Masters Student (alumni)
Biography:
MA Music Technology
Supervisor: Prof. Marcelo M. Wanderley
Research Interests
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Gesture Analysis
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Human Computer Interaction
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Interface Design
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Graphic Design
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Music Composition and Performance
Academic Background
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B.Mus. (Percussion Performance / Music in Technology and Related Arts) – Oberlin College and Conservatory (Ohio) – 2011
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MA Candidate (Music Technology)- McGill University (Canada) – 2014
Current Projects
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Handedness in Performative Gesture
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Intermedia Controls for Percussion Performance – CIRMMT Research Award sponsored project with Christian Smith
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Visual Display of Musical Information and Score Design
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Field Recording
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Photography
Past Projects
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IR//TV – Installation for Television and IR remote at SICPP 2013 at the New England Conservatory of Music
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Assessasses – Composition for piano, for MUCO 542 with Philippe Leroux, Spring 2013
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Papa Guiro – Final project for MUMT 620 with Marcelo Wanderley
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Recreation of Obsolete Mechanical Processing in Contemporary Music – 2011 Presser Foundation sponsored project at STEIM
Publications:
- Bacon, B. (2014). The Effects of Handedness in Percussion Performance. In M.A. Thesis, McGill University. Montreal, Canada.
Contacts:
- Email: benjamin.bacon@mail.mcgill.ca
- Website: https://bbacon.org/