Dr Oded Ben-Tal
Faculties, departments and locations
- ΞΆΓάΘ¦ School of Art
- Department of Performing Arts
- School of Arts
- ΞΆΓάΘ¦ Hill
Associate Professor
- Email:
- [email protected]
About
I am a composer with complementary research interests at the intersection of music, cognition, and computing. My compositions range from instrumental works to interactive pieces combining live performers with electronics, and include multimedia collaborations with artist from other domains such as video, dance, and visual design.
I studied composition with Jonathan Harvey and Brian Ferneyhough as part of my doctoral studies at Stanford University where I also worked with Jonathan Berger on research projects. Since 2016 I have been collaborating with Dr Bob Sturm applying machine learning and AI methods to music.
Qualifications
- PhD (Stanford University 2002)
Domains
Oded Ben-Tal is a composer and researcher working at the intersection of music, computing, and cognition. His composition include both acoustic pieces, works combining instruments with electronics and multimedia work. Recent pieces include Notes for a Future Self (flute, clarinet, cello and percussion; 2020) using deep learning models in the composition process; The chamber orchestra piece Old Wine in Older Bottles - premiered in March 2019; Present Perfect (cello and live electronics written for Matt Barley; 2018).
He was the Co-Investigator on two grants: Data science for the study of calypso-rhythm through history (DaCaRyH) funded through AHRC (UK) Labex (France) Care for the Future (AH/N504531/1) and Engaging three user communities with applications and outcomes of computational music creativity (AH/R004706/1)
Specialisms
- Composition
- Music Cognition
- Computational Creativity
- Electroacoustic Music
- Live, Interactive Music
Publications
Weak interactions, strong bonds : live electronics as a complex system
Ben-Tal, Oded, 2023, Organised Sound
How music AI is useful : engagements with composers, performers, and audiences
Ben-Tal, Oded, Harris, Matthew Tobias and Sturm, Bob L., 2021, Leonardo Music Journal (54), 5
Artificial intelligence and music : open questions of copyright law and engineering praxis
Sturm, Bob L. T., Iglesias, Maria, Ben-Tal, Oded, Miron, Marius and Gomez, Emilia, 2019, Arts (8), 3, pp 115
Machine learning research that matters for music creation : a case study
Sturm, Bob L., Ben-Tal, Oded, Monaghan, Una, Collins, Nick, Herremans, Dorien, Chew, Elaine, Hadjeras, Gaetan, Deruty, Emmanuel and Pachet, Francois, 2019, Journal of New Music Research (48), 1, pp 36-55
Taking the models back to music practice : evaluating generative transcription models built using deep learning
Sturm, Bob L. and Ben-Tal, Oded, 2017, Journal of Creative Music Systems (2), 1
Information-theoretic measures predict the human judgment of rhythm complexity
de Fleurian, Remi, Blackwell, Tim, Ben-Tal, Oded and MΓΌllensiefen, Daniel, 2017, Cognitive Science (41), 3, pp 800-813
Rethinking the musical ensemble: a model for collaborative learning in higher education music technology
Ben-Tal, Oded and Salazar, Diana, 2014, (7), 3, pp 279-294
Improvisation as a creative dialogue
Ben-Tal, Oded and Wilkins, Caroline, 2013, Perspectives of New Music (51), 1, pp 21-39
Characterising musical gestures
Ben-Tal, Oded, 2012, Musicae Scientiae (16), 3, pp 247-261
Reflections on synaesthesia, perception, and cognition
Sagiv, Noam, Ilbeigi, Alireza and Ben-Tal, Oded, 2011, Intellectica (55), pp 81-94
Creative aspects of sonification
Ben-Tal, Oded and Berger, Jonathan, 2004, Leonardo (37), 3, pp 229-232
Folk the algorithms : (mis)applying artificial intelligence to folk music
Sturm, Bob L.T. and Ben-Tal, Oded (2021). In: Miranda, Eduardo Reck, (ed.), Handbook of artificial intelligence for music : foundations, advanced approaches and developments for creativity. Cham, Switzerland: Springer, pp 423-454
Finding music in music data : a summary of the DaCaRyH Project
Ben-Tal, Oded, Sturm, Bob L., Quinton, Elio, Simonnot, Josephine and Helmlinger, Aurelie (2019). In: Bader, Rolf, (ed.), Computational phonogram archiving. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature, pp 191-206
Musical and meta-musical conversations
Ben-Tal, Oded and Dolan, David(2023). In: The International Conference on AI and Musical Creativity (AIMC 2023), 30 Aug - 1 Sept 2023 :Brighton, U.K.
VR : Time Machine
Polydorou, Doros, Ben-Tal, Oded, Damsma, Atser and Schlichting, Nadine(2020). In: HCII 2020 (International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction), 19 - 24 Jul 2020 :Copenhagen, Denmark (held online)
Designing interaction for co-creation
Ben-Tal, Oded(2017). In: 2nd Conference on Computer Simulation of Musical Creativity, 11 - 13 Sep 2017 :Milton Keynes, U.K.
Music transcription modelling and composition using deep learning
Sturm, Bob L., Santos, Joao Felipe, Ben-Tal, Oded and Korshunova, Iryana(2016). In: 1st Conference on Computer Simulation of Musical Creativity, 17 - 19 Jun 2016 :Huddersfield, U.K.
A hands-on electronic ensemble workshop
Ben-Tal, Oded and Salazar, Diana(2014). In: Building Interdisciplinary Bridges Across Cultures (BIBAC), 24-26 Oct 2014 :Cambridge, U.K.
Making music with technology: a free improvisation ensemble
Ben-Tal, Oded, Demianiuk, Robert, Heath, Sam, Kendall, Sam and Salazar, Diana(2014). In: SEMPRE Conference: Researching Music Technology in Education: Critical Insights, 03 - 04 Apr 2014 :London U.K.
Comparing perceptual and computational complexity for short rhythmic patterns
De Fleurian, Remi, Ben-Tal, Oded, Mullensiefen, Daniel and Blackwell, Tim(2014). In: International Conference on Timing and Time Perception, 31 Mar - 03 Apr 2014 :Corfu, Greece
The embodiment of music/sound within an multimedia performance space
Wilkins, Caroline and Ben-Tal, Oded(2010). In: Artech 2010: Envisioning Digital Spaces, 22-23 Apr 2010 :Guimaraes, Portugal
Auditory-visual synaesthesia: investigations using dynamic sounds and spontaneous reports between sleep and wakefulness
Ben-Tal, Oded and Sagiv, Noam(2010). In: 2020 Meeting of the UK Synaesthesia Association, 27 - 28 Mar 2010 :Brighton, U.K.
Auditory-visual synaesthesia using dynamic sounds with changing pitch and timbre
Ben-Tal, Oded(2009). 26 - 29 Apr 2009 : Granada, Spain
Musical toys: interactive audio for non-musicians
Ben-Tal, Oded(2008). In: Linux Audio Conference 2008, 28 Feb - 02 Mar 2008 :Cologne, Germany
One, Two, Many
Ben-Tal, Oded (2023).
Hlör u Fang Axaxaxas Mlö = upward, behind the onstreaming it mooned
Ben-Tal, Oded (2022).
Between the Lines
Ben-Tal, Oded (2018).
Beginning, Middle, End
Ben-Tal, Oded (2018).
Present Perfect
Ben-Tal, Oded (2018).
Bastard Tunes
Ben-Tal, Oded (2017).
Postcards
Ben-Tal, Oded (2017).
Sonata (Scarlatti, Schubert, Scriabin)
Ben-Tal, Oded (2016).
Metaphors of Space and of Time
Ben-Tal, Oded (2015).
Non Sequitur
Ben-Tal, Oded (2015).
Mitslalim
Ben-Tal, Oded, Archibald, Rees and Wilkins, Caroline (2014).
Day after day, night after night
Ben-Tal, Oded (2012).
Hypnagogic states
Ben-Tal, Oded (2012).
Music for strings
Ben-Tal, Oded (2009).
Nebulae for double woodwind quintet
Ben-Tal, Oded (2004).
Chlorophilosophy
Ben-Tal, Oded (2003).
Precipitating lights
Ben-Tal, Oded (2001).