Java Music Visualizer- Art/Technology Project (Osiris AV)

Osiris Audiovisual LLC
osirisav.com

Sebastian Gallese
sebastiangallese@gmail.com

Contract Amount: Hourly. Negotiable rates.

Osiris was hatched in Fall 2006 by three Brown University students. Osiris is a music visualizer that interfaces tagged photos, digital music, and song lyrics to create a synesthasia effect.  By establishing a link between lyrics in a song and the textual description of a visual, Osiris can extract and manipulate online visual content to create a dynamic music visualizer.

As of now, Osiris reads a song played in a user's iTunes player, retrieves the song lyrics from lyricwiki.org, matches those lyrics to tagged pictures on Flickr.com, and then manipulates and transforms those images in a cinematic experience.

We were selected as winners of the 2007 MTVu/Cisco Systems Digital Incubator Award, and have been given a grant to help us realize the dream of making a lyric-based music visualizer. We hope to launch the product as a free download later this year.

Osiris is looking to create a high quality technology/art project. We have already secured the necessary grant to begin building our initial release. We are looking to add 2-3 part-time/freelance developers to our team. We are looking to recruit developers with talent, experience, and communication skills. We are a dedicated and focused group that takes our work very seriously and expect the same from potential applicants.

Read more about the project at osirisav.com.

Java Programming (Technical Requirements):

Back-end
A Java programmer that will be able to interface various existing services from a Java applet, such as:
-lyricwiki.org (via SOAP)
-flickr.com (via Flickr API)
-iTunes software (via COM/Ascript)
-audio spectrograms (via a Fourier analysis).
Knowledge in linguistic parsing, Java/Flash interaction, the iTunes Plug- in API (via C++/OpenGL), and Amazon/Yahoo/YouTube/Google/Wikipedia interfacing is a plus.

Front-end
A Java programmer with experience with visual content in a Java applet, such as:
-2D graphics
-image transformation
-user interface design
-image movement.
Implementation of geometry manipulations, stylize effects, color adjustments, distortions, and gradients should be second nature.

Non-Technical Requirements:
-Strong written and verbal English communication skills.
-Enthusiasm and drive to produce quality software.
-Location is irrelevant.

How to Apply:
Send resume, CV, or other inquiries to sebastiangallese@gmail.com or jobs@osirisav.com with subject “Osiris Jobs: YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME”

We can answer any questions about Osiris or send you our full Software Requirements Specifications sheet.

If interested in the position, please send us:
-A link to your online portfolio, or link to where we can download your work.
-How much you expect to be paid.
-How much time you will be able to devote to the project.
-Your current address.