Raphael Radna is a composer and computer music researcher working in acousmatic music, mixed music, computer-assisted composition, spatial audio, and creative music software development. He has presented music and research worldwide in such venues as the International Computer Music Conference, the International Conference on Digital Audio Effects, the SEAMUS National Conference, and the San Francisco Tape Music Festival, and has collaborated with acclaimed artists including the Onix Ensemble, Shanna Pranaitis, HOCKET, and the Isaura String Quartet. His music technology work includes the Space Control spatialization software, the Xenos stochastic synthesizer, and projects for prominent developers Arturia and Cycling ‘74. His chapter on Xenos appears in “Meta-Xenakis: New Perspectives on Iannis Xenakis’s Life, Work, and Legacies” from Open Book Publishers.
Raphael holds a BA cum laude in Music from Vassar College, an MFA in Electronic Music and Recording Media from Mills College, and an MS in Media Arts and Technology from UC Santa Barbara, where he is a PhD candidate in Music Composition. He has had the privilege of studying with João Pedro Oliveira, Curtis Roads, and Clarence Barlow during his time at UCSB.
