Assistant Professor of Music
Jay Afrisando is a composer, multimedia artist, researcher, and educator. He works on aural diversity, acoustic ecology, and cultural identity, focusing on disability and environmental justice, accessibility, and decolonization of arts practices. He shares vital experiences and disseminates knowledge through multisensory and antidisciplinary practices, including video, text, spatial audio, fixed media, improvisation, and various collaborative methods.
His works include the multifaceted performance “[opera captions]” (2023), the tactile-audio-visual music “Embodied Music Club” (2023), and the 5-channel film installation “In Which to Trust?” (2022), among others. He has collaborated with various artists and culture bearers, including thingNY, Andy Slater, Leah Atwa, Josephine Dickinson, Jamil Haque, Gelsey Bell, Lee Noble, Alex Lubet, Katya Shilonosova, gamin, Jen Shyu, Anne Veinberg, and Djaduk Ferianto.
His works have been presented at various scenes and spaces, including Sound Scene at Smithsonian Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, HERE Arts Center, Walker Art Center’s Virtual Cinema, ARGOS Projector: The Faraway Nearby, Aural Diversity Conference at Attenborough Arts Centre, NYCEMF-ICMC at Fridman Gallery, and Linux Audio Conference at Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics.
He has been awarded the MAP Fund 2022, the Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship 2021-22, and the Minnesota Emerging Composer Award 2016.
Research Interests:
aural diversity
disability arts & culture
acoustic ecology
multispecies storytelling
decolonization of arts practices
Indonesian contemporary arts
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Music Center 284
Mailing Address:
Music Center 248
Selected Publications:
2023
- “The Klang Magazine Handy Dandy One Stop Listening Manual.” Klang Magazine. https://klangmag.co/one-stop-listening-manual/
- Sounding Indonesia, Indonesians Sounding: A Compendium of Music Discourses. Jay Afrisando & Muhammad Rayhan Sudrajat (editor). Supported in part by KOFICE (Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange) as part of the Cultural Partnership Initiative Program. Sounding Indonesia. https://www.jayafrisando.com/sounding-indonesia-indonesians-sounding-a-c...
2022
- “Music-Making in Aurally Diverse Communities.” In Aural Diversity, edited by Andrew Hugill and John Drever. Routledge. https://www.routledge.com/Aural-Diversity/Drever-Hugill/p/book/978103202...
2020
- “[Mixtape] Sinema untuk Telinga” (Cinema for the Ear). LARAS:Studies of Music in Society. https://laras.or.id/mixtape-sinema-untuk-telinga/
- “Hearing and Listening in Diversity: Notes from Aural Diversity Conference 2019.” LARAS: Studies of Music in Society. https://laras.or.id/mendengar-dan-menyimak-dalam-keberagaman-catatan-dar... (bilingual).
2018
- Basic Music Technology: An Introduction. Co-authored by Guerino Mazzola, Yan Pang, Bill Heinze, Kyriaki Gkoudina, Jacob Grunklee, Zilu Chen, and Yiqing Ma. Springer. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-00982-3#aboutBook
Selected Performances:
2023
- “Embodied Music Club.” Tactile graphic scores, audio interpretations, and sound captions in visual and braille. In collaboration with Andy Slater, Leyna Marika Papach, Daniel Furuta, and Cahya Haniva. Exhibited at Sound Scene 2023, Smithsonian Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, DC, US.
- “[opera captions].” Multifaceted performance. Performed by and in collaboration with thingNY. Supported by The MAP Fund 2022, supported by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Howard Gilman Foundation, and Mellon Foundation, and SubletSeries @HERE. Performed at HERE Arts Center, New York City, NY, US.
- “[your awe or oar or ore or audio or order].” 1-channel video. In collaboration with Josephine Dickinson and Ed Garland. Commissioned by Aural Diversity Network through Arts and Humanities Research Council, UK. Exhibited at Aural Diversity Workshop 5: Music and Performance, Attenborough Arts Centre, Leicester, UK.
2022
- “In Which to Trust?” 5-channel film installation. In collaboration with Bill Davies, Josephine Dickinson, Ed Garland, Alan Jacques, and Terry Perdanawati. Supported by the Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship 2021-22. Exhibited at Sound Scene 2022, Smithsonian Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, DC, US.
- “Aural Architecture.” Joint-stereo audiovisual media (sign language & voice). In collaboration with Jamil Haque and Gelsey Bell. Supported by the Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship 2021-22.
2021
- “Tangguh.” Dance film for cochlear implant and hearing aids listeners. In collaboration with J-Sun and Yan Pang. Supported by Graduate Summer Fellowship 2021, University of Minnesota.
- “Expanding the Frame Live.” Live improvisational digital film. In collaboration with Lee Noble. Presented by Walker Art Center and archived at Walker’s Bentson Mediatheque, Minneapolis, MN, US.
2020
- Festival Musik dalam Layar (On-screen Music Festival). Online festival. Supported by the U.S. Department State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and Found Sound Nation through the OneBeat Accelerator Grant 2020 and the U.S. Embassy Jakarta. Presented by @america, Jakarta, ID.
- “[SOUNDSCAPTION: Soundwalk].” No-audio film. Screened at ARGOS Projector: The Faraway Nearby (2021), ARGOS Centre for Audiovisual Arts, Brussels, BE.
2019
- “Ungklang-Angklung.” 8-channel fixed media. Presented at Seoul International Computer Music Festival 2019, Platform-L, Seoul, KR.
- “Exploring the Music of Your Office.” Workshop. Supported by the American Composers Forum. Presented at Landmark Lowertown 2019, George Latimer Public Library and Saint Paul Union Depot, Saint Paul, MN, US.
- “Gendhing Cosmic.” 5-order ambisonics installation. Exhibited at Linux Audio Conference 2019, Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA), Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, US.
- “The Night is Dark and Full of Roarers.” Saluang, sarunai, bansi, & multichannel live electronics. Performed by Jay Afrisando at MOXsonic 2020, University of Central Missouri, MO, US.
2018
- “Drama Kata-Kata.” 2-channel fixed media and stereo live diffusion. In collaboration with 19 speakers of 18 languages. Premiered at October Meeting Contemporary Music and Musicians 2019, Yogyakarta, ID.
2017
- “The (Real) Laptop Music :)).” Audiovisual music. Premiered at New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival-International Computer Music Conference 2019, Fridman Gallery, New York City, NY, US.
2016
- “Mode[a]rn.” Concert-length participatory performance. Co-created and performed by Jay & Gatra Wardaya (Jay Afrisando, Banu Antoro, Ignatius Made Anggoro, Bawien Panggalih, Terry Perdanawati, and Okvan Pramudya). Supported by Hibah Seni Karya Inovatif 2016, Kelola Foundation. Performed at IFI, Yogyakarta, ID.
2015
- “Gendhing Trans-Border.” Constructed improvisation for worldwide instruments based on Javanese gamelan. Created during the OneBeat 2015 residency. Performed by Christie Burns, Ng Chor Guan, Daniel de Mendoza, Elena Moon Park, and Denis Peniugin. Premiered at St. Mark’s Cathedral, Seattle, WA, US.
- “Water Siter.” Two prepared harpsichords and Erard vleugel (piano). Performed by Ere Lievonen, Arend Grosfeld, and Anne Veinberg. Awarded the 2nd Prize of Prix Annelie de Man 2015 Composers Competition. Premiered at Orgelpark, Amsterdam, NL.
Selected Recordings:
2022
- “Gendhing Trans-Border.” In OneBeat: 2015 Mixtape. https://onebeatmusic.bandcamp.com/album/onebeat-2015-mixtape
2021
- Rangkaian Pagi untuk Dikenang (Mornings to Reminisce). Soundscape album, 2nd -order ambisonics decoded into binaural. https://jayafrisando.bandcamp.com/album/rangkaian-pagi-untuk-dikenang
2020
- “Gunung Singgalang.” In Three Strings and the Truth: New Music for Mountain Dulcimer by Alex Lubet. pfMENTUM.
2015
- “TIGAtrio: Free Improvisation.” Second Inversion. https://youtu.be/Mz27cvEGFzI
2013
- Tanda Hati. Album by Jay & Gatra Wardaya. Available on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, and Deezer.
2012
- Membuatku Cinta. Album by Jay & Gatra Wardaya. Available on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, and Deezer.
Honors and Awards:
- 2022 CPI Follow-up Support Project. Supported by Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange (KOFICE).
- MAP Fund 2022. Supported by Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Howard Gilman Foundation, and Mellon Foundation.
- Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship 2021-22. Jerome Foundation.
- Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship 2021. University of Minnesota Graduate School.
- OneBeat Accelerator Grant 2020. The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and Found Sound Nation.
- ABT Award 2020. Art Music Today, Black Pencil Ensemble, and Trace21 Foundation.
- The Ambassador’s Award for Excellence 2019. The Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia for the United States.
- Landmark for Lowertown. Supported by the American Composers Forum and Saint Paul Cultural Star.
- Minnesota Emerging Composer Award 2016. Supported by the American Composers Forum, funded by the Jerome Foundation.
- Hibah Seni Karya Inovatif (Innovative Arts Grant) 2016. Yayasan Kelola.
- 2nd Prize, Prix Annelie de Man 2015 Composers Competition. Stichting Annelie de Man.
Education and Training:
Ph.D. in Music Composition, University of Minnesota, 2022.
M.A. in Music Composition, University of Minnesota. 2018.
Improvising Ecosystem. Residency of a collaboration among musicians, artists, cultural knowledge keepers, composed by the University of Minnesota Department of Art. Held at Hubachek Wilderness Research Center, Ely, MN, 2017.
OneBeat 2015. Residency initiated by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and organized by Found Sound Nation. Held at Montalvo Arts Center (Saratoga, CA), Caldera Art Center (Sisters, OR), and Islandwood (WA), 2015.
International Fellowship in Study of Korean Music 2014. Residency initiated by the Ministry of Culture, Tourism, and Sport of Korea and organized by National Gugak Center, 2014.
B.A. in Music Composition, Institut Seni Indonesia, Yogyakarta. 2012.