Dr John Taylor
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Biography
John joined the MARCS and the Music Cognition and Action program from the University of Sydney, where he received his PhD in Composition. John developed a computational model of human percussive performance informed by biomechanics and the physics of musical instruments, to simulate variations in micro timbre and micro timing. John is currently developing a personalised music affect recommender system for unfamiliar music.
John is also a composer and interactive media artist, whose works have been performed both nationally and internationally.
Research Interests
- Digital Signal Processing
- Computational models of music performance
- Interactive Media
- Software development to facilitate composition and interactive performance
- Deep Learning
Qualifications and Honours
- PhD, 'Ontology of Music Performance Variation', University of Sydney, 2015
- Graduate Certificate in Innovation and Enterprise, University of Sydney, 2013
- MA in Sonic Arts, Landsdown Centre for Electronic Arts, Middlesex University, UK, 2009
- BA (Hons) in Music Industry Management, Buckinghamshire New University, UK, 2001
Contact John
| j.taylor@westernsydney.edu.au | |
| Phone | +61 2 9772 6816 |
| Location | Western Sydney University Bankstown campus (Bullecourt Ave, Milperra) |
| Room | BA-1.G.127 |
