Formal Education
Princeton University. Music Composition, Doctoral Program. Princeton, NJ. Sept. 2008 – to Present.
University of Paris VIII (Vincennes-Saint-Denis). “Musique et Temps” with Dr. Eugenia Duta. Paris, France. Feb -- May 2006.
Centre Parisien d’Etudes Critique. Studies included French Film, Language, and Philosophy. Paris, France. Jan – May, 2006.
Portland State University (PSU). Portland , OR . U.G. Major: Speech & Hearing Sciences. Portland, OR. Aug 2003 - Dec 2006. B.A. received in Dec 2006.
California Institute of the Arts. U.G. Major: Music Composition; Composition Mentor: Michael Pisaro. Valencia, CA. Aug 2002 -- May 2003.
Portland State University. U.G. Major: Music. Portland, OR. Aug 2001 - June 2002.
Holmes Community College. U.G. Major: Liberal Arts. Ridgeland, MS. Aug 2000 – Dec 2000.
Birmingham-Southern College. U.G. Major: Liberal Arts. Birmingham, AL. (Aug 1998 – Feb 1999.
St. Andrew’s Episcopal High School. Ridgeland, MS. Aug 1994 – May 1998.
Private Study
Raga Singing w/Michael Stirling (student of Pandit Pran Nath & Terry Riley). Portland Community Music Center. Portland, OR. July 9 – Aug 26th, 2005
Publications
“Ring Works”. Tools of Mind. FO A RM. Portland, OR. 2006.
“Techniques of Ambiguity: José Maceda and a Music of Shares”. FO A RM
Magazine (#5, Autonomy). Portland, OR. 2006.
“Vessels, Iquov, Ampulla”. FO A RM Magazine (#1, Utility). Portland, OR. 2003.
“Vocal Music: On Using the Ear to Go Outside”. FO A RM Magazine (#1,
Utility). Portland, OR. 2003.
Discography
Ecllipsis. collaborative electro-acoustic composition with Seth Nehil. And/Oar Records. Seattle, WA . Forthcoming (2008).
An Image & Its' Dilution. electro-acoustic composition. Onomato Records . Portland, OR. Forthcoming.
Chiasmata. electro-acoustic composition. Portland, OR. Onomato Records. 2006.
Radio
Featured selections from electro-acoustic composition, Chiasmata. Framework (on-line radio), hosted by Emmanuel Mieville. November 15th, 2006.
Audio interview related to publication of Tools of Mind. Museum of Contemporary Art in Barcelona (MACBA). Lines of Site #1. Winter, 2008.
Exhibitions
“Crystals, Plants, and Villages”. “Possibility ofAction: The Life of the Score” Exhibition at Museum of Contemporary Art at Barcelona, Spain (MACBA). June 16th – October 5th, 2008
“Ring Works: Ice Round”. Mini-Solo Exhibition @ Jersey City Museum. Graphic scores and audio installation. Sept 18 – Dec 22, 2008. Jersey City, NJ.
Performance Scores (selections)
frond. For … Princeton, NJ. March, 2009
Alation. For stereos (2), bclar/clar, asax, acc, stand-up bass, electric bass, synth (2). Portland, OR. May, 2008
Whorl. For bclar, asax, violin, amplified guitar, synth (2), bdrums (2), toms (2), bells (3), gravel and pestle (3), sandpaper (3). Portland, OR. May, 2008.
Motions I, for the JACK string quartet (performance forthcoming). Portland, OR. Nov, 2007
Pulse Flesh, for synthesizer, accordion, b. clarinet, piano, sruti box, and single-reed harmonicas (6). Rhiz(home). Portland, OR. Sept, 2007.
Wedding Cycles, for metallophones (5, hand-made), bells (many), individual reeds from a reed organ (15), & voices (70). On the occasion of the marriage of Joseph Bradshaw and Bethany Wright. Hoyt Arboretum. Portland, OR. July, 2007.
Ice Round, for ice percussion (5, hand-made), voices (19), bells (4), and harmonicas (2). The Goldsmith Building. Jan, 2006. Portland, OR.
String Round, for guitars (3), zither, mandolin, harmonicas (4), bells (2), accordion, and Indonesian angklung (4). U.S. Grant Park. Portland, OR. Sept, 2006.
Reed Round, for harmonicas (8), ocarinas (4), saxophone, b.clarinet, zither (2), ukulele. Performance Works NW. Portland, OR. Sept, 2006.
Tympanic, for 22 participants of varying instrumentation, based on the entymological notations of Swiss cicada by Frej Ossiannilsson. Performance Works NW. Portland, OR. Sept, 2005.
Contact Music, for Mark Menzies, violinist. CalArts. Los Angeles, CA. Jan, 2003.
Contact, staved notations for guitar, bass clarinet, and cello. Portland, OR. Nov, 2002.
The Secret Law of the Tale, staved notations for 4 amplified pencils. Mizpah. Portland, OR. Jan, 2001.
Editorial Experience
Tools of Mind (Ed.) An anthology of performance scores and creative processes from various perspectives, a supplement to the Usufruct arts exhibition (curated by Seth Nehil) at the Linfield College Art Gallery. McMinneville, OR. Nov, 2007.
FO A RM Magazine (Co-editor). 2003 – present.
Lecture/Teaching Experience
Assistant Instructor. “Songwriting”, Music 104. Princeton University. Princeton, NJ. Spring, 2009.
Lecturer. On Time-based scores. Pacific Northwest College of Art. Undergraduate ‘Time Arts’ course (prof. Bethany Wright). Portland, OR. ???, 2008.
Lecturer. On the publication of Tools of Mind. Linfield College Art Gallery. McMinneville, OR. Nov, 2007.
Lecturer. On Socio-Sonic Forms. Undergraduate ‘Introduction to Composition’ course at Portland State University (prof. Bonnie Mitsch). Portland, OR. Apr, 2007.
Lecturer. “On Sound Art and Music Composition”. The Mizpah Lecture Series. Portland, OR. June, 2002.
Academic & Professional Research
(Speech & Hearing Sciences)
Research Assistant to Dr. Thomas Dolan for the study “Audibility of train horns in passenger vehicles”. Stimuli development, FFT analysis. Sept – June, 2006. Portland State University, Dept. of Speech & Hearing Sciences. Portland, OR.
Research Assistant to Dr. Christina Guildersleeve-Neuman’s study “Children’s clear speech suggests word-level targets: Preliminary evidence”. June – Dec, 2006. Audio editing, vowel formant analysis. Portland State University, Dept. of Speech & Hearing Sciences. Portland, OR.
Sr. Research Assistant for Dr. Frederick J. Gallun’s study “Making multiple auditory judgments using non-speech stimuli”. Experimental testing, computer programming (matlab). Health Technician for Dr. Dawn Konrad-Martin’s study “Frequency Tuning and Word Recognition Speed in Older Adults”. Stimuli development, subject testing, audio calibration. Apr, 2006 – present. National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research, Portland VAMC. Portland, OR.
Awards and Honors
Sound designer for “Trinity of Three Dragons”, dir: Orland Nutt (Best Experimental Short Film, PDX Film Festival). April, 2008
Improvisation/ Electro-Acoustic Performances (Selections)
Matt Marble (keyboard) Seth Nehil (samples, mixer). The Good Shepherd Chapel. May 9th, 2008. Seattle, WA.
Improvisations with David Chiesa (Bass), Mathieu Ratowski (violin/viola), Jonathan Sielaff (clarinets/saw), Asa Gervitch (drums), Seth Nehil (electronics). Gallery Homeland. Portland, OR.
Group performances w/Greg Reynolds, Erik Ostrawski, et al. NoWest Festival of Improvised Music. Portland, OR & Seattle, WA. Aug, 2007.
Solo concert w/home-made electro-acoustic instrument & 3 c.d. players.
Reed College Chapel. Portland, OR. Nov, 2005.
Group improvisation w/self-made electro-acoustic instrument & c.d. players. The Tacky House. NoWest Festival of Improvised Music. Portland, OR. Nov, 2005.
Electro-acoustic concert with Seth Nehil. Dunes. Portland, OR. Nov, 2004.
Saxophonist in student ensemble performing Cornelius Cardew’s “Treatise” and John Zorn’s “Cobra”. The Smell. Los Angeles, CA. Nov, 2003.
Live solo and group improvisations with dancer Linda Austin as well as other dancers and musicians. Performance Works NW. Portland, OR. 2001 – 2003.
Saxophonist in large improvisers’ ensemble, including Bryan Eubanks, Jack Wright, Joel Taylor, et al. Disjecta. Portland, OR. Oct, 2002.
Sound Design & Recorded Composition
Theatre & Multi-media
Restroom. Recorded composition. choreography & concept by Jessica Wallenfells (w/2 other dancers). World Trade Center, Portland, OR. July, 2006; Portland Center Stage, Portland, OR. June, 2007.
Dr. Faustus Lights the Lights (Krystan Seemel, director). Sound design & music composition. Defunkt Theatre, Portland, OR. Jan. – Feb, 2006.
Orange. Live mixing of electro-acoustic work based on the various tones scientists and musicians have correlated with the color orange. Live collaborative project with choreographer Emily Stone, 4 dancers/actors, and filmmaker Randy Wakerlin. Portland, OR: Gallery 500, 2005.
Film Soundtracking
Trinity of Three Dragons. Short film by Orland Nutt. Portland, OR. May, 2008.
Mizpah, short film by Morgan Curry. Portland, OR. 2005.
Stalking Sophie, film by Maile Colbert. Portland, OR, 2004.
Computer Skills
Hardware
Audio production: various microphones, mixers, amplifiers
Audio Analysis: FFT analyzer, sound level meters, calibrators
Software
Audio editing: ProTools, Adobe Audition, Audacity, Peak
Audio analysis: Adobe Audition, Cool Edit Pro, PRAAT phonetics software
Programming: Matlab (study w/Erick Gallun)
Digital Synthesis: Digital Performer (study w/Anne LeBaron)
Database construction: Access
Language Proficiency
French (Intermediate reading & writing):
Study abroad in Paris, France via PSU’s CIEE program (see,