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Video Premiere: Beyond This Point Performs “TacocaT” By Julie Zhu

Julie Zhu, composer and head of the Deep Drawing AI lab, premiered her 22‑minute piece “TacocaT” at Chicago’s Frequency Fest in February 2025, commissioned by the experimental ensemble Beyond This Point. The work fuses GPT‑2‑generated text—fine‑tuned on Abbott’s *Flatland*—with live percussion, contact‑mic captured board sounds, and Max‑based Gaussian processes. Performers Adam Rosenblatt and John Corkill manipulate writing, tapping, and electronic reverberation to create a kinetic dialogue between human gesture and machine learning. Zhu’s interdisciplinary practice continues to push the boundaries of AI‑augmented music composition.