ScottEricPetersen

CurriculumVitae

scott.petersen@yale.edu203.804.1001www.scottericpetersen.com

Home:409WhitneyAvenueApt.10,NewHavenCT,06511
Work:YaleUniversityDepartmentofComputerScience,51ProspectStreet,Rm015,NewHavenCT,06511

Education:

2010
2003
2001

DoctorofMusicalArtsinComposition,EastmanSchoolofMusic
MasterofMusicinComposition,PeabodyInstituteoftheJohnsHopkinsUniversity
BachelorofMusicinComposition,PeabodyInstituteoftheJohnsHopkinsUniversity

ProfessionalandTeachingExperience:

2016Present Lecturer,YaleUniversityDepartmentofComputerScience

Teachcomputermusiccourses(CSPC431/531andCPSC432/532)inthemusictrackoftheComputingand
theArtsmajoraswellasotherclassesrelatingtocomputermusic.Additionalresponsibilitiesinclude
advisingstudentsandmanagingtheCSmusiclab.

2014Present ProgramDirector:OpenMusicInitiative,YaleUniversity

20082016

Responsibilitiesincludeteachingaudioprogramming,recording,editingandproductiontechniques,basic
electronicsandcircuitdesign,analogsynthesizersandothersubjectsrelatingtothemissionoftheinitiative.
Additionalresponsibilitiesincludecreatingandmaintaininganopensourcehardwareandsoftwarecomputer
cluster,OMIsocialnetworking,organizationalinfrastructure,publicityandpromotionoftheinitiative.

TechnicalDirector:YaleMusicTechnologyLabs,YaleUniversityDepartmentofMusic
Responsibilitiesincludeinstructionoffacultyandstudentsonsubjectspertainingtomusictechnologyand
production,theoreticalconceptsofcomputermusic,programspecificelectronicmusicandvideotechniques,
andthedesignandteachingofworkshopsonsubjectsrangingfromrecordingtechniquesandsoundfile
editingtoaudioprogrammingandmusicnotation.

Spring2007

20042007

Instructor:IntroductiontoComputerMusicTechniques,EastmanSchoolofMusic
Responsibilitiesincludedteachingthefollowingsubjectsinbothclassesandlabs:recordingtechniques,
acousticandpsychoacousticconsiderations,hardwareandsoftwarerouting,digitalandanalogmixing
techniques,digitalsignalprocessing,musicprogramming,soundsynthesis,interactivetechniquesand
realtimeprocessingofliveandstreamingaudio.

TeachingFellow/Instructor:IntroductiontoComputerMusicTechniques,EastmanSchoolofMusic
Responsibilitiesincludedteachingthefollowingsubjectsinbothclassesandlabs:recordingtechniques,
acousticandpsychoacousticconsiderations,hardwareandsoftwarerouting,digitalandanalogmixing
techniques,digitalsignalprocessing,soundsynthesistechniques,musicprogramming,interactive
techniques,andrealtimeprocessingofliveandstreamingaudio.

Organizations:

2015present Contributor:LibreMusicProductionhttp://libremusicproduction.com/

Contributearticlesrelatingtomusicprogramming,editandassistwiththepublicationofotherarticlesand
newsitems,assistinplanningandparticipateinorganizationalmeetings,promotethesiteanditsvisionof
creatingmusicusingfree/libreopensourcesoftware.

2012present Owner:NodeNoiseRecordswww.nodenoise.net(underconstruction)

NodeNoiseRecordsisaproductionhouseandrecordlabelfoundedinNewHaven,CTinlate2012.
Commercially,NodeNoisespecializesinsonicsolutionsforelectronicandmultimediaprojectsincluding
music,sounddesign,FXandeditingforcommercialandnonprofitventures.ClientshaveincludedtheYale
SchoolofMedicine,ConnCAN,andHadrianYork.

2012present FoundingMemberandContributor:MakeHavenDIY/MakerCollectivewww.makehaven.org

MakeHavenisagatheringplaceandworkshopformakersandcreators.Theenvironmentsupports
developmentandcollaborationonawidevarietyofprojects,includingmechanics,electronics,crafts,digital
art,biologyandwoodworking.

2008Present FounderandCoordinator:NewHavenElectronicMusicComposers(ElMuCo)

ElMuCoisacollaborativegroupofmultimediacomposersandartistsdedicatedtotheproductionand
performanceofnewelectronicmusic,thecreationofnewmusicalinterfaces,andcollaborative
improvisation.

2007Present FounderandCoordinator:FridayNightThingelectronicmusicandartconcertseries

TheFridayNightThingseriesisanongoingseriesoftalksandconcertsinwhichtheparticipantswork
togethertocreateamultisensoryexperiencewheretheaudienceisabletosee,hearandinteractwiththe
artbeingmadeaswellaslearnaboutitfirsthandfromthecreators.

Papers,TalksandWorkshops:

October29,2014
October10,2014
January14,2014
September12/19,2013
August22,2013
December13,2012
January24,2012
March20,2011
March1,2008
April27,2006

MakeHavenNewHavenCT,BasicSolderingandElectronics:
MakingtheAPC
DartmouthWorkshopintheWoods,
SystemsandMethodsofPerformativeSynthesis
NewCanaanLibrary,contactmicrophoneworkshop
MakeHavenNewHavenCT,experimentalmusicalinstrumentworkshopseries
MakeHavenNewHavenCT,
CodingMusic
ArtspaceNewHavenCT,handmadeacousticinstrumentsworkshop
ArtspaceNewHavenCT,circuitbendingandhardwarehackingworkshop
FoundationforEmergingTechnologiesandArts,guestcomposer
SparkFestivalofElectronicMusicandArts,
AnEssayonZen,Improvisation
andtheListener
PeabodyConservatoryofMusicCompositionSeminar,guestcomposer

Awards,HonorsandAffiliations:

2008,2010
2007
20042007
20052006

ASCAPFoundationASCAPLUSAward

ASCAPFoundationMortonGouldYoungComposerAwards,HonorableMention
RalphJacknoscholarship
BelleS.GitelmanAward

20042005
2003
2001
1998
Fellow
Fellow

SimonRoseScholarship
OttoOrtmannAwardinComposition
RandolphS.RothschildAwardinComposition
PeabodyPercussionEnsembleCompositionCompetition
PiKappaLambdaEpsilonOmicronChapter
GoldenKeyNationalHonorSociety

CompositionStudies:

20072010
20052006
20042005
2001
20002003
19972003
19972000
19951996

Dr.DavidLiptak,EastmanSchoolofMusic
Dr.RobertMorris,EastmanSchoolofMusic
Dr.CarlosSanchezGutierrez,EastmanSchoolofMusic
Dr.MartinBresnick,BartokFestivalofMusic
Dr.ChristopherTheofanidis,PeabodyConservatory
Dr.ThomasBenjamin,PeabodyConservatory
Prof.MorrisM.Cotel,PeabodyConservatory

Dr.JohnCarbon,FranklinandMarshallCollege

AdditionalMusicalStudies:

Voice
Conducting
Piano
Guitar

KarenHolvik,EastmanSchoolofMusic;RandallWoodfield,PeabodyConservatory;
WayneConner,PeabodyConservatory&CurtisSchoolofMusic;
RussellPenney,AmericanUniversity;RomayneBridgett
Dr.HarlanParker,PeabodyInstitute
FrancesVeri,PennsylvaniaAcademyofMusic;ArleneMiller
JamesHontz,FranklinandMarshallCollege;RandyZwally,MessiahCollege;LaneEllis

Recent,Notable,andUpcomingPerformances/Recordings:

Nov2012Jan2013
April27,2012
October26,2011
JulyAugust2011
May29,2011
March20,2011
February25,2011
January28,2011
April25,2010
April24,2010
April11,2010
February12,2010
November5,2008
October25,2008
May5,2008

April7,2008

Installation,InstructionsnotIncluded,ArtspaceNewHavenCT
ROARATORIO

,Cage/Cunningham(electronics),YaleUniversity
liveelectronicimprovisation,ElMuCo,YaleUniversity
SiningOff

,partof'AShowcaseforSCTweets',ICMC
Liveelectronicimprovisation,ElMuCo,IBEAMBrooklynNY
Liveelectronicimprovisation,ElMuCo,SubtropicsFestival
FourPillarsI

(premier),FridayNightThingNewHavenCT
liveelectronicimprovisation,ElMuCo,FridayNightThing
Liveelectronicimprovisation,ElMuCo,ArtspaceHartfordCT
Liveelectronicimprovisation,ElMuCo,UncertaintyMusicSeries
EI4

(premier),YaleUniversityArtGallery
Liveelectronicimprovisation,ElMuCo,IBEAM,BrooklynNY
Liveelectronicimprovisation,ModoParticulae,TheStone,NYC
Chant

(premier,commission)for1216singers,OSSIANewMusic
DMArecital,EastmanSchoolofMusic(ESM)
liveelectronicimprovisation,ModoParticulae(laptop)
MovingForms

for19singers(premier)
QU1

(premier)
VT1

(premier)
IIIInterludes1a

forsolobassandspeakers(premier),BobShop

March28,2008
March28,2008
March1,2008
January18,2008
November30,2007
November2007
October26,2007
March2007
March20232007
June282007
December2006
November2006
February2006
December2005
March2005
March2003
Spring2001
July2000

Liveelectronicimprovisation,ModoParticulae,ArtAwake2008
Installation,
ModernForest
,MainStreetArmory,ArtAwake2008
MeasuringTimeandSpace

,SPARKFestivalofElectronicMusic
Liveelectronicimprovisation,FridayNightThing,NY
Liveelectronicimprovisation,FridayNightThing,NY
EndangeredBanana#1

,R.Pierzak(premier,voice),ESM
Liveelectronicimprovisation,FridayNightThing,NY
MeasuringTimeandSpace

(premier),MemorialArtGallery,NY
Installation,
ModernForest
,MemorialArtGallery,NY
Whistling

(premier),TorontoCanada
RothkoChapel

,M.Feldman(voice),ESM
SeverallFigur'dAtomes

,M.Barber(premier,soloistvoice),ESM
keraclem

for8soloviolins(premier),OSSIANewMusic
Transistor:Burthen

(premier),ESM
4voices1

(premier),ESM

similies

(premier),PeabodyConservatory
Trisagion

(premier),PeabodyConservatory
SchwartzWeissGrau

(premier),BartokMusicFestival,SzombathelyHungary