Scott Eric Petersen

Yale University, Arthur K. Watson Hall, 51 Prospect Street, Rm 015, New Haven CT, 06511

Web. www.scottericpetersen.com

Email. scott.petersen@yale.edu

Cell. 203.804.1001

Education:

2010        Doctor of Musical Arts, Eastman School of Music

2003        Master of Music, Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University

2001        Bachelor of Music, Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University

Professional and Teaching Experience:

2016 – Present    Lecturer, Yale University Department of Computer Science

2014 – Present    Program Director: Open Music Initiative, Yale University

Responsibilities: teach workshops on various subjects including audio programming, recording, editing and production techniques, basic electronics and circuit design, and analog synthesizers. Additional responsibilities include purchasing and budget management, overseeing and organizing staff members, creating and maintaining an open source hardware and software computer cluster, OMI social networking, organizational infrastructure, publicity and promotion of the initiative. More information can be found at the OMI page on my personal site.

2008 – 2016    Technical Director: Yale Music Technology Labs, Yale University Department of Music

Responsibilities included instruction of faculty and students on subjects pertaining to music technology and production, theoretical concepts of computer music, program-specific electronic music and video techniques, and the design and teaching of workshops on subjects ranging from recording techniques and sound file editing to audio programming and music notation.

Spring 2007    Instructor: Introduction to Computer Music Techniques, Eastman School of Music

Responsibilities included teaching the following subjects in both classes and labs: recording techniques, acoustic and psychoacoustic considerations, hardware and software routing, digital and analog mixing techniques, digital signal processing, music programming, sound synthesis, interactive techniques and real-time processing of live and streaming audio.

2004 – 2007    Teaching Assistant/Instructor: Introduction to Computer Music Techniques, Eastman School of Music

Responsibilities included teaching the following subjects in both classes and labs: recording techniques, acoustic and psychoacoustic considerations, hardware and software routing, digital and analog mixing techniques, digital signal processing, sound synthesis techniques, music programming, interactive techniques, and real-time processing of live and streaming audio.

Organizations:

2012 – present     Owner: NodeNoise Productions

NodeNoise Productions is a music production company and soon, a record label founded in New Haven, CT in late 2012.  Commercially, NodeNoise specializes in sonic solutions for electronic and multimedia projects including music, sound design, FX and editing for commercial and non-profit ventures. Clients have included the Yale School of Medicine, NYU, ConnCAN, Hadrian York, and FCG Chemical.

2008 – Present    Founder and Coordinator: New Haven Electronic Music Composers (El MuCo)

El MuCo is a collaborative group of multimedia composers and artists dedicated to the production and performance of new electronic music, the creation of new musical interfaces, and collaborative improvisation.

2015 – 2018     Contributor: Libre Music Production

Contribute articles relating to music programming, edit and assist with the publication of other articles and news items, assist in planning and participate in organizational meetings, promote the site and its vision of creating music using free/libre open source software.

2007 – 2017    Founder and Coordinator: FridayNightThing electronic music and art concert series

The FridayNightThing series is an ongoing series of talks and concerts in which the participants work together to create a multi-sensory experience where the audience is able to see, hear and interact with the art being made as well as learn about it first-hand from the creators.

Selected Papers, Talks and Workshops:

April 16, 2021             Sacred Heart University, MSCSIT Workshop: Computer Music Programming for Video Games

June 21, 2019              ICMC-NYCEMF, NY, New York: Studio Report: Yale Open Music Initiative

February 09, 2019      Euterpea Studio, Yale University: Introduction to Linux Audio Production

October 26, 2018        Euterpea Studio, Yale University: Build an Audio Amplifier

September 21, 2017   Center for Collaborative Arts and Media, Yale University: Making the OMIPOD

February 24, 2016      Open Music Initiative, Yale University: Arduino and DC Motor Workshop

April 23, 2015              Open Music Initiative, Yale University: Analog Synthesizers: Making the Alien Screamer

October 29, 2014       MakeHaven, New Haven, CT: Making the APC

October 10, 2014       “Workshop in the Woods”, Dartmouth College: Systems and Methods of Performative Synthesis

January 14, 2014         New Canaan Library, contact microphone workshop

September, 2013        MakeHaven, New Haven, CT: experimental musical instrument workshop series

August 22, 2013          MakeHaven New Haven, CT: Coding Music

December 13, 2012    Artspace New Haven, CT: handmade acoustic instruments workshop

January 24, 2012         Artspace New Haven, CT: circuit bending and hardware hacking workshop

March 20, 2011           Foundation for Emerging Technologies and Arts, Miami, FL: guest composer

March 1, 2008             Spark Festival of Electronic Music and Arts, Minneapolis, MN: An Essay on Zen, Improvisation and the Listener

April 27, 2006              Peabody Conservatory, Baltimore, MD: guest composer

Awards, Honors and Affiliations:

2017                 Digital Humanities Workshop Seed Grant

2008, 2010      ASCAP Foundation ASCAPLUS Award

2007                 ASCAP Foundation Morton Gould Young Composer Awards, Honorable Mention

2004 – 2007    Ralph Jackno scholarship

2005 – 2006    Belle S. Gitelman Award

2004 – 2005    Simon Rose Scholarship

2003                 Otto Ortmann Award in Composition

2001                 Randolph S. Rothschild Award in Composition

1998                 Peabody Percussion Ensemble Composition Competition

Fellow              Pi Kappa Lambda – Epsilon Omicron Chapter

Fellow              Golden Key National Honor Society

Composition Studies:

2007 – 2010    Dr. David Liptak, Eastman School of Music

2005 – 2006    Dr. Robert Morris, Eastman School of Music

2004 – 2005    Dr. Carlos Sanchez-Gutierrez, Eastman School of Music

2001                 Dr. Martin Bresnick, Bartok Festival of Music

2000 – 2003    Dr. Christopher Theofanidis, Peabody Conservatory

1997 – 2003    Dr. Thomas Benjamin, Peabody Conservatory

1997 – 2000    Prof. Morris M. Cotel, Peabody Conservatory

1995 – 1996    Dr. John Carbon, Franklin and Marshall College

Additional Musical Studies:

Voice               Karen Holvik, Eastman School of Music; Randall Woodfield, Peabody Conservatory; Wayne Conner, Peabody Conservatory & Curtis School of Music; Russell Penney, American University

Conducting    Dr. Harlan Parker, Peabody Institute

Piano               Frances Veri, Pennsylvania Academy of Music; Arlene Miller

Guitar              James Hontz, Franklin and Marshall College; Randy Zwally, Messiah College; Lane Ellis

Recent, Notable, and Upcoming Performances & Recordings:

Dec 20, 2021        State Inter State, fixed media recording

Aug 02, 2021        a.periodic FBS 3b, fixed media recording

Feb 12, 2021        Electric Phantasm: Triune Morphography, fixed media recording

Jan 08, 2021        OMI Synth Jam, Live electronic improvisation with synthesizers, modular electronics

Nov 24, 2020        OMI Synth Jam, Live electronic improvisation with synthesizers, modular electronics

May 29, 2020        OMI Synth Jam, Live electronic improvisation with synthesizers, modular electronics

May 2, 2019            Coleoptera L.C., Center for Collaborative Arts and Media, New Haven CT

December 13, 2018    Vyzer 3:2, Center for Collaborative Arts and Media, New Haven CT

November 7, 2018    Coleoptera A.S., Hatch Recital Hall, Rochester NY
Nov 2012–Jan 2013    Installation, Instructions not Included, Artspace New Haven CT

April 27, 2012         ROARATORIO, Cage/Cunningham (electronics), Yale University

October 26, 2011        Live electronic improvisation, El MuCo, Yale University

July – August 2011    Sining Off, part of 'A Showcase for SC Tweets', ICMC

May 29, 2011        Live electronic improvisation, El MuCo, IBEAM – Brooklyn NY

March 20, 2011        Live electronic improvisation, El MuCo, Subtropics Festival

February 25, 2011    Four Pillars I (premier), FridayNightThing – New Haven CT

January 28, 2011        live electronic improvisation, El MuCo, FridayNightThing

April 25, 2010        Live electronic improvisation, El MuCo, Artspace – Hartford CT

April 24, 2010        Live electronic improvisation, El MuCo, Uncertainty Music Series

April 11, 2010        EI4 (premier), Yale University Art Gallery

February 12, 2010    Live electronic improvisation, El MuCo, IBEAM, Brooklyn NY

November 5, 2008    Live electronic improvisation, Modo Particulae, The Stone, NYC

October 25, 2008        Chant (premier, commission) for 12-16 singers, OSSIA New Music

May 5, 2008        DMA recital, Eastman School of Music (ESM)

live electronic improvisation, Modo Particulae (laptop)

Moving Forms for 19 singers (premier)

QU 1 (premier)

VT 1 (premier)

April 7, 2008        III Interludes 1a for solo bass and speakers (premier), Bob Shop

March 28, 2008        Live electronic improvisation, Modo Particulae, ArtAwake 2008

March 28, 2008        Installation, Modern Forest, Main Street Armory, ArtAwake 2008

March 1, 2008        Measuring Time and Space, SPARK Festival of Electronic Music

January 18, 2008        Live electronic improvisation, FridayNightThing, NY

November 30, 2007    Live electronic improvisation, FridayNightThing, NY

November 2007        Endangered Banana #1, R. Pierzak (premier, voice), ESM

October 26, 2007        Live electronic improvisation, FridayNightThing, NY

March 2007        Measuring Time and Space (premier), Memorial Art Gallery, NY

March 20 – 23 2007    Installation, Modern Forest, Memorial Art Gallery, NY

June 28 2007        Whistling (premier), Toronto Canada

December 2006        Rothko Chapel, M. Feldman (voice), ESM

November 2006        Severall Figur'd Atomes, M. Barber (premier, soloist-voice), ESM

February 2006        keraclem for 8 solo violins (premier), OSSIA New Music

December 2005        Transistor:Burthen (premier), ESM

March 2005        4 voices 1 (premier), ESM

March 2003        similies (premier), Peabody Conservatory

Spring 2001        Trisagion (premier), Peabody Conservatory

July 2000        Schwartz Weiss Grau (premier), Bartok Music Festival, Szombathely Hungary