Tanner Jones

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Visiting Assistant Professor in Composition

ABOUT

Tanner Jones is a multimedia artist, performer, and software developer. Expanding upon existing creative technologies and programming new ones, their work facilitates interactivity between parameters of audio, video, light, and robotics. Their recent projects examine decay, memory, consumerism, and object-oriented ontology by transforming abandoned objects and musical instruments into living producers of sound, light, video, and movement.

As a performer and improviser of live electronics and visuals, Tanner performs as a solo act and as 1/2 of multimedia duo nofeh/نوفه with Mojgan Misaghi. They also serve as performer and technical designer for Austin-based SoundMap Ensemble.

Tanner develops free and open-source audio/performance software under the name ~degausserDSP. A passionate educator, they currently serve as visiting assistant professor at The University of Texas at Austin, where they teach courses on multimedia art performance and composition. Tanner holds a doctorate in music composition.
 

COURSES

MUS 388C 
Graduate Composition

MUS 224G/J 
Undergraduate Composition

MUS 387L/331J 
Creative Collaborations

MUS 376J 
Performing With Electronics

MUS 698A 
Thesis

Tanner Jones is a multimedia artist, performer, and software developer. Expanding upon existing creative technologies and programming new ones, their work facilitates interactivity between parameters of audio, video, light, and robotics. Their recent projects examine decay, memory, consumerism, and object-oriented ontology by transforming abandoned objects and musical instruments into living producers of sound, light, video, and movement.

As a performer and improviser of live electronics and visuals, Tanner performs as a solo act and as 1/2 of multimedia duo nofeh/نوفه with Mojgan Misaghi. They also serve as performer and technical designer for Austin-based SoundMap Ensemble.

Tanner develops free and open-source audio/performance software under the name ~degausserDSP. A passionate educator, they currently serve as visiting assistant professor at The University of Texas at Austin, where they teach courses on multimedia art performance and composition. Tanner holds a doctorate in music composition.
 

MUS 388C 
Graduate Composition

MUS 224G/J 
Undergraduate Composition

MUS 387L/331J 
Creative Collaborations

MUS 376J 
Performing With Electronics

MUS 698A 
Thesis

Contact Information

Campus location
MRH 5.130

Teaching Areas

Composition

 

Education

Doctor of Musical Arts
The University of Texas at Austin

Master of Music
University of Louisville

Bachelor of Music
Murray State University

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