Summary
Peter Mcculloch is an instructor and composer with 12 years of experience specializing in Max/MSP, Java, MySQL and JMSL, teaching electronic music and interactive media across New York institutions. He currently teaches at HarvestWorks, Vassar College, and NYU, and develops interdisciplinary projects that blend computer music with dance and video. His academic foundation includes a PhD in Music Composition from NYU and a MM in Music Theory and Composition from the University of North Texas. Comfortable both as a hands-on technologist and as an educator, he focuses on real-time audio synthesis, interactive installations, and bespoke Max/MSP toolchains. He brings a rare mix of rigorous compositional training and practical software skills to collaborations between music, computer science and dance. Often working on grant-funded creative research, he translates experimental ideas into teachable techniques and performance-ready systems.
12 years of coding experience
PhD, Music Composition, PhD, Music Composition at New York University
Master's of Music, Music Theory and Composition, Master's of Music, Music Theory and Composition at University of North Texas