
On Edit: Is there a technical purpose for the flow of haziness that shows on the vid prior to play, or is the haziness cosmetic?


^ Ballora is a skillful sonifier.
- Mark Ballora joined the Penn State faculty in 2000. He holds a joint appointment in the School of Music and the School of Theatre. Ballora teaches courses in music technology, history of electroacoustic music, musical acoustics, and software programming for musicians.
He received degrees from the University of California at Los Angeles, New York University, and McGill University. He is the author of Essentials of Music Technology (Prentice Hall, 2002), and a number of “Square One” columns written for Electronic Musician magazine from 2004 to 2008.


^ This is a fine talk. Early work includes sound designs and electroacoustic scores for modern dance, theatre, animated films, and radio dramas. His compositions have been played at international electroacoustic music festivals, and his piece for flute choir, Squid Sarabande, was a finalist in the 2012 National Flute Association’s newly published music competition.
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