Signal Processing Design for Audio Effects
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- Date: 19 Nov 2024
- Time: 05:30 PM to 06:30 PM
- All times are (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
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- Brown University
- 345 Brook Street
- Providence, Rhode Island
- United States 02912
- Building: Engineering Research Center
- Room Number: 190
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- Starts 20 October 2024 12:00 AM
- Ends 19 November 2024 12:00 AM
- All times are (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
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Speakers
V.J.
Biography:
V.J. Manzo is Associate Professor of Music Technology and Cognition at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). He is a composer and guitarist with research interests in theory and composition, artificial intelligence, interactive music systems, and music cognition. V.J. is author of several books published by Oxford University Press including Max/MSP/Jitter for Music, Foundations of Music Technology, and co-author of Interactive Composition and Environmental Sound Artists. He has created numerous software projects including the Modal Object Library, a collection of programming objects to control harmony in algorithmic and electro-acoustic compositions, and EAMIR, an open-source project and non-profit charity organization that supports composition, performance, education, and research through accessible technology-based musical instruments. At WPI, he is the founding director and PI of the RATLab, a research collective at WPI focusing on the convergence of music and technology through two of his labs: the Electric Guitar Innovation Lab (EGIL), and the Interactive Music Systems Lab (IMSLab), and a co-director of the Media Arts Group Innovation Center (MAGIC).
Email:
Address:Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, 01609
Matt
Biography:
Matthew Halper is Professor of Music at Kean University (Union, NJ). He has received performances in leading venues such as Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall, Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, and live on Chicago Radio and Public Television. He received a Whitaker Reading Prize from the American Composers Orchestra. His String Quartet was awarded the Walsum Prize and premiered by principals of the National Symphony Orchestra. Recordings include his Concerto for Flute and Wind Ensemble (TROY821) which the American Record Guide lauded as “ambitious, ... lyrically dramatic, majestic and broadly American in flavor.” He has lectured on contemporary music, music technology and has had his works performed at conferences of the CMS, College Band Directors National Association, the Society of Composers, the National Flute Association, and at various institutions including the Juilliard School.
Email:
Address:Kean University, 1000 Morris Ave, Union, New Jersey, United States, 07083
Ryan
Biography:
Ryan McKenna holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). The technical basis of his expertise is further refined though building a diverse set of organizations and products. Ryan currently works with Veo Robotics, developing a 3D vision-based safety sensor system for industrial robotics, and as an Affiliate Research Associate in the Electric Guitar Innovation Lab at WPI. Ryan’s professional and creative development is motivated by a concentration on the communicative and productive potential of audio as both a transient and recorded medium. As an experienced musician, technician, and production designer in the touring music industry, he has delivered memorable experiences to concertgoers and listeners through performance, audio-visual displays, and the creation of emotive tools for musicians and technicians alike. Concurrent work in audio engineering and sound design for music and video yields experience in creating attention-grabbing content, tailored to cut through a cacophony of media.
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Address:Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, 01609