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Sound Recollections investigates film narratives, spatial acoustics, and software interfaces to ultimately argue that recording studio culture is continually framed through the production and consumption of wide-spread media objects. While there is a wealth of scholarship focusi…

This submission explores the development of collaborative computer music creation and the role of the Musical Assistant, or Computer Music Designer, or Live Electronics Designer, or RIM (Réalisateur en informatique musicale) and does so primarily through the consideration of a s…

This dissertation examines the creative process of Manfred Eicher, one of history’s most influential record producers and founder of ECM Records. Over 15 months, I observed Eicher record jazz albums with groups led by Joe Lovano, Mats Eilertsen, and Ralph Alessi. These studio re…