Please note this event occurred in the past.
October 01, 2024 11:00 am - 12:00 pm ET
Music,
Guest Artists,
Lectures
Bromery Center for the Arts, Room 419 (4th floor bridge)

RESEARCH IN MUSIC LECTURE SERIES

Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, 11am - 12pm, Bromery Rm. 419, Free

Guest speaker: Ravi Krishnaswami, Valentine Visiting Assistant Professor of Music @ Amherst College

Music Metadata, Functional Music, and the Epistemology of Generative Music AI

Ravi Krishnaswami is a PhD candidate at Brown University, researching how technology, political economy, and creativity intersect in the world of music for media. His dissertation research focuses on AI and automation in music for media. He is a composer and sound-designer for advertising, television, and games, and is the co-founder of the award-winning production company COPILOT Music + Sound.  His composition work has appeared in the Super Bowl, on networks including ESPN and HBO, and in AAA video game soundtracks for games such as Fallout and Dishonored. He also performs regularly as guitarist in NYC’s tribute to The Smiths, has studied sitar with Srinivas Reddy, and premiered concert works for acoustic instruments and live processing, studying with Lu Wang and Butch Rovan. 

www.ravimusic.com