Joseph Sarlo completed his undergraduate studies at Florida Atlantic University where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music focusing on composition and classical guitar. He graduated Summa Cum Laude in both degrees and was named the Stan and Renee Wimberly Scholar of the Year, the highest honor given to a graduating senior. Joseph then attended the Peabody Conservatory of Music of Johns Hopkins University where he received a Master of Music degree in Computer Music Composition. Joseph has been awarded the Frank D. Willis Memorial Prize and the Gustav Klemm Award in composition. He took second place in the Fifth Anual Prix d'Ete composition competition and his works have been performed at such venues as the Florida Electroacoustic Music Festival, Timara Center at Oberlin Conservatory, the Peabody Institute, and Florida Atlantic University. His current projects include GrIPD: Graphical Interface for Pure Data, some pitched/unpitched timbre signal processing methods, and realtime guitar-performance/computer interaction techniques. Joseph is also employed by Creative Advanced Technology Center / E-MU and is concurrently pursuing a Masteres of Eng. in Electrical and Computer Engineering and a Ph.D. in Computer Music at the University of California, San Diego. [ Home ]