Connor McGaffin – Proposal

For my final project I am interested in exploring the intersection of physical aesthetics and music playback. When I go to concerts, one of the largest factors in my opinion of the performance is the quality of the visuals used to accompany the artists. I am interested in making this sort of experience more accessible through a music player. I will likely have several different songs to choose from and different visuals to accompany them. I would still like to ground the visuals in some literal manifestation, so I am considering using an interface which resembles a turntable.

Sometimes at parties I see people use their Chromecast or Apple TV to stream music on, which only displays the album cover and song title. I imagine this program to be used in this sort of social setting, where it is not necessarily the primary focus of the occasion, but accompanies the energy in an appropriate fashion.

Below is a rough digital sketch of what the program may look like. Centered is an abstract representation of a record player, surrounded by graphics that accompany and supplementally visualize the music.