Artist Info: Larry Polansky

Born in 1954, Larry Polansky has a master's degree in mathematics and a PhD in music. One of the most talented composers currently working with computers in music, he pioneered the use of computer programs in the late 1970s and early 1980s to compose music and to interact with composers in generating music in real time.

Polansky created the FORTH variant HMSL (Hierarchical Music Specification Language) which allows musical structures to be specified, generated and altered in real time. [read more...]