Ph.D. Researcher

Biography:

I am a PhD student in composition at McGill University. I am interested in Digital Music Instruments (especially the Karlax) and their interactions with acoustic instruments. I obtained a Master’s degree in composition at the Haute Ecole de Musique de Genève.

Research Areas:

• Interface Evaluation
• Mapping

Publications:

• Lavastre, B., Wanderley, M. M. (2021). Mixed Writing with Karlax and Acoustic Instruments: Interaction Strategies from Computer Music. In Proceedings of the 15th International Symposium on Computer Music Multidisciplinary Research (CMMR). Tokyo, Japan.

Contacts:

• Email: benjamin.lavastre@mail.mcgill.ca
• Website: http://benjaminlavastre.com/