Monad.Reader #13 is out!

Issue 13 of the Monad.Reader, which includes a revised version of the Typeclassopedia, is out. This version of the Typeclassopedia contains many updates and revisions. There are also three other great articles in this issue of the Monad.Reader, I hope you’ll check it out!

First explorations in computer music

This week, I have taken some first steps in exploring computer music and live coding. Seeing as I am a

• classical and jazz pianist,
• amateur composer, and
• programming nerd,

it seems odd that it’s taken me so long to get around to combining these interests; but it’s one of those things that I’ve intended to explore for a long time and have just never gotten around to until now. Anyway, I have what I think are some really fantastic ideas about possibilities for real-time musical expression using computer-based tools—but at the moment there is a rather large gap between my ambitions and the reality of my knowledge and abilities. But that is obviously to be expected. Hopefully in a few years I’ll be posting videos of my awesome live performances; in the meantime I thought I’d write about my experiences getting things set up. More below the fold.