About Tom Tolleson

Tom Tolleson
Composer and Electronic Musician from Brooklyn New York
/ https://tomtolleson.nyc / https://dymaxiongroove.com

Summary

Tom Tolleson is a composer and electronic musician. He has a background in audio engineering, music theory, composition as well as machine learning and architectural implementation of performative audio systems.

He works with Kyma, Ableton, Steinberg Cubase, Dorico and Davinci Resolve. He composes algorithmically using Lisp in the Opus Modus IDE.  
I also work with live performers from the Juilliard school, theater and other professional backgrounds for recording in-studio at a discounted rate when requested.  

Core Competencies:

Programming: SQL, Python, LISP, R
Steinberg Dorico 
Steinberg Cubase 
Wwise
Symbolic Sound Kyma (sound design) 
Audiokinetic Wwise (game middleware) 
Lisp (programming) in OpusModus 
Git

Academic skills:
Music Theory/Machine Learning/Neural Networks with Tensorflow.

Experience

The Juilliard School Evening Division
2015 – Current
I have been a student and contributor to performances for the past six years.
Selected for Juilliard’s showcase of new evening division composers in 2017 for my piece Merry Guesswork. I appear in the annual New Music festival for Juilliard evening division composers. 

Dymaxion Groove Records
July 2010 – Current
Owner and founder of this record label devoted to groundbreaking, experimental musicians.
Appeared on the custom instruments compilation record “I Said No Doctors!” along with Dan Deacon, Silver Apples, Oval, David Grubbs, Jad Fair, Yuri Landman and String noise.
Press: A Spill Music Exclusive Premiere, Tom Tolleson Kosciuszko – http://spillmagazine.com/spill-music-premiere-tom-tolleson-kosciuszko/ 

Awards