Born and raised in New York City, Nicolas Collins lived in Amsterdam and Berlin in the 1990s before joining the Department of Sound at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. An early adopter of microcomputers for live performance, Collins also makes use of electronic circuitry, conventional acoustic instruments, and hybrid electro-acoustic instruments. He is editor-in-chief of the Leonardo Music Journal, and his book, Handmade Electronic Music – The Art of Hardware Hacking (Routledge), has influenced emerging electronic music worldwide. Collins has the dubious distinction of having played at both CBGB and the Concertgebouw....

Professor Mark Williams hosted a masterclass with "Yes Man" Igor Vamos on Mon., April 27....

Professor Ruoff hosted a Masterclass with Abderrahmane Sissako (director of the Academy Award nominated film Timbuktu). Mr. Sissako will receive the Dartmouth Film Award on Tues., April 21 at 7pm in Loew.

Oliver La Rosa’s music and research explores the concept of musical instrument in electronic and computer music, designing instruments that listen, understand, remember and respond. His open source Silent Drum and MANO controllers use computer vision techniques to continuously track and classify hand gestures. His most recent research [notes] explores computer assisted notation and generative music in Pure Data and LilyPond. His work has been featured in many international festivals and conferences, collaborating with several composers, improvisers and artists in a field of action that spans sound performance and installation, composing and performing music, and programming open source software. Some recognitions include scholarships and grants from the Fulbright Commission, the University of California, Meet the Composer and the Ministry of Culture of Spain, and composition and research residencies at ZKM and IRCAM. He obtained the 1st prize in FILE PRIX LUX 2010, a GIGA-HERTZ-PREIS 2010 special prize from ZKM and the 1st prize in the 2009 Guthman Competition from the Georgia Tech Center for Music Technology....

Scott Stark, "both a passionate purist and a cynical skeptic", presents an evening of his films challenging "the audience to question its relationship to the cinematic process"...

Devon Damonte, visiting artist from Olympia, Washington presents new works April 7th at 7PM, VAC 001

Professor Mack will travel to Buenos Aires to serve on the jury of Argentine Short Films, screen two programs of her animated films, and lead a workshop at BAFICI this April.