each community project reflects the identity […]
The Rise of Immersive Technologies: Opportunities and Challenges
Beyond the spectacle: rethinking immersion in culture Nicolás Madoery, July 2025 Summary Culture is being reshaped, not only in what we create, but in how we experience and share it. Immersion is one of the most powerful, and contested, tools in this shift. But to make real sense, we must ask not what these […]
The first baby composers in concert
The first baby composers in concert Musicalmente and Paulo Lameiro CooperativePhotos by Joaquim DâmasoInterviews conducted by Jessica GermanoLeiria, 6th July 2025 Yesterday, on 6th July, those who will be the first baby composers in the AMPLIFY project met for the first time in a concert setting at the Miguel Franco Theatre in Leiria, Portugal. A […]
Remote Performance
Remote Performance François Matarasso, July 2025 Going online One of the ways the Covid-19 pandemic changed us was in making it ordinary to communicate online. During the weeks and months of enforced confinement it became normal to sit at a computer and participate in business meetings, university lectures and school lessons. The cultural sector […]
Why AMPLIFY?
Why AMPLIFY? François Matarasso, June 2025 The early days of the Internet were driven by utopian dreams that it would be ‘a tool to empower humanity’,[i] giving people the means to access, create and share knowledge for the universal good. Thirty years later, Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web, wrote that ‘for […]
AMPLIFY consortium takes on the Isle of Lewis: forging tomorrow’s cultural landscape
AMPLIFY consortium takes on the Isle of Lewis: forging tomorrow’s cultural landscape North Bragar, Isle of Lewis: 20–21 May 2025 Partners from across Europe came together in the stunning landscapes of the Outer Hebrides last week for the second in-person consortium meeting of the AMPLIFY project. Hosted by Scottish Gaelic arts organisation and AMPLIFY […]
AMPLIFY’s Leiria Gathering Connects Art, Tech and People
Bridging Art, Technology and Community: Insights from AMPLIFY’S Leiria Gathering By Isabel Lucena | June 2025 When digital innovation is reshaping every facet of our lives, the arts are no exception. The AMPLIFY gathering in Leiria (Portugal) is an opportunity to examine two pivotal questions: How can arts organisations and technologists work together in […]
Creative Alchemy: How Life Becomes Art by François Matarasso
Creative Alchemy: How Life Becomes Art By François Matarasso |April 2025 On the day he visited the former Trinitat Vella prison, our AMPLIFY partner François Matarasso witnessed something extraordinary. What began as a meeting about a community opera evolved into a powerful moment of collective remembrance. Read his article below: It’s a cold, functional […]
Can an Opera House Truly Belong to the People? How LICEU and AMPLIFY Are Reinventing Opera
Can an Opera House Truly Belong to the People? How LICEU and AMPLIFY Are Reinventing Opera Interview with Irene Calvis Grand Teatre Del Liceu – Pilot Relealing Opera 23 April 2025 What is LICEU’s role in the AMPLIFY Project? The Gran Teatre del Liceu is one of the four artistic partners of the […]
Bridging Generations: Technology’s Role in Preserving Traditional Music
Can Tech Keep Tradition Alive? Interview with Calum Fraser & Calum MacMillan from Fèisean nan Gàidheal – Pilot Renewing Tradition. 10 April 2025 What is your role in the AMPLIFY project? At Fèisean nan Gàidheal, we will trial the technology in the context of online music, drama and song tuition for young people and […]
Can Technology turn Babies into Composers?
Can technology turn babies into composers? by Paulo Lameiro & Lara Matos from Cooperativa Paulo Lameiro CRL and MUSICALMENTE leading AMPLIFY pilot Music with babies 30 March 2025 What is your role in the AMPLIFY project and what are you most excited about? – As Artistic Director of the MUSICALMENTE Company, which organises Concerts for […]
“The sound of innovation: the long relationship between music and technology” by François Matarasso
The sound of innovation: the long relationship between music and technology by François Matarasso 28 February 2025 “Just as photography changed the way we see, recording technology changed the way we hear. Before recorded music became ubiquitous, music was, for most people, something we did.” David Byrne, How Music Works The story of music is […]
Project Coordinator speaks out about the AMPLIFY project!
Mikel Zorrilla from Vicomtech on AMPLIFY: Advancing AI and XR Technologies for the Future 1. Could you please give us an overview of AMPLIFY? AMPLIFY aims to amplify voices on the margins —professional and non-professional musicians who nurture Europe’s rich musical life— by providing technologies to explore novel phygital (physical–digital) human connections among and […]
New EU-funded project AMPLIFY joins the revolution of the cultural and creative industries
We are excited to announce that the EU-funded project AMPLIFY has officially launched, following a successful kick-off meeting held on November 5-7, 2024, in Barcelona. This vibrant gathering took place at Gran Teatre del Liceu, and brought together all consortium members to collaborate, exchange ideas, and form bonds that will propel AMPLIFY’s vision forward. Coordinated […]
