thomas ciufo : bio


 

Thomas Ciufo is a sound artist, composer, improviser, and researcher working at the intersections of electroacoustic performance, interactive instrument design, sonic art and emerging digital technologies. Additional research and teaching interests include acoustic ecology and listening practices, audio recording and production, and innovative approaches to teaching, learning, and career development. He also works as a freelance electronic musician and audio engineer / producer. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Music and New Media from Brown University. International festival presentations or performances include Visiones Sonoras in Mexico City, the Enaction in Arts Conference in France, the New Interfaces for Musical Expression conference (Vancouver, Genoa, Montreal and Ann Arbor) as well as numerous conference presentations for the International Computer Music Society and International Society for Improvised Music. His collaborative CD project, Sonic Constructions was released on the innovative pfMENTUM record label and his newest project, ElectroResonance is on the neuma records label. He has taught courses at Brown University, Smith College, Goddard College, College of the Holy Cross and Towson University. Currently serving as a Faculty Innovation Hire in Music Technology at Mount Holyoke College, Thomas is developing new courses in music tech, acoustic ecology, sonic arts and interdisciplinary digital / media arts. He leads the college-wide Arts and Technology initiative and directs the Arts and Tech Labs, as well as serving as a faculty affiliate in the Mount Holyoke College Fimbel Maker and Innovation Lab.

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