Dr Oded Ben-Tal
| Position: | Lecturer in Music Technology |
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| School: | School Of Performance & Screen Studies |
| Email: | O.Ben-Tal@kingston.ac.uk |
| Extension: | 65510 |
| Location: | Room Kh-540, Kingston Hill |
| Website: | http://ccrma.stanford.edu/~oded |
Profile
I am a composer/researcher working in the intersection of art, science, and technology. My composition work include both acoustic and electronic pieces including multichannel audio compositions, interactive live-electronics with instruments and multimedia collaborations. My research interest include aspects of the music cognitions and perception especially as they relate to creative practice and electronic music.
Recent projects include: Ukiyo and Suna No Onna - multimedia collaborations, Zaum: Beyond Mind a sound theatre piece, Still Life for microtonal trumpet and electronics.
Educational and professional qualifications
| 1998-2002 | Doctor of Musical Arts , Stanford University |
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| 1997-98 | Arts Master , Stanford University |
| 1992-96 | B.Mus , Rubin Academy of Music |
| 1991-96 | B.Sc. Physics , Hebrew University |
Professional experience (post-1990)
| 2006-08 | Lecturer Multimedia Technology and Design, Brunel University |
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| 2000 | Acting Instructor, Stanford University |
| 1998-2000 | Teaching Assistant, Stanford University |
| 1995-96 | Teaching Assistant, Rubin Academy of Music |
Research areas
| Music: Composition; Interactive performance; Electronic Music; |
Funding
| Leverhulme Trust: 2007 Artist in Residence at Brunel University School of Engineering and Design |
| PRS Foundation/Bliss Trust: 2009 Composer Award |
Research outputs
Article
Ben-Tal, Oded (2012) Characterising musical gestures. Musicae Scientiae, 16(3), pp. 247-261. ISSN (print) 1029-8649
Sagiv, Noam, Ilbeigi, Alireza and Ben-Tal, Oded (2011) Reflections on synaesthesia, perception, and cognition. Intellectica, 55, pp. 81-94. ISSN (print) 0769-4113
Ben-Tal, Oded and Berger, Jonathan (2004) Creative aspects of sonification. Leonardo, 37(3), pp. 229-232. ISSN (print) 0024-094X
Composition
Ben-Tal, Oded [Composer] (2012) Day after day, night after night. (music).
Ben-Tal, Oded [Composer] (2012) Hypnagogic states. (music).
Ben-Tal, Oded [Composer] (2009) Music for strings. (music).
Ben-Tal, Oded [Composer] (2004) Nebulae for double woodwind quintet. (music). (Unpublished)
Ben-Tal, Oded [Composer] (2003) Chlorophilosophy. (music). (Unpublished)
Ben-Tal, Oded [Composer] (2001) Precipitating lights. (music). (Unpublished)
Conference or Workshop Item
Ben-Tal, Oded and Sagiv, Noam (2010) Auditory-visual synaesthesia: investigations using dynamic sounds and spontaneous reports between sleep and wakefulness. In: 2020 Meeting of the UK Synaesthesia Association; 27 - 28 Mar 2010, Brighton, U.K.. (Unpublished)
Wilkins, Caroline and Ben-Tal, Oded (2010) The embodiment of music/sound within an multimedia performance space. In: Artech 2010: Envisioning Digital Spaces; 22-23 Apr 2010, Guimaraes, Portugal. ISBN 9789899616318
Ben-Tal, Oded (2009) Auditory-visual synaesthesia using dynamic sounds with changing pitch and timbre. In: Sinestesia 2009 3rd International Congress on Synaesthesia, Science & Art; 26 - 29 Apr 2009, Granada, Spain. (Unpublished)
Ben-Tal, Oded (2008) Musical toys: interactive audio for non-musicians. In: Linux Audio Conference 2008; 28 Feb - 02 Mar 2008, Cologne, Germany. (Unpublished)
