Lecturer Ian Stevenson

• Biography
• Areas of Research / Teaching Expertise
• Grants / Current Projects
• Publications
• Additional Activities
• Contact Details

Biography

MSc Music Information Technology (City, London)
BA (Hons) (Open UK)

Music Course Adviser,
Lecturer in Sound Technologies

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Areas of Research / Teaching Expertise

Teaching

Sound Technologies
Postproduction Sound

Research

Sonic Communication
New Interfaces for Musical Expression

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Grants / Current Projects

2008-2009 Oz Co InterArts New Work, Ghost Quarters for De Quincey Co.
2005-2006 UWS Partnership Program (Chief investigator) The Thummer Mapping Project (THuMP) - MARCS & Thumtronics Pty. Ltd.
2005 UWS Research Infrastructure Fund (Member) VIPRe
2004 SoCA Staff RTS Funds, Didactophone development project
2002 Australia Council for the Arts, Sounding Out (Assistant Researcher/Developer) eMic Project

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Publications

Books

Stevenson, I.R (2004) Pyxis NLV User Guide, FairlightAU Pty. Ltd., Sydney
Stevenson, I.R (2003) AVSync User Manual, AVMedia Pty. Ltd., Sydney
Stevenson, I.R (2003) RAPID Programmer's Manual, Fairlight ESP Pty. Ltd., Sydney
Stevenson, I.R (2002) DREAM Console Installation and User Manual, Fairlight ESP Pty. Ltd., Sydney
Stevenson, I.R (2002) DREAM Station Installation and User Manual, Fairlight ESP Pty. Ltd., Sydney
Stevenson, I.R (2001) DREAM Satellite Installation and User Manual, Fairlight ESP Pty. Ltd., Sydney
Fairlight ESP Pty. Ltd. (2001-03), Stevenson, I.R. (ed.) DREAM Technical and Service Manual
Stevenson, I.R. (2001) VCS4 Virtual Control Surface User Manual, DSP Media Pty. Ltd., Sydney

Refereed Papers

Paine, G., Stevenson, I., Pearce, A. (2007). The Thummer Mapping Project (ThuMP). Paper presented at the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression (NIME07), New York City, NY.
Stevenson, I. (2005). Design Issues for New Performance Systems. Proceedings of the Australasian Computer Music Conference, Brisbane, Queensland University of Technology.
Paine, G., Stevenson, I. (2005) The Thummer Mapping Project - ThuMP. Proceedings of the Australasian Computer Music Conference, Brisbane, Queensland University of Technology.
Hewitt, D., Stevenson, I. (2003) eMic: Extended Mic-Stand Interface Controller NIME03, Proceedings of the New Interfaces for Musical Expression Conference, McGill University, Montreal
Stevenson, I.R. (2001) Spatialisation, Method and Madness Learning from Commercial Systems, Proceedings of the Australasian Computer Music Association Conference, Melbourne
Stevenson, I.R. (2000) Diffusion - Realisation, Evaluation and Analysis ACMC InterFaces, Proceedings of the Australasian Computer Music Association Conference, Brisbane (revised and reprinted: MikroPolyphonie 5, La Trobe University, Melbourne, ISSN: 1327-256X)

Other Publications (conference papers, reports and journals)

Stevenson, I.R. (2009) Accounts of Listening Experience, UWS College of Arts Conference, Sydney
Stevenson, I.R. (2009) Towards an effect of confusion, Proceedings of the Electroacoustic Music Studies Conference, Buenos Aires
Stevenson, I.R. (2007) Towards an effect of confusion, Proceedings of the International Conference on Music Communication Science, University of NSW, Sydney
Stevenson, I.R. (2007) Assessing Creative Work in Digital Musics, Proceedings of the Bergen International Music Festival, Bergen, Norway
Stevenson, I.R. (2006) Effective Interfaces for Musical Expression, HCSNET Effective Interfaces Workshop, NICTA Sydney
Stevenson, I.R. (2002) Sonic Residues 02 Review Computer Music Journal 25:2, MIT Press, Boston
Stevenson, I.R. (2001) Katharine Norman - London CD Review, Computer Music Journal 26:2, MIT Press, Boston
Stevenson, I.R. (2001) Cathedral Impulse - a work in progress..., ACMC Waveform, Proceedings of the Australasian Computer Music Association Conference, Sydney
Stevenson, I.R. (1998) Advanced Musical Instrument Design Masters Thesis, Music Department, City University London

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Additional activities

Exhibitions and Creative Projects

2009 Sound Design De Quincey Co – Ghost Quarters, Carriageworks, Sydney
2008 CD Production - Music of the Spirit, Wirripang CD011 (funded by College of Arts Publication Subsidy Scheme)
2005 Sound Design - Blue, Short & Sweet, Seymour Centre, Sydney
2001 Cathedral Impulse Waveform, UWS Penrith
2001 Sound Design - Grievous Bodily Harm CUT Theatre Co., Sydney
2001 Sound Design - Pirates of Penzance - Essgee Entertainment - Lyric Theatre QPAC. Brisbane
2001 Sound Design - Hildegard - Downstairs Belvoir St., Sydney
2000 Assistant Curator - Sonic Residues 02, Festival of Electroacoustic Music and Sound Art - ACCA, Melbourne
2000 Soniferous Objects Australian Centre for Contemporary Art Melbourne, Australia
1998 Motion St Katharine Docks, London
1992 Image, Exeter and Devon Arts Centre
1997-8 Sound Designer - Peter Hall Company, London

Commercial R&D

2003 Research & Development / Product Management - Pyxis NLV for FairlightAU Pty. Ltd.
2001-4 Documentation Manager - Fairlight ESP Pty. Ltd.
2003 eMic Instrument Research & Development for Designer/Composer/Performer Donna Hewitt
2001 Technical Writer - DSP Media Pty. Ltd.
2000 Research & Development - DTMF/MIDI signaling interface for System Sound for the Sydney Production of Pan
1995 Research & Development - Mass signal switching and measurement system for Autograph Sound Recording Pty. Ltd. for the London Production of Martin Guerre
1994 Research & Development - MIDI distribution system for Autograph Sound Recording Pty. Ltd.

Contributions to Paper Review and Conference Committees

Paper review panel: Australasian Computer Music Conference Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, June 2009
Paper review panel: Organised Sound 14/2 2008
Paper review panel: Proceedings of the 3rd Art of Record Production Conference, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane Dec. 2007.

Affiliations

Member Audio Engineering Society
Member Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers
Member Australasian Computer Music Association
Member Sydney Improvised Music Association

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