Singer Turns Debut Album Into New App and Digital Instrument

Singer Turns Debut Album Into New App and Digital Instrument

LONDON, September 29, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --



A London singer-songwriter is inviting listeners to create their own take on his debut
album with a groundbreaking iPad app that he has devised. Robert Szymanek's 'Crowded
Planet' is a new kind of digital musical instrument, an app that allows users to remix and
perform music from his forthcoming album 'Music from a Crowded Planet'. Robert will be
using the app himself to perform songs from the album at the Apple Store, Covent Garden on
October 15. But consumers can already download the new technology from the Apple App Store
and create their own interpretation of the tracks, breaking down the barriers between
artist and audience.



Crowded Planet is a collaboration between Robert and app developer Matthew Hasler. Two
years in the making, the app uses Robert's own detailed artwork of the Earth, formed from
more than 5,000 colourful circles. Users can choose from ten landscapes, one for every
song on the album. Each landscape contains hundreds of different sounds and loops to play
with, all embedded in the circles. The app's unique programming means the sounds can be
layered together in any combination, allowing the music to be re-imagined with infinite
variety.



Robert's intention was to make the creative process accessible to audiences like never
before. He explains: "I liked the idea of people having the same creative control that I
have when I'm performing on stage. There isn't a right or wrong way to play the music -
anything is possible. It's really interesting for me to watch people playing with the app
without showing them what I would do. They're like kids in a sweet shop."



For his own performances, Robert sings and plays his songs using the app,
simultaneously screening a live image of from his iPad to demonstrate what the process
involves. Crowded Planet was launched in July at a special concert backed by musicians
from the London Symphony Orchestra, who offered their support after seeing an early
prototype of the technology. More shows have been scheduled for the autumn, starting at
London's Apple Store, Covent Garden, followed by the Courtyard Theatre in Shoreditch in
November. The first single from the album is called 'Lifted-Up-Over-Sounding' and is
available now on iTunes and Spotify.



Apple Store Performance Date: 



6pm, Thursday, October 15, Apple Store, Covent Garden, London, WC2E 8HA



Photos of Robert Szymanek: 



https://www.dropbox.com/sh/qhhpm66aip6fl3k/AAACGeigu1mAtiEnTSDxLWgOa?dl=0



YouTube Videos: 



https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcAirjpt_QhkcjQHZKmCs3lHMwi-dwajj



Download Crowded Planet from iTunes: 



https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/crowded-planet/id1019151034?mt=8



Download 'Lifted-Up-Over-Sounding' Single from iTunes: 



https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/lifted-up-over-sounding-single/id1032312333



Notes: 



- Crowded Planet is an iOS app released on July 23, 2015, compatible with iPad &
iPhone 4, 5 and 6.



- A free copy is available upon request for anyone in receipt of this release




 
Contact Robert Szymanek:

 
Email: robert@robertszymanek.com 
Tel: +44(0)7761-247086 
Website: http://www.robertszymanek.com

 


 



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