Simon Hutchinson, Ph.D.

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Chair, Department of Music, Theater, and Dance
Professor of Music

Department of Music, Theater, and Dance
College of Arts and Sciences
Education

Ph.D. in Composition and Music Technology, University of Oregon
M.A. in Composition, University of California, Santa Cruz
B.A. in Music, Bates College

About Simon

Simon Hutchinson is a composer, performer, sound artist, and researcher specializing in music technology, electronic music, sound design, interactive audio, game audio, immersive media, and AI for creative practice. As Professor of Music and Chair of the Department of Music, Theater, and Dance at the University of New Haven, he teaches and mentors students in music production, synthesis, audio technology, composition, videogame audio, and digital creativity. His creative work has been presented internationally at conferences and festivals including SEAMUS, the New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival, TENOR, Audio Mostly (London), and events across North America, Europe, and Asia. His compositions have been released by Naxos and SEAMUS, and his music and sound design have appeared in videogames, podcasts, and documentary media distributed internationally.

Research/Teaching Interests
  • Music Technology and Electronic Music Composition
  • Sound Synthesis and Sound Design
  • Music Production and Digital Audio
  • Immersive Audio
  • Game Audio and Interactive Media
  • Artificial Intelligence and Creative Practice
  • Composition and Musical Creativity
Selected Scholarship and Creative Research
  • "AI, Retro, and Music of Our Time" (2025), Journal SEAMUS. Explores the relationship between artificial intelligence, nostalgia, and contemporary musical culture.
  • "Building an Embodied Musicking Dataset for Co-creative Music-Making" (2024), published in Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science. Collaborative research on AI-assisted music creation and human-computer interaction.
  • Ancestor (2024), a performance work for Apple Watch and analog synthesizer presented at the SEAMUS National Conference, Haverford College, and the Bleep-Blorp Festival of Synthesizer Music.
  • Perspectives of Place (2022), a 15-channel immersive audio composition presented at the New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival and the SEAMUS National Conference.
  • Plurality Spring (2017), an intermedia performance work presented internationally in New York, London, Liverpool, Oslo, and A Coruña, Spain.
  • Baion (2018), an interdisciplinary creative project integrating music, technology, and performance, presented at TENOR and the Kyma International Sound Symposium.
Industry and Creative Media Work
  • Featured composer on Music from SEAMUS Vol. 35 (Naxos, 2026), an international release showcasing leading contemporary electroacoustic composers.
  • Composer and sound designer for Dull Grey, an award-winning narrative videogame released internationally for PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, and Windows.
  • Creator of Rhythmcremental, an experimental music videogame combining game design, programming, music, and sound design, presented at SEAMUS and the North American Conference on Video Game Music.
  • Composer for internationally distributed podcasts and documentary media, including Immigrantly, Invisible Hate, American Muslim Project, and Not the Highlight Reel.

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Updated 8/15/2026

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