Jeff Snyder - Electronics
Jeff Snyder is a composer, electronics performer and sound artist working
in New York City. His works, which characteristically employ combinations
of acoustic, electric, and electronic instruments, have been performed by
a variety of ensembles, most recently the Timetable Percussion Trio and L’Ensemble
Portique, both of whom performed commissioned works in 2006. His latest work
is for solo saxophone with custom-built feedback electronics, and was performed
several times around the country by saxophonist Eliot Gattegno in the fall
of ‘06. In addition to his concert works, he often collaborates with
artists from other mediums, most frequently with the modern dance group Fivefour,
the choreographer/video artist Nora Stephens, and the visual artist Gandalf
Gavan.
Jeff earned his undergraduate degree at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he studied with Stephen Dembski. As a current doctoral candidate at Columbia University, Jeff continues his compositional studies under the direction of Joseph Dubiel, and works closely with robotics artist and Dorkbot founder Douglas Repetto. He focuses his research primarily on producing acoustic sound through mechanical or electronic means.
As a member of the Wet Ink, Jeff has been presenting and performing in concerts of new music in the New York area for over two years, and has written several works for the Wet Ink Ensemble. Jeff can often be seen performing solo electronic music under the moniker Scattershot, as one-half of an analog modular synth duo with Sam Pluta, or as one quarter of the video game rock band, The Power-Ups. In addition to his own electronic works, Jeff enjoys remixing other artists and has produced remixes for artists ranging from Public Enemy (working with collaborator Ryan Smith) to TV Pow (released on Bottrop-Boy in 2006).
