Tom Hall

Tom Hall is a Part-Time Lecturer at the University of Southern California's Thornton School of Music, specializing in Music Technology and Composition. He is an Australian electronic audiovisual artist based in Los Angeles, CA, with a career spanning two decades in the music industry across multiple continents.

• Educational Background: Australian National University (Media Arts major), Kyoto Seika University (sound studies).

Hall's artistic practice explores time interpolation, peripheral environments, phenomenology, and non-linear narratives through computer-programmed sound synthesis, reactive visuals, and physical installations. He collaborates with companies like Cycling '74, Ableton, Moog, and Roli, contributing to R&D for music hardware/software including the Arturia Minibrute2s and Max for Live educational series.

Recent activities include the 2025 album Trip Computer and performances at Gray Area (San Francisco). He co-founded the Space Song Foundation (2019) for interstellar art projects with NASA/JPL scientists.

• Key Affiliations:
  • Thornton School of Music (USC)
  • Space Song Foundation (founding member)
  • Cycling '74 (developer)
  • USC Gray Area performance venue collaborations