This research interest group explores questions related to the design and performance of musical instruments and the environments with which such practices are entangled.

This area of interest raises complex questions, which we feel are best addressed through combining different disciplinary perspectives, including (but not limited to) the fields of music performance, psychology, music acoustics, numerical simulation, creative coding, physical computing, musicology and critical improvisation studies. Our ad hoc lab meetings take diverse forms, ranging from reading group sessions to practical workshops to work-in-progress presentations. Membership is open, and anyone can propose to run a lab meeting.

Contact: Paul Stapleton <p.stapleton@qub.ac.uk>, Maarten van Walstijn <m.vanwalstijn@qub.ac.uk>, Matthew Rodger <m.rodger@qub.ac.uk>, Miguel Ortiz <m.ortiz@qub.ac.uk