Alexia Riner

Film Composer/ Sound Designer

"Red Sand Project," 2021

A series of 6 boxes with panels containing educational information for the Park County Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force in Livingston, Montana. Red sand was poured into the letters making them visible to the viewer.

"Semisongs" by Drum & Lace, 2019

An interactive light installation in for the performance of Drum and Lace’s LP “Semi Songs.” Dancers interacted with vibration sensors on custom-built light panels, which changed color every time they were touched.

"Chronos," 2019, 2015

Chronos is a multimedia system incorporating Max/MSP, Native Instruments software, a customized DMX lighting system, and the Leap Motion along with my original compositions. After building the pyramid by hand, I attached LEDs and programmed them in correspondence with a live music performance.

"Perimeter" at the Ableton Loop Conference, 2018

Perimeter is an interactive audio installation that premiered at Ableton Loop 2018. Triggered by ultrasonic sensors as people walked by, six instances placed throughout the Loop zone played audio (including several original compositions by Alexia Riner) inspired by the experiences of individuals who grew up by, or are currently living on a border, along with individuals who challenge societal borders.

"Composition in Fourteen Tones," 2016

Composition in Fourteen Tones is a multi-layered sound piece based on themes of autonomy and intersection. The composition’s structure sustains its tone while being in a constant trigger of sonic intersections through motion sensors. The movement and interaction of approaching figures with the sensors dictates the arrangement of the piece, creating various, unpredictable versions of the same composition. Jessica Martin and I built PIR sensors into the walls of the MOCA in Miami and programmed each sensor to trigger a sound (from a larger composition) we made.

"Stop Resisting: Bauns x III Points," 2015

A site specific installation by Raymond Brown, Casey Zap and Jessica Martin, Alexia Riner, and David Brieske. It is an examination of the relational dialectics between the individual and the acoustic ecology of the contemporary urban environment as well as a reinterpretation through materials of sound and light.

"Play the Building: In Collaboration with John Powell," 2014

Resonant speakers were placed on the windows of a gallery and pieces of music were composed (by a selection of Berklee students including myself) for these speakers that emitted certain frequencies to make the glass vibrate. Along with the sound, light artist John Powell created a lighting system that was projected onto the streets in front of the gallery.