Wow. A memorable evening. Great music, particularly by Ben Nevile and Andrew Pask and then by Randy Jones. Ben and Andrew did a trance inducing set of interlocking polyrhythms and modal melodies, whereas Randy got more …
Friday night at Spark…
Another great day. The highlight for me was DEFINITELY Gregory Taylor and Tom Hamer performing music with Mark Henrickson doing video improvisation. Gregory was using Radial to create gorgeous loops and textures with Tom playing, among …
Thursday night at Spark
Great night! Since we performed opening night our only job now is to hang out, listen to music, and meet people. I was lucky enough to hang out with Andrew Pask, of course, and meet Ben …
Spark Festival of Electronic Music and Art 2006
The Choir Boys (me and Andrew Pask) had a wonderful gig at the Nomad World Pub in Minneapolis, MN last night…what a great venue. Part of the Spark Festival of Electronic Music and Art directed by …
Publications
Publications Books, peer-reviewed articles, and conference papers on improvisation, virtuosity, machine listening, music technology, and music technology pedagogy. Full texts are linked where available.FEATURED: Building Live Loopers in Max — An open-access text by Jeff Kaiser …
Duo Cataclysma: Jeff Kaiser and Seth Andrew Davis
Duo Cataclysma… is the electro-acoustic duo of Jeff Kaiser (trumpet, flugelhorn, and laptop/electronics) and Seth Andrew Davis (electric guitar, laptop/electronics). The group focuses on improvisation and interactive electronics with live signal processing and virtual/artificial/robot agents. The …
Research Presentations
Research Presentations/Professional Development Workshops (Invited) March 6, 2026, Electrowave: Rocky Mountain Electroacoustic Music Festival, Ent Center for the Arts, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, Panelist, AI, Ethics and Music. September 30, 2025, lecture, at UC San …
Article: How I lost 150 lbs. thanks to Max/MSP!
[Note: This is an older paper that pre-dates my PhD studies. It catches the mood of the time when composers and performers in certain arenas were viewed as necessarily categorically distinct. Thankfully, not so much now.] …
The Choir Boys with Choir – MOXsonic 2023
The Choir Boys (Jeff Kaiser and Andrew Pask) premiere a new concert length work for, The Choir Boys with Choir, featuring the UCM Concert Choir under the direction of Jackson Thomas. Originally intended to be performed at MOXsonic …