Ron Pellegrino

Ron Pellegrino with students after a concert at Michigan Tech University discussing the deflection/projection side of a music-driven performance laser animation system.

A pioneer and leading exponent of visual music, performance-multimedia, and music with affordable emerging technology since 1967.
His work is equally at home in art, research, corporate, and academic settings.
In an unbroken progression since 1967, his performances, compositions, and public presentations incorporate the latest affordable multimedia tools in the arts, communication, and education.
His highly diverse output is rooted in a longstanding interdisciplinary approach to music, science, technology, and the visual arts.
He is the author of two major trend-setting books. The Electronic Arts of Sound and Light (Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1983), the first book of its kind, presents a performance artist´s insight into integrated media (multimedia), and An Electronic Studio Manual (Ohio State University College of the Arts, 1969), the first published instructional book on the modern music synthesizer (became the worldwide instructional source for the revolutionary Moog Synthesizer). During the past decade the writing and teaching vehicle has been a combination of artist-in-residencies, the web site (viewed as a living book), and targeted online discussion lists.
Presented over 600 public performance-multimedia events in North America, Europe, and South America with funding from local artist series, US State Deparment, NEA, NEH, Ford Foundation, state agencies, private agencies, and special endowments.
An audio activist since 1970 with a focus on professional and public consciousness raising to set and achieve high audio performance standards for music recording and electronically reinforced music in public venues.
Formal education includes: Ph.D. in music composition, theory, and philosophy from the University of Wisconsin in 1968; M.M. in music composition and theory from the University of Wisconsin in 1965; B.M. in music composition and theory from Lawrence University in 1958; ongoing research is conducted in the studios of Electronic Arts Productions and at seminars, workshops, presentations, expositions, and events covering emerging technology in the arts, communications, and education.
Former faculty member at The University of Wisconsin, The Ohio State University, Oberlin College, Miami University, Texas Tech University, California State University-Sonoma, and Western Carolina University with teaching responsibilities in the departments of music, physics, computer science, art, and education.
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