The Interaction Sound Music Movement team (STMS laboratory (UMR 9912 - Ircam, Sorbonne University, CNRS, Ministry of Culture) is welcoming Pierre Alexandre Tremblay, composer, performer and currently professor of composition at the Conservatorio della Svizzera italiana in Lugano, this week.
On this occasion, on Tuesday 9 September from 12 noon to 1 p.m., Pierre Alexandre Tremblay will present (in French) ‘The blurring of taxonomies: a constructive convergence of intertwined practices’, focusing on his musical research: his musical practices, the development of creative code extensions, related communities of practice, and the interaction between these elements, which at first glance might appear to be in conflict. He invites us to reflect on this common thread which, in his view, gives synergistic cohesion to a field of experimentation rich in interdisciplinary tensions.
Biography:
Associate professor of music theory and composition in the research department of the Conservatorio della Svizzera italiana in Lugano, Pierre Alexandre Tremblay was born in Quebec and lived in England for nineteen years, where he taught composition and improvisation at the University of Huddersfield.
A composer and performer on electric bass and electronic devices, since the 1990s he has devoted himself to electroacoustic music and mixed chamber music, post-free jazz on bass and laptop (with the London-based collective Loop), as well as the production and performance of popular music. In his projects, these three often isolated scenes merge into a distinctive musical offering, giving his productions a very personal sound.
His academic research is also inspired by this approach to musical practice and is expressed through an open and ongoing dialogue with teaching and mentoring in composition (studio, instrumental, mixed), studio production (pop, improvised music, jazz), computer-assisted music and sound design. Encouraging and guiding a variety of approaches to artistic research has been central to his experience at Huddersfield, where ongoing exchanges between musician-researchers of all styles allow for the sharing of diverse methods and interests.
His list of publications includes peer-reviewed articles, software tools, musical works, and albums. He has led numerous projects, both musical and academic, most of which have received high-level funding.
Pierre Alexandre has taught and given masterclasses at various institutions in Europe and North America, and has been a member of doctoral juries in the United Kingdom, France and Sweden. He has also represented this type of research in various international contexts, in line with his multiple activities: artistic, through music itself; community, within groups of practitioners and through the organisation of concerts; academic, through conferences and presentations, and within various scientific committees and peer review committees.
Pierre Alexandre studied composition with Michel Tétreault, Marcelle Deschênes and Jonty Harrison; bass with Jean-Guy Larin, Sylvain Bolduc and Michel Donato; analysis with Michel Longtin and Stéphane Roy; and studio techniques with Francis Dhomont, Robert Normandeau and Jean Piché. In 2005, he obtained his doctorate and, a few years later, was appointed a member of the Higher Education Academy.