Dr Oded Ben-Tal
Faculties, departments and locations
- Kingston School of Art
- Department of Performing Arts
- School of Arts
- Kingston Hill
Associate Professor
- Email:
- [email protected]
About
I am a composer with complementary research interests at the intersection of music, cognition, and computing. My compositions range from instrumental works to interactive pieces combining live performers with electronics, and include multimedia collaborations with artist from other domains such as video, dance, and visual design.
I studied composition with Jonathan Harvey and Brian Ferneyhough as part of my doctoral studies at Stanford University where I also worked with Jonathan Berger on research projects. Since 2016 I have been collaborating with Dr Bob Sturm applying machine learning and AI methods to music.
Qualifications
- PhD (Stanford University 2002)
Domains
Oded Ben-Tal is a composer and researcher working at the intersection of music, computing, and cognition. His composition include both acoustic pieces, works combining instruments with electronics and multimedia work. Recent pieces include Notes for a Future Self (flute, clarinet, cello and percussion; 2020) using deep learning models in the composition process; the chamber orchestra piece Old Wine in Older Bottles - premiered in March 2019; Present Perfect (cello and live electronics written for Matt Barley; 2018).
He was co-investigator on two grants: Data science for the study of calypso-rhythm through history (DaCaRyH) funded through AHRC (UK) Labex (France) Care for the Future (AH/N504531/1) and Engaging three user communities with applications and outcomes of computational music creativity (AH/R004706/1).
Specialisms
- Composition
- Music cognition
- Computational creativity
- Electroacoustic music
- Live, interactive music
Publications
Weak interactions, strong bonds: live electronics as a complex system
Ben-Tal, Oded, 2023, Organised Sound, E-pub ahead of print
How music AI is useful: engagements with composers, performers, and audiences
Ben-Tal, Oded, Harris, Matthew Tobias and Sturm, Bob L.T., 2021, Leonardo (54), 5, Published
Artificial intelligence and music: open questions of copyright law and engineering praxis
Sturm, Bob L. T., Iglesias, Maria, Ben-Tal, Oded, Miron, Marius and Gomez, Emilia, 2019, Arts (8), 3, Published
Machine learning research that matters for music creation: a case study
Sturm, Bob L., Ben-Tal, Oded, Monaghan, Úna, Collins, Nick, Herremans, Dorien, Chew, Elaine, Hadjeres, Gaëtan, Deruty, Emmanuel and Pachet, François, 2019, Journal of New Music Research (48), 1pp 36-55, Published
Taking the models back to music practice: evaluating generative transcription models built using deep learning
Sturm, Bob L. and Ben-Tal, Oded, 2017, Journal of Creative Music Systems (2), 1, Published
Information-theoretic measures predict the human judgment of rhythm complexity
de Fleurian, Remi, Blackwell, Tim, Ben-Tal, Oded and Müllensiefen, Daniel, 2017, Cognitive Science (41), 3pp 800-813, Published
Rethinking the musical ensemble: a model for collaborative learning in higher education music technology
Ben-Tal, Oded and Salazar, Diana, 2014, Journal of Music, Technology and Education (7), 3pp 279-294, Published
Improvisation as a creative dialogue
Ben-Tal, Oded and Wilkins, Caroline, 2013, Perspectives of New Music (51), 1pp 21-39, Published
Characterising musical gestures
Ben-Tal, Oded, 2012, Musicae Scientiae (16), 3pp 247-261, Published
Reflections on synaesthesia, perception, and cognition
Sagiv, Noam, Ilbeigi, Alireza and Ben-Tal, Oded, 2011, CIM Magazine (55)pp 81-94, Published
Creative aspects of sonification
Ben-Tal, Oded and Berger, Jonathan, 2004, Leonardo (37), 3pp 229-232, Published
Musical and meta-musical conversations
Ben-Tal, Oded and Dolan, David (2023). [Published]
Folk the algorithms: (mis)applying artificial intelligence to folk music
Sturm, Bob L.T. and Ben-Tal, Oded (2021). In: Miranda, Eduardo Reck, (eds.), Cham, Switzerland:pp 423-454 [Published]
VR: Time Machine
Polydorou, Doros, Ben-Tal, Oded, Damsma, Atser and Schlichting, Nadine (2020). [Published]
Finding music in music data: a summary of the DaCaRyH Project
Ben-Tal, Oded, Sturm, Bob L., Quinton, Elio, Simonnot, Josephine and Helmlinger, Aurelie (2019). In: Bader, Rolf, (eds.), Cham, Switzerland: Springer Naturepp 191-206 [Published]
Making music with technology: a free improvisation ensemble
Ben-Tal, Oded, Demianiuk, Robert, Heath, Sam, Kendall, Sam and Salazar, Diana (2014). In: Himonides, Evangelos, King, Andrew, (eds.), London, UK: [Published]
Musical and meta-musical conversations
Ben-Tal, Oded and Dolan, David(2023). [Published]
VR: Time Machine
Polydorou, Doros, Ben-Tal, Oded, Damsma, Atser and Schlichting, Nadine(2020). [Published]
Designing interaction for co-creation
Ben-Tal, Oded(2017). [Published]
Music transcription modelling and composition using deep learning
Sturm, Bob L., Santos, Joao Felipe, Ben-Tal, Oded and Korshunova, Iryana(2016). [Published]
A hands-on electronic ensemble workshop
Ben-Tal, Oded and Salazar, Diana(2014). [Published]
Making music with technology: a free improvisation ensemble
Ben-Tal, Oded, Demianiuk, Robert, Heath, Sam, Kendall, Sam and Salazar, Diana(2014). [Published]
Comparing perceptual and computational complexity for short rhythmic patterns
De Fleurian, Remi, Ben-Tal, Oded, Mullensiefen, Daniel and Blackwell, Tim(2014). [Published]
The embodiment of music/sound within an multimedia performance space
Wilkins, Caroline and Ben-Tal, Oded(2010). [Published]
Auditory-visual synaesthesia: investigations using dynamic sounds and spontaneous reports between sleep and wakefulness
Ben-Tal, Oded and Sagiv, Noam(2010). [Published]
Auditory-visual synaesthesia using dynamic sounds with changing pitch and timbre
Ben-Tal, Oded(2009). [Published]
Musical toys: interactive audio for non-musicians
Ben-Tal, Oded(2008). [Published]
One, Two, Many
Ben-Tal, Oded (2023) [Published]
Hl├Âr u Fang Axaxaxas Ml├ = upward, behind the onstreaming it mooned
Ben-Tal, Oded (2022) [Published]
Between the Lines
Ben-Tal, Oded (2018) [Published]
Beginning, Middle, End
Ben-Tal, Oded (2018) [Published]
Present Perfect
Ben-Tal, Oded (2018) [Published]
Bastard Tunes
Ben-Tal, Oded (2017) [Published]
Postcards
Ben-Tal, Oded (2017) [Published]
Sonata (Scarlatti, Schubert, Scriabin)
Ben-Tal, Oded (2016) [Published]
Metaphors of Space and of Time
Ben-Tal, Oded (2015) [Published]
Non Sequitur
Ben-Tal, Oded (2015) [Published]
Mitslalim
Ben-Tal, Oded, Wilkins, Caroline and Archibald, Rees (2014) [Published]
Day after day, night after night
Ben-Tal, Oded (2012) [Published]
Hypnagogic states
Ben-Tal, Oded (2012) [Published]
Music for strings
Ben-Tal, Oded (2009) [Published]
Nebulae for double woodwind quintet
Ben-Tal, Oded (2004) [Published]
Chlorophilosophy
Ben-Tal, Oded (2003) [Published]
Precipitating lights
Ben-Tal, Oded (2001) [Published]