The fundamental principle of IRCAM is to encourage productive interaction among scientific research, technological developments, and contemporary music production. Since its establishment in 1977, this initiative has provided the foundation for the institute’s activities. One of the major issues is the importance of contributing to the renewal of musical expression through science and technology. Conversely, sp…
IRCAM is an internationally recognized research center dedicated to creating new technologies for music. The institute offers a unique experimental environment where composers strive to enlarge their musical experience through the concepts expressed in new technologies.
In support of IRCAM's research and creation missions, the educational program seeks to shed light on the current and future meaning of the interactions among the arts, sciences, and technology as well as sharing its models of knowledge, know-how, and innovations with the widest possible audience.
Engaged with societal and economic issues at the intersection of culture and IT, research at Ircam has forged a reputation for itself in the world of international research as an interdisciplinary benchmark in the science and technology of sound and music, constantly attentive to the new needs and uses in society.
The fundamental principle of IRCAM is to encourage productive interaction among scientific research, technological developments, and contemporary music production. Since its establishment in 1977, this initiative has provided the foundation for the institute’s activities. One of the major issues is the importance of contributing to the renewal of musical expression through science and technology. Conversely, sp…
IRCAM is an internationally recognized research center dedicated to creating new technologies for music. The institute offers a unique experimental environment where composers strive to enlarge their musical experience through the concepts expressed in new technologies.
In support of IRCAM's research and creation missions, the educational program seeks to shed light on the current and future meaning of the interactions among the arts, sciences, and technology as well as sharing its models of knowledge, know-how, and innovations with the widest possible audience.
Engaged with societal and economic issues at the intersection of culture and IT, research at Ircam has forged a reputation for itself in the world of international research as an interdisciplinary benchmark in the science and technology of sound and music, constantly attentive to the new needs and uses in society.
Andrew Harlan (United States, b. 1995) is a composer, bassist, improviser, and sound designer. His music exists at the intersections of long-form ambient music, experimental club music, dystopian sound design, chamber music, and electroacoustic improvisation.
Current and previous collaborations include – RAGE Thormbones, Sound Icon, Metropolis Ensemble, [Switch~ Ensemble], line upon line percussion, and The Wet Ink Ensemble. He has been awarded first prize in the loadbang Commissioning Competition, the Boston Conservatory Sinfonietta Composition Competition, and was selected as a finalist for the BMI student composer awards.
Currently, he is pursuing an M.A./Ph.D. at UC Berkeley where he studies with Edmund Campion, Carmine Cella, Cindy Cox, Myra Melford, and Ken Ueno. He has also studied performance and improvisation with Linda May Han Oh.