Difference between revisions of "Nicolas Collins"
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− | New York born and raised, Nicolas Collins studied composition with Alvin | + | New York born and raised, Nicolas Collins studied composition with [[Alvin Lucier]] at Wesleyan University, worked for many years with [[David Tudor]], and |
− | Lucier at Wesleyan University, worked for many years with David Tudor, and | ||
has collaborated with numerous soloist and ensembles around the world. He | has collaborated with numerous soloist and ensembles around the world. He | ||
lived most of the 1990s in Europe, where he was Visiting Artistic Director of | lived most of the 1990s in Europe, where he was Visiting Artistic Director of | ||
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Since 1997 he has been editor-in-chief of the ''Leonardo Music Journal'', and since | Since 1997 he has been editor-in-chief of the ''Leonardo Music Journal'', and since | ||
1999 a Professor in the Department of Sound at the School of the Art Institute of | 1999 a Professor in the Department of Sound at the School of the Art Institute of | ||
− | Chicago. The second edition of his book, Handmade Electronic Music – The Art of | + | Chicago. The second edition of his book, ''Handmade Electronic Music – The Art of Hardware Hacking'', was published by Routledge in 2009. Collins has the dubious |
− | Hardware Hacking, was published by Routledge in 2009. Collins has the dubious | ||
distinction of having played at both CBGBs and the Concertgebouw. | distinction of having played at both CBGBs and the Concertgebouw. | ||
Revision as of 20:51, 10 May 2013
New York born and raised, Nicolas Collins studied composition with Alvin Lucier at Wesleyan University, worked for many years with David Tudor, and has collaborated with numerous soloist and ensembles around the world. He lived most of the 1990s in Europe, where he was Visiting Artistic Director of Stichting STEIM (Amsterdam), and a DAAD composer-in-residence in Berlin. Since 1997 he has been editor-in-chief of the Leonardo Music Journal, and since 1999 a Professor in the Department of Sound at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. The second edition of his book, Handmade Electronic Music – The Art of Hardware Hacking, was published by Routledge in 2009. Collins has the dubious distinction of having played at both CBGBs and the Concertgebouw.