“Has/Had” by Laetitia Sonami received a Honorary Mention in the Digital Musics & Sound Art category of the Prix Ars Electronica 1997.
"Has/Had" is a live performance computer piece that uses the "lady's glove" controller of my design to map my hand and body gestures to the control of sound material and rhythmic structures. The musical core of "Has/Had" is based on unstable rhythms; a playful wink at the stability and predictability of techno music…
About Laetitia Sonami
Laetitia Sonami (F), born 1957. She studied with Joel Chadabe at the Electronic Music Studio in Albany, NY, and with Robert Ashley and David Behrman at the Center for Contemporary Music, Mills College, CA, where she received her MFA in composition in 1980.
Programme information from Prix Ars Electronica Archive. Short excerpt quoted for reference; see the original page for full text, images and credits.