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 […]
