scott rubin

I collaborate with artists all over the world, working in the intersections of music, dance, motion-sensitive live electronics, and extended performance practice. My most recent major project was premiered in June 2018 in Paris as part of IRCAM's Manifeste (video below)

Serving the institute’s missions of research and creation, the Cursus program for composition and computer music is the flagship program in the broad range of IRCAM’s educational activities. At Ircam, I continued my musical studies through the technological tools made available in the Cursus program, studying the interactions between philosophy, technology, and interdisciplinary artistic creation.

Organized, funded, produced, and promoted a six-concert experimental music series hosting 15 local and national musicians - Collaborated with technical specialists, musicians, choreographers, and dancers to create and produce performances that exposed audiences to innovative and unique performance experiences - Managed logistics of projects, facilities, software, and grants to organize frequent and successful concerts

* Head Graduate Student Instructor * Music Department at University of California, Berkeley * Conducted 3-5 hours per week of course instruction to classes ranging from 30-300 students; received average course rating of “Very Effective” * Managed interactive course software to facilitate unique learning experience for students * Developed overall curriculum and designed lesson plans for each lecture, leading to a customized and tailored approach for the students * Handled administrative logistics in a timely and organized fashion including preparing for lectures, grading, and adhering to course policy * Arranged one-on-one meetings with students to offer individualized attention and broader depth of understanding course material * Courses included: music appreciation, music theory, and music perception/cognition

* Create and lead UX/UI research, strategy, and design as sole designer at a small B2B healthcare/e-commerce start-up * Collaborate with development, data, marketing, and customer service teams to deliver exceptional user experience * Code designs in embedded Ruby, HTML, and CSS and integrate them in a Ruby on Rails environment

I was the teaching assistant for an electronic music course (MUCO 342). Students were taught computer-aided composition using Logic and Audiosculpt.