Founded in 2001 by composer Jacopo Baboni Schilingi, the Interactive Music Ensemble is dedicated to musical creation using interactive technologies.
An ensemble of variable size depending on the project, the Interactive Music Ensemble has been supported since 2011 by Franche-Comté’s Regional Management for Cultural Affairs.
The Interactive Music Ensemble’s primary sponsor is the Camille Fournet Foundation.
Jacopo Baboni Schilingi comes from an “art music” background in which writing and interactivity are paramount. He is one of the most representative composers of his generation, and recognised as such in conservatories and classical concert halls: he was associated artist at the Saline Royale d’Arc-et-Senans, composer-in-residence at IRCAM, curator of the annual worldwide Prisma conference, and associated artist of the EMW Festival in Shanghai. Mr. Baboni Schilingi is equally at home in interdisciplinary modes of artistic expression which combine visuals, architecture and interactions with the public in new contexts. His work with French-born American visual artist Arman in the 2000s initiated a series of creative collaborations with Miguel Chevalier, Jean-Pierre Balpe, Alain Fleischer, Elias Crespin, Sarkis, and others. Mr. Baboni Schilingi is artistic director of the Interactive Music Ensemble, which he founded in 2001. In 2014, he was a guest professor at Harvard University (USA) and at Wuhan Conservatory (China).
