DOUGLAS MCCAUSLAND

Douglas McCausland is a composer / performer, sound designer, and digital artist whose visceral and often chaotic works explore the extremes of sound, technology, and the digital medium. In his work, the San Francisco-based artist he leverages the intersections of numerous technologies and creative practices, such as gestural performance interfaces, spatial audio, interactive systems, intermedia art, and machine-learning. Douglas is currently the Technology and Applied Composition (TAC) Studio Manager at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and he recently received his DMA in music composition from Stanford University. His work has been featured in major festivals including Ars Electronica in Linz, Austria, and Klingt Gut! in Hamburg, Germany.

McCausland is currently working on the brand new 4-channel piece titled Entanglement and will present it at the SONDA Festival. Expect a load of intense, sensory glove-manipulated sound and image.