Cooper Baker · Curriculum Vitae

University of California San Diego · Department of Music · 9500 Gilman Drive · La Jolla, CA · 92093
(661) 478-4068 · cb · at · ucsd · dot · edu

Education

PhD

Computer Music

University of California San Diego, In Progress

MFA

Composition - Experimental Sound Practices

California Institute of the Arts, 2006

BFA

Music Technology

California Institute of the Arts, 2004

Teaching Experience

Building Musical Instruments

Guest - Guest Lecture

Academic Connections, UCSD, Summer 2009

Music, Science, and Computers

Teaching Assistant - Guest Lecture, Office Hours

F. Richard Moore, UCSD, Spring 2009

Musical Acoustics

Teaching Assistant - Substitute Lectures, Office Hours

Miller Puckette, UCSD, Fall 2008

Audio Engineering Seminar

Faculty - Acoustics, Equipment, Signal Theory, Psychoacoustics

California Institute of the Arts, Spring 2007

Custom Software for Music

Faculty - Max/MSP Externals, VST Plugins, C/C++ Language

California Institute of the Arts, Spring 2007

Music & Image

Faculty - Audio-Visual Improvisation, Jitter, Networking

California Institute of the Arts, Spring 2007

Private Lessons

Faculty - Composition, MaxMSP Jitter, C Language, Electronics

California Institute of the Arts, Spring 2007

Advanced MaxMSP Topics

Faculty - Javascript, JSUI and OpenGL, FFT, Standalones

California Institute of the Arts, Interim 2007

Intro to C Programming

Faculty - C language, Ncurses library, OpenGL/GLUT, Computer Graphics

California Institute of the Arts, Fall 2006

Intro to Digital Signal Processing

Faculty - Sequencing, MIDI, MaxMSP, Musical Applications of Digital Signal Processing

California Institute of the Arts, Fall 2006

Private Lessons

Faculty - Composition, MaxMSP Jitter, Webdesign, Multimedia Practice

California Institute of the Arts, Fall 2006

Sound Transfer Artist

Guest Lecturer - The Art Of Recording

Raffaello Mazza, California Institute of the Arts, Spring 2006

Advanced MaxMSP Topics

Faculty - Scripting, FFT, Standalones

California Institute of the Arts, Interim 2006

Intro to Digital Signal Processing

Teaching Assistant - MaxMSP Tutoring, Class Support

Mark Trayle, California Institute of the Arts, Spring 2006

Sound Editing For Film

Teaching Assistant - Pro Tools Tutoring, Class Support

Craig Smith, California Institute of the Arts, 2003 - 2005

Curated Works

Head Music

Sound Sculpture

UCSD Spring Music Festival, La Jolla, CA, 2009

Ringtones

Interactive Sound-Art Installation

UCSD Spring Music Festival, La Jolla, CA, 2009

Circuit Boards

Sculptural Wall-Art

UCSD Spring Music Festival, La Jolla, CA, 2009

Ringtones

Interactive Sound-Art Installation

Sound In Space II Festival, Los Angegles, CA, 2009

Circuit Boards

Sculptural Wall-Art

Sound In Space II Festival, Los Angegles, CA, 2009

Platters

Sculptural Wall-Art

Sound In Space II Festival, Los Angegles, CA, 2009

Hold It

Sound Sculpture Installation

Sound In Space II Festival, Los Angegles, CA, 2009

Pongulation

Audio/Visual Piece For Two Players

The Loft New Music Series at UCSD, La Jolla, CA, 2008

Ringtones

Sound-Art Installation

Bent Festival, Grand Performances, Los Angegles, CA, 2008

Circuit Boards

Sculptural Wall-Art

Bent Festival, Grand Performances, Los Angegles, CA, 2008

Invisible Topology

Live Electroacoustic Piece

Sound In Space Festival, The Sea and Space, Los Angegles, CA, 2008

Handshake

Electroacoustic Piece

Sound In Space Festival, The Sea and Space, Los Angegles, CA, 2008

Head Music

Sound Sculpture

Bent Festival, The Velaslavasay Panorama, Los Angegles, CA, 2007

Pongulation

Audio/Visual piece for two players

Spark Festival of Electronic Music and Art, University of Minnesota, 2007

Head Music

Sound Sculpture

Terrabyte 2.0, LA Arboretum, Los Angegles, CA, 2007

Pongulation

Audio/Visual piece for two players

Amp's Echo Chamber, Los Angeles CA, 2007

Still Life

Video Art

60x60 Video Project, Vox Novus, 2007

Head Music

Sound Sculpture

Hawktronics, Nighthawks of LA, Los Angegles, CA, 2007

Crickets

Sound-Art Installation

California Institute of the Arts, Los Angeles, CA, 2007

Head Music

Sound Sculpture

California Institute of the Arts, Los Angegles, CA, 2006

Crickets

Sound-Art Installation

Fall Donor Event, REDCAT Theatre, Disney Hall, Los Angeles, CA, 2006

Soundbank

Improvised Electroacoustic Piece

Darmstadt Summer Session, Darmstadt, Germany, 2006

Soundbank

Improvised Electroacoustic Piece

Provflux Festival, Providence, RI, 2006

Soundbank

Improvised Electroacoustic Piece

International Computer Music Conference, New Orleans, LA, 2006

Max

Electroacoustic score for animated film

UCSD California Exchange Concert Series, San Diego, CA, 2006

Max

Electroacoustic score for animated film

Spark Festival of Electronic Music and Art, University of Minnesota, 2006

Crickets

Sound-Art Installation

Spark Festival of Electronic Music and Art, University of Minnesota, 2006

Glass Rubber

Electroacoustic studio piece

UCSD Choreographers Recital, 2006

With Me

Electroacoustic dance accompaniment

Spring Dance Recital, California Institute of the Arts, 2005

Modler

Electroacoustic studio piece

WOBC 91.5 Oberlin, OH, 2005

Various Birds

Electroacoustic studio piece

WOBC 91.5 Oberlin, OH, 2005

Performances

Soundbank(random);

Live Solo Laptop Piece

Atkinson Hall, UCSD, La Jolla, CA, 2009

The New Brutalists

Laptop, Trombone, Flutes

The Wulf, Los Angeles, CA, 2009

Pattern Music

Live Piece Solo Laptop

NewSchool of Architecture and Design, San Diego, CA, 2009

The New Brutalists

Laptop, Trombone, Flutes

UCSD Spring Music Festival, La Jolla, CA, 2009

The New Brutalists

Laptop, Trombone, Flutes

Redcat Lounge Experimental Music Series, Los Angeles, CA, 2009

Metropolis

Large Ensemble Improvisation - Laptop

Winter Experimental Music Series, UCSD, La Jolla, CA, 2009

Pongulation

Audio-Visual Piece for Two Players

Winter Experimental Music Series, UCSD, La Jolla, CA, 2009

The New Brutalists

Improvisation - Laptop, Bass Trombone, Flutes

Redcat Lounge Experimental Music Series, Los Angeles, CA, 2009

Improvisation Duo

Laptop, Trumpet

Downtown Initiative for the Visual Arts, Eugene, OR, 2008

Solo Improvisation

Laptop

Redcat Lounge Experimental Music Series, Los Angeles, CA, 2008

San Diego Improv. Orchestra

Laptop, Trombone, Flutes, Trumpet

Student Concert, UCSD, 2008

Entropy

For Networked Audio/Visual Improvisation Ensemble

Music & Image Concert, California Institute of the Arts, 2007

Tin Can Telic

Solo Laptop Improvisation

Faculty Concert, California Institute of the Arts, 2007

Ham On Rye

Improvisation Trio: Laptop, Guitar, Acoustic Bass

Sounding Out, California Institute of the Arts, 2007

Tin Can Telic

Solo Laptop Improvisation

New Music Night, Telic Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, 2007

Small Improvisation Groups

Laptop, Harp, Trombone, Woodwinds, Guitars

Is It Music Concert Series, Dangerous Curve Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, 2007

Improvisation Quartet

Laptop, Guitar, Percussion, Bass Trombone

Is It Music Concert Series, Dangerous Curve Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, 2007

Ham On Rye

Improvisation Trio: Laptop, Guitar, Acoustic Bass

Improvised Music Night, Il Corral, Los Angeles, CA, 2007

Ham On Rye

Improvisation Trio: Laptop, Guitar, Acoustic Bass

Experimental Music Night, Il Corral, Los Angeles, CA, 2006

Furniture Music

Audience Participation Piece With Amplified Furniture

Mario's Music, Telic Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, 2006

Ham On Rye

Improvisation Trio: Laptop, Guitar, Acoustic Bass

Sounding Out, California Institute of the Arts, 2006

Four Chords

Structured Improvisation For Laptop And Processed Marimba

UCSB California Exchange Concert Series, Santa Barbara, CA, 2006

In A Large Open Space

Violin, CalArts Orchestra

James Tenney Festival, California Institute of the Arts, 2006

Critical Band

Violin, CalArts Orchestra

James Tenney Festival, California Institute of the Arts, 2006

Bam Sac

Improvisation Trio: Laptop, Guitar, Percussion

Cafe Tropical, Culver City, CA, 2006

In C

Violin, CalArts Orchestra

Minimalist Jukebox, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, CA, 2006

Invisible Topology

Piece For Laptop And Room Modes

Spring Experimental Sound Practices Concert, California Institute of the Arts, 2006

Video Improvisation

Audio/Visual Improvisation Ensemble

Super Interesting Fun Group Concert, California Institute of the Arts, 2006

Pongulation

Audio/Visual Piece For Two Players

Winter Experimental Sound Practices Concert, California Institute of the Arts, 2006

Make Something Up

Improvisation Duet: Laptop, Harp

Fall Experimental Sound Practices Concert, California Institute of the Arts, 2005

Free Improvisation Ensemble

Laptop, Large Ensemble

Fall Free Improvisation Ensemble Concert, California Institute of the Arts, 2005

Video Improvisation

Audio/Visual Improvisation Ensemble

Super Interesting Fun Group Concert, California Institute of the Arts, 2005

Jact Quartet

Improvisation Quartet: Laptop, Clarinet, Guitar, Percussion

Student Recital, California Institute of the Arts, 2005

Free Improvisation Ensemble

Laptop, Large Ensemble

Spring Free Improvisation Ensemble Concert, California Institute of the Arts, 2005

Crickets

Performance Art Piece

Spring Experimental Sound Practices Concert, California Institute of the Arts, 2005

The Hands

Live Solo Laptop Piece

Winter Experimental Sound Practices Concert, California Institute of the Arts, 2005

All-Star Improvisation Ensemble

Laptop, Large Ensemble

Susan Allen And Friends, REDCAT, Los Angeles, CA, 2004

Chop Shop

Two Laptops

Halloween Party, California Institute of the Arts, 2004

Jact Quartet

Improvisation Quartet: Laptop, Clarinet, Guitar, Percussion

Fall Composers Concert, California Institute of the Arts, 2004

Soundbank(random);

Live Solo Laptop Piece

Fall Experimental Sound Practices Concert, California Institute of the Arts, 2004

Spam'd

Live Piece For Three Computers

Spring New Media Night, California Institute of the Arts, 2004

Post Production For Film

Zombie Love

Dialogue Replacement, Recording Engineer

Directed by Yfke Berckelaer, Valencia, CA, 2006

Drawing Lessons

Voice Over, Editing, Mixing

Directed by Maureen Selwood, Los Angeles, CA, 2005

Lady Trojans

Editing, Mixing, Cleaning

Directed by Elizabeth Hesik, Silverlake, CA, 2005

The Band

Editing, Mixing

Directed by Christine Beebe, Silverlake, CA, 2005

Clowntown

Sound Design, Music, Dialogue Replacement

Directed by Michael Park, Newhall, CA, 2004

Facing The Music

Voice Over, Editing, Mixing

Directed by Alan Sekula, Los Angeles, CA, 2004

Max

Music, Sound Design, Dialogue Replacement, Mixing

Directed by Simon Chung, Los Angeles, CA, 2004

Electroacoustic Composition

Static's Music

Full Length Album, 2009

Ataxia

Studio Work, 2008

Wait For Me

Studio Work, 2008

Tristrata

Studio Work, 2007

Recursion Study

Live Improvisation, 2007

Entropy

For Networked A/V Ensemble, 2007

Invisible Topology

Live Electroacoustic Piece, 2006

Soundbank

Live Improvisation, 2006

Finnegan's Dream

Studio Work, 2005

Loosen Up

Live Improvisation, 2005

Spectraflecks

Studio Work, 2005

With Me

Studio Work, 2005

Max

Film Score, 2004

Various Birds

Live Improvisation, 2004

Modler

Studio Work, 2003

North Pole

Studio Work With Graphic Score, 2002

Voyager

Studio Work, 2002

Glass Rubber

Studio Work, 2001

Software

Breaker

Performance Instrument, 2009

C20 Harmonizer

Composition Tool, 2008

Oatmeal

OS X VST Plugin, 2008

binamps~

PD External, 2008

timbrebank~

PD External, 2008

OverSat

OS X VST Plugin, 2008

Events

Composition Utility, 2007

cb.externals~

MaxMSP Extension Set, 2007

Grain Train

Performance Instrument, 2007

GLoscope Server & Client

Networked A/V Improv Instrument, 2007

Intervalometer

Video Capture Utility, 2006

Scrubber

Performance Instrument, 2006

Saturator~

MaxMSP Extension, 2006

Boomerang

Performance Instrument, 2005

Calcuroom

Analysis Tool, 2005

Cuisinart

Performance Instrument, 2004

Ringtoss

Performance Instrument, 2004

Sample Slicer

Composition Utility, 2004

Spectral Gator

Composition Utility, 2004

Verb~

MaxMSP Extension, 2004

IncDec

MaxMSP Extension, 2004

Psamp~

Composition Utility, 2003

Electronics

Ringtones

Interactive Algorithmic Chip-Tune Telephone, 2008

Circuit Boards

Series of Wall-Art Circuit-Bent Boards, 2008

Pendulum Interface

72 Channel TTL To USB Converter, 2007

Pendulum Boards

Sensors To TTL And Control Circuity, 2007

Head Music

Series of Sound-Art Installation Objects, 2006

Resonant Box

Resonant Cardboard Feedback Box, 2006

2 Channel Pre-Amp

Pocket Microphone Preamp, 2006

Oscmod

AM/FM Synthesizer, 2005

Crickets

Series of Sound-Art Electronic Crickets, 2005

Video ADC Board

Analog-To-Digital Video Signal Converter, 2005

12V20W Amp

Power Amplifier, 2005

Buzz Box

Sound Art Sculpture, 2004

Published Images

Vasquez Rocks

Photograph

Recreation Rocks Website, Los Angeles, CA, 2007

Butterflies

Digital Image

Embracing Diversity Brochure, Matt Bourne, London, 2006

Lake at Dawn

Photograph

Photograph, "The Fishing Coaches" Tutorial, Bellingham, WA, 2006

Butterflies

Digital Image

Cover Of The Comment, Boston University, MA, 2006

Joshua Tree

Photograph

FAA Training Tutorial, CA, 2005

Bass Pressure Wave

Digital Image

Chemistry - A European Journal, 2005