Interests and Specializations
Robert Scott Thompson Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Director of Graduate Studies in Music
Coordinator of the Center for Audio Recording Arts (CARA)
Georgia State University, School of Music
1 University Plaza, Atlanta, GA. 30303-3083
P.O. Box 2231, Roswell, GA. 30077-2231
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Composer, computer musician, recording artist. Associate Professor of Composition, Music Theory and Music Industry at Georgia State University, School of Music; Director of the Electronic Music Studios and the Center for Audio Recording Arts (CARA), Coordinator of Recording/Production.
Fulbright Research Scholar to Denmark (1990-91). Advanced computer music research at the Danish Institute of Electroacoustic Music in Aarhus. Expert in the field of computer applications to sound analysis, synthesis and modification. Twenty years of extensive involvement in the fields of music composition, audio recording and electroacoustic music synthesis. Specialization in computer music synthesis and digital audio research at the Computer Audio Research Laboratory (CARL) at the Center for Music Experiment (CME) (now known as the Center for Research in Computing and the Arts (CRCA) , University of California, San Diego (1981-1990).
On-going research in computer music focussing on design of computer music applications for composition, sound analysis and digital signal processingg. Research into the development of software music composition environments based upon the Intel 486 microcomputer. On-going work as a professional electronic music synthesist, recording engineer and record producer. Audio restoration specialist for the William Russell Pullen Library Special Collections Department popular music archive.
Special interest in video synthesis and video art, with an emphasis on the melding of electronic sound and image. Considerable expertise in composition for various ensembles and media, advanced theoretical analysis, music theory, music philosophy, and 20th Century music literature. Owner and director of independent recording label Aucourant Records, currently developing a series of compact discs featuring computer music and contemporary instrumental music. Current projects include the artistic direction and production of compilation CDS containing works created at the Center for Music Experiment Computer Audio Research Laboratory as well as computer music by significant American composers.
Computer music composition, sound synthesis, digital signal processing and algorithm design. Audio restoration techniques using applications of digital signal processing. Creative composition work emphasizing the influence of electronic and computer music techniques upon music for acoustic ensembles.
Musical Compositions (Selected)
Presentations at Festivals and Conferences