V.j. Manzo
Assistant Professor
Humanities & Arts
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
United States of America
Biography
Education: PhD Temple University 2012 MM New York University 2007 BA Kean University 2005 V.J. Manzo (PhD Temple University, M.M. New York University) is Assistant Professor of Music Technology and Cognition at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). He is a composer and guitarist with research interests in theory and composition, artificial intelligence, interactive music systems, and music cognition. V.J. is author of several books published by Oxford University Press including Max/MSP/Jitter for Music, Foundations of Music Technology, and co-author of Interactive Composition and Environmental Sound Artists. He has created numerous software projects including the Modal Object Library, a collection of programming objects to control harmony in algorithmic and electro-acoustic compositions, and EAMIR, an open-source project and non-profit charity organization that supports composition, performance, education, and research through accessible technology-based musical instruments.
Research Interest
Algorithmic and traditional composition; Interactive music system programming; Music theory; Music cognition and education; Guitar performance
Publications
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Manzo, V.J. (2016). Max/MSP/Jitter for Music, 2nd Edition. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
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Manzo, V.J., Kuhn, W. (2015). Interactive Composition. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. - 2015
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Manzo, V.J. (2015). Foundations of Music Technology. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
