Research

1) Real-time computer systems for composition and performance.

   (See 'Compositions' for list of works utilizing the Kyma sound design system.) 

Lecture-demonstration presented to the Bay Area Computer Music Technology Group at the Center for New Music and Audio Technologies [CNMAT], UC Berkeley, CA, November 2007.

“Using Kyma as a live interactive performance environment”

Published articles:

“Live performance interaction for humans and machines in the early twenty-first century: one composer’s aesthetics for composition and performance practice.” Organised Sound, Vol. 8, No. 3, December 2003. Cambridge University Press. pp. 305-312.

“Compositional and programming issues within Lyra, a fully interactive performance environment for violin and Kyma system.” Proceedings of the 2003 International Computer Music Conference. International Computer Music Association, 2003. pp. 91-94.

2) Contemporary theories of formal design and microtonal pitch space.

Published article: “Theoretical and formal continuity in James Tenney’s music”  Contemporary Music Review, Vol. 27, No. 1, Routledge, February 2008, pp. 23-45.

3) Emerging technology and its impact on society.

Lecture-demonstration presented at Re-Imagine Media Conference, Modesto, CA, March 2008.

“Emerging Media Implications in Music: Cool Tech. vs. Artistic Relevance”

 4) Allen Strange Archive (in collaboration with Stephen Ruppenthal and Patricia Strange)

- Cataloging Allen's music (scores, sound files, and sound design algorithms), writings, and correspondence for the Allen Strange Archive

- Revised NGate and Misty Magic Land for performance.

- Produced studio recordings of NGate and Misty Magic Land.

- Working on critical biography of Allen (co-authored with S. Ruppenthal)