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Director:

Marcelo Wanderley
Schulich School of Music, McGill University


Associate Director, Artistic Research:

Fabrice Marandola
Schulich School of Music, McGill University

 

Associate Director, Scientific and Technological Research:

Gary Scavone 
Schulich School of Music, McGill University


Events and Administrative Coordinator: Jacqueline Bednar

Systems Manager: Julien Boissinot

Research Administrator: Sara Gomez

Technical Manager: Harold Kilianski

Electronics Coordinator: Yves Méthot


 

Services offered by staff include:  Technical maintenance of Centre software, equipment and labs; technical assistance with design and setup of experiments in common labs; technical assistance with design and construction of specialized electronic equipment in common labs and satellite labs; web-based reporting and communication for research axes and team projects; administration of team grants; help with negotiation and administering of research contracts; coordination of workshops and other research activities; loans from a pool of portable equipment for sound recording, audience response measures,multichannel sound diffusion, HD video recording, and motion capture. Training workshops on the use of the labs and loanable equipment arealso provided. Technical assistance is primarily constrained to the core labs, but requests for technical assistance in satellite labs are examined by the Executive Committee, and accorded if planning permits.

Board of Directors


The overall management of CIRMMT is the responsibility of the Board of Directors. The Board is responsible for approving CIRMMT's research direction and priorities, its membership, and global decisions regarding the overall management of its budget and resources.  The term of appointment of the Board members, other than those of the University officials and Faculty administrative appointees, is three years for faculty and one year for students and is renewable.

 

Board Members:

Sean Ferguson (Ex-Officio), Chair, Dean, Schulich School of Music, McGill University

Jacques Beauvais (Ex-Officio) or delegate, Vice-Rector (Research), Université de Sherbrooke

Tom Beghin, Schulich School of Music, McGill University

Alain Berry, GAUS, Université de Sherbrooke

Ichiro Fujinaga, Schulich School of Music, McGill University

Rose Goldstein (Ex-Officio), Vice-Principal (Research and International Relations), McGill University

Martin Grant (Ex-Officio) or delegate, Dean, Faculty of Science, McGill University

Joseph Hubert (Ex-Officio), Vice-Rector (Research), Université de Montréal

Robert Normandeau, Faculté de Musique, Université de Montréal

Isabelle Peretz (Ex-Officio), Co-Director, BRAMS, Université de Montréal

Christophe Pierre (Ex-Officio) or delegate, Dean, Faculty of Engineering, McGill University

Marcelo Wanderley, Director of CIRMMT, Schulich School of Music, McGill University

David Weigl (CIRMMT student representative), Schulich School of Music, McGill University

 

Executive Committee


The Executive Committee meets once a month and is responsible for CIRMMT's policy decisions and resource allocations.  The term of appointment of Executive Committee members is for three years and is renewable.

Committee Members:

Marcelo Wanderley, Chair, Director of CIRMMT, Schulich School of Music, McGill University

Jeremy Cooperstock (one leave until August 2012), Faculty of Engineering, McGill University

Fabrice Marandola, Schulich School of Music, McGill University

Stephen McAdams, Schulich School of Music, McGill University

Julie Cumming (Ex-Officio), Associate Dean, Schulich School of Music, McGill University

Gary Scavone, Schulich School of Music, McGill University

Catherine Guastavino (until August 2012), Faculty of Education, McGill University

Jon Wild, Schulich School of Music, McGill University


Directors' Circle

 The Directors' Circle includes the Director, two Associate Directors and the Research Administrator.  It meets on a weekly basis to manage the operations of the Centre.

committee Members:

Marcelo Wanderley, Director of CIRMMT, Schulich School of Music, McGill University
Sara Gomez, Research Administrator, CIRMMT
Fabrice Marandola, CIRMMT Associate Director, Artistic Research, Schulich School of Music, McGill University
Gary Scavone, CIRMMT Associate Director, Scientific and Technological Research, Schulich School of Music, McGill University

International Advisory Council


The International Advisory Council is made up of internationally renowned innovators and researchers in the realms of the arts, sciences and technologies of sound and music. The International Advisory Council provides counsel on collaborative research, research evaluation, articulation of an international research agenda, and development.  The terms of appointment of International Advisory Council members is normally for three years and is renewable. Membership is subject to approval by the Board of Directors.

Council Members:


Artistic Sector:

Julian Anderson, Composer

Michael Brook, Composer, producer and guitarist, Big Helium Records

George Lewis, Edwin H. Case Professor of Music, Columbia University


Scientific/Technological Sector:

Sidney Fels, Director of the Media and Graphics Interdisciplinary Centre (MAGIC), University of British Columbia

David Huron, School of Music and Center for Cognitive Science, Ohio State University

Jean Kergomard, Laboratoire de Mécanique et d'Acoustique/CNRS

David Wessel, Director of the Center for New Music and Audio Technologies (CNMAT), University of California, Berkeley


Industrial Sector:

Usher Fleising, Director of Research, SF Marketing

Paul Hoffert, CEO, Noank Media

Howie Klein, past-President, Reprise Records

Véronique Larcher, Director of Research North America of Sennheiser Research Lab

Sandy Pearlman, 415 Records, e-music.com

Jörg Sennheiser, CEO, Sennheiser Microphones