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Federico Reuben is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Music at the University of York, UK. He holds a PhD from Brunel University and has held prior academic roles including Senior Lecturer and Course Leader in Creative Music Technology at Falmouth University. His research focuses on composition, live electronics, improvisation, sound art, and intersections between music, technology, and interdisciplinary collaboration. He co-founded squib-box, an artist-led organization promoting avant-garde music and performance.
Education:
- PhD in Music, Brunel University (supervised by Richard Barrett and Christopher Fox)
- Studies in composition at The Royal Conservatoire, The Netherlands (with Louis Andriessen, Richard Ayres, Gilius van Bergeijk, and Martijn Padding)
- Advanced studies in human-computer interaction, digital signal processing, and algorithmic composition at the Institute of Sonology
Research Interests: Studio-based composition, live electronic performance, improvisation techniques, music computing, cross-disciplinary collaboration, contemporary music aesthetics, and critical studies of digital sound culture. His work spans acoustic, electroacoustic, and mixed-media compositions, robotic sound installations, and internet-based art.
Recent Articles: Focus on algorithmic creativity, telematic performance systems, and ethical challenges in AI-generated music. Notable works include Deep learning’s shallow gains (2023) and Measuring algorithmic originality (2022).
Grants & Projects:
- Principal Investigator for Sounding Inaudible Voices (ongoing)
- Modularity, Immediacy, and Exchange in Laptop Improvisation (ongoing)
- Co-investigator for squib-box netlabel and performance network
Labs/Teams: Active in the Online Orchestra Project (latency research), the Music, Science, and Technology Research Cluster at York, and the Alternative Histories of Electronic Music initiative.
