Morten Qvenild

Morten Qvenild serves as Professor of Live Electronics and Deputy Principal at the Norwegian Academy of Music (NMH) since 2023, while leading NMH's PhD program in Artistic Research. Affiliated with the Jazz, Improvised Music and Traditional Nordic Folk Music Department, he specializes in Jazz Piano and maintains an active dual career in academic leadership and performance.

His research centers on Live Electronics and Instrument Innovation within Jazz and Improvised Music, exemplified by the HyPer(sonal) Piano project. This work investigates the symbiotic relationship between performer poetics, acoustic instruments, and electronic augmentation, creating dynamic feedback loops where technological modifications drive compositional evolution and vice versa. His methodologies integrate analogue processing, custom programming, and visual elements to redefine performance paradigms.

As PhD program leader, Qvenild oversees doctoral candidates in artistic research. His own projects—including HyPer(sonal) Piano (2012-2017, NordART-funded) and DA er NÅ! (2022-2023, CEMPE-funded)—demonstrate sustained institutional support. He additionally manages NMH's strategic development since 2023 and operates Ugla Sound, his independent sound studio and concert venue established in 2013.