Biography:
Douglas C. Wadle (b. 1977) is a composer of works for traditional acoustic instruments and electronic media. His work is rooted in the American experimental tradition and employs extended just intonation, indeterminate notations, and manipulated text to explore the interplay between the perception, performance, and interpretation of music. Douglas studied composition with James Tenney and Marc Sabat (MFA, California Institute of the Arts, 2007). He is also a performer (primarily as a trombonist). Notably, he performed with The Unbuttoned Sleeves, a transdisciplinary improvisational quartet under the direction of post-modern dance pioneer Simone Forti. He frequently collaborates with choreographer Kristen Smiarowski. And he occasionally produces visual artworks. He is currently Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the Rochester Institute of Technology and is affiliated with RIT's Research Center for Cognitive Science and with the Center for Music, Brain, and Society at the University of Southern California. He received his PhD in Philosophy from USC in 2023. (Click here for more on his work in philosophy.)
Douglas C. Wadle (b. 1977) is a composer of works for traditional acoustic instruments and electronic media. His work is rooted in the American experimental tradition and employs extended just intonation, indeterminate notations, and manipulated text to explore the interplay between the perception, performance, and interpretation of music. Douglas studied composition with James Tenney and Marc Sabat (MFA, California Institute of the Arts, 2007). He is also a performer (primarily as a trombonist). Notably, he performed with The Unbuttoned Sleeves, a transdisciplinary improvisational quartet under the direction of post-modern dance pioneer Simone Forti. He frequently collaborates with choreographer Kristen Smiarowski. And he occasionally produces visual artworks. He is currently Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the Rochester Institute of Technology and is affiliated with RIT's Research Center for Cognitive Science and with the Center for Music, Brain, and Society at the University of Southern California. He received his PhD in Philosophy from USC in 2023. (Click here for more on his work in philosophy.)