OMNI-VOICE
Reeps100
OMNI-VOICE
Work-in-progress — currently seeking commissioning & producing partners.
A celebration of past, present, and future voice, OMNI-VOICE is the world’s first performance-installation to use collected voice data, AI voice, and vocal performance to drive a digital world. The modular multimedia work champions the power of the human voice and its key role in defining new relationships with technology, nature, and humanity.
“‘Omni’ means ‘all’ — when observing the impact of voice it extends to every facet of being human. Our voices influence everything around us.”
Amplified by our collective adaptation in the midst of the isolation demanded by a global health crisis, the human voice is more precious than ever as a conduit between individuals—shifting to center stage as a key connective tissue for community and empathy. The personal nature of voice has been instrumental in the rapid adoption and growth of newer mediums like ClubHouse, thanks to the stronger ties to nuance and emotion in voice compared to written communication.
The experience highlights the proliferation of voice-tech and its role in disrupting social media, data collection and entertainment as it embodies human and artificial voices in a series of 'living' real time visualizations. OMNI-VOICE draws from thousands of voice samples, cutting edge vocal technique, and artificial composition, creating a vibrant audiovisual spectacle that challenges the norms of music, the performing arts, and creativity.
This visual manifestation of voice underscores that our relationship with technology hinges on our ability to open up, speak up, and connect in new ways, and affirms that our voices are the gateway to a future harmony with technology.
Have you seen an AI embodied in movement and light? Or a voice trigger the dreams of a machine? Have you ever spoken to an AI? OMNI-VOICE empowers us to experience human and artificial voices in harmony like never before—and witness firsthand how our voices change the world around us.
Artist: Reeps100
Creative Direction: Harry Yeff / REEPS100 Studio
Art Direction: Trung Bao, FUSTIC Studio
Technical Advisor: Mai Việt Nam, FUSTIC Studio
“A champion for a new generation of musicians.”
ABOUT REEPS100
London native Harry Yeff’s (AKA Reeps100) expertise in vocal musicianship and performance has generated an online global following, with more than 100 million views and recognition as a pioneer in a new wave of vocal experimentation.
Yeff is celebrated as one of the most respected and accomplished beatboxers to ever enter the arena. He continues to build on a world-class skillset, specializing in voice and tech-based performance. His role as an ambassador for art, technology and voice is highlighted by an impressive global lecture portfolio with notable talks at Google Exec, Davos (World Economic Forum), United Nations, SXSW, Art Basel Hong Kong, and more.
During his time in New York and Boston he transcended sound and music with a number of artistic- and research-based residencies. In 2019 Yeff completed his third artist residency at Harvard University, guest lecturing with the phonetic and music departments. He is currently part of the Experiments in Art and Technology Program at Bell Labs and a trusted contributor and speaker with the World Economic Forum’s Cultural Leader Program.
Yeff produces work spanning disciplines, contexts and media in response to an ongoing investigation into the evolution of the human voice, art and science. His work closely examines the junction of visual and audio cultures, transforming vocal music into visible, physical form through performance, installation, sculpture, photography and film—as well as curatorial, directorial and academic projects. He is one of the most decorated and progressive lateral thinkers in the world of voice and technology.
