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Dr Gordon Delap comes from Donegal in Ireland. He is interested in electroacoustic composition, audiovisual composition, and composition created through engagement with physical modeling technologies. He has undertaken residencies at Nadine Arts Centre in Brussels, and at the Technische Universitaet in Berlin. He has received commissions from the British Council, Spacenet, the Naughton Gallery, and BBC Radio 3, and won first prize in the Projet Itinerant competition "Point de Repere". Gordon Delap is currently lecturer in music technology at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth.
Peer Reviewed Journal
Year
Publication
2020
Bilbao S.;Perry J.;Graham P.;Gray A.;Kavoussanakis K.;Delap G.;Mudd T.;Sassoon G.;Wishart T.;Young S. (2020) 'Large-scale physical modeling synthesis, parallel computing, and musical experimentation: The ness project in practice'. Computer Music Journal, 43 (2-3):31-47. [DOI]
Conference Publication
Year
Publication
2014
Bilbao S.;Torin A.;Graham P.;Perry J.;Delap G. (2014) Proceedings - 40th International Computer Music Conference, ICMC 2014 and 11th Sound and Music Computing Conference, SMC 2014 - Music Technology Meets Philosophy: From Digital Echos to Virtual Ethos Modular physical modeling synthesis environments on GPU
Conference Contribution
Year
Publication
2022
Gordon Delap (2022) Music and the University Mandatory Attendance in a Music Department City University, 08/07/2022-08/07/2022.
2022
Gordon Delap (2022) New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival Stave New York, 21/06/2022-21/06/2022.
2022
Gordon Delap (2022) Convergences Proteus University of de Montfort, 22/09/2022-22/09/2022.
2022
Gordon Delap (2022) Immersive Audio Proteus University of Gloucestershire, 16/06/2022-16/09/2022.
2022
Gordon Delap (2022) Sound and Music Computing Conference Battle with Shattered Instruments in the Valley of the Shattered Idols St Etienne, France, 07/06/2022-07/06/2022.
2021
Dr Gordon Delap (2021) Too Much Fun Festival Futura 2021 Crest, France, 19/08/2021-21/11/2021.
2021
Gordon Delap (2021) Low and Dangerous Sympathetic Magic Aberdeen, UK, 20/10/2021-20/10/2021.
2019
Gordon Delap (2019) T-Son, Studio Panaroma I dreamt that I died and came back as a moth trapped in a practise room piano Teatro Maria de Lourdes Sekeff, Instituto de Artes da Unesp, Brazil, 23/10/2019-23/11/2019.
2019
Gordon Delap, Stefan Bilbao (2019) Science Gallery Sound Check: Stockholm NESS Project, Ashes to Ashes Scenkonstmuseet, Stockholm, 01/04/2019-31/05/2019.
2019
Gordon Delap (2019) Dialogues Festival, Edinburgh Black Dog Edinburgh University, 19/02/2019-22/02/2019.
2018
Gordon Delap (2018) Contemporanea 2018 (Finalist) “I dreamt that I died and came back as a moth trapped in a practise room piano” Udine, Italy, 20/10/2018-.
2018
Gordon Delap (2018) SMC 2018 “I dreamt that I died and came back as a moth trapped in a practise room piano” Cyprus, .
2018
Gordon Delap (2018) Sound Forms Ashes to Ashes Hong Kong, 06/04/2018-12/05/2018.
2018
Gordon Delap (2018) Metamorphoses Competition (Finalist) “I dreamt that I died and came back as a moth trapped in a practise room piano” Brussels, Belgium, 24/10/2018-25/10/2018.
2016
Gordon Delap (2016) Toronto Electroacoustic Symposium Splintered Elements Toronto, Canada, .
2016
Gordon Delap (2016) Symposium on Immersion and Experience Black Dog Montreal, .
2015
Gordon Delap (2015) Contemporanea Festival Ashes to Ashes Udine, Italy, .
2015
Gordon Delap (2015) San Francisco Tape Music Festival Perpetual Jiggling San Francisco, .
2015
Gordon Delap (2015) SMC Ashes to Ashes Maynooth, .
2014
Gordon Delap (2014) International Computer Music Conference Ashes to Ashes Athens, Greece, .
2013
Gordon Delap (2013) Composers' Forum, Manchester Ashes to Ashes: An exploration of forbidden materials University of Manchester, .
2013
Gordon Delap (2013) Kilkenny Arts Festival Sympathetic Magic Kilkenny, .
2013
Gordon Delap (2013) Noisefloor Sympathetic Magic University of Staffordshire, .
2013
Gordon Delap (2013) Sound Design Conference Ashes to Ashes University of Edinburgh, .
2013
Gordon Delap (2013) Symposium for Acoustic Ecology La Naissance d'une flute University of Kent, .
2012
Gordon Delap (2012) Undae Sympathetic Magic Spain, .
2012
Gordon Delap (2012) Toronto Electroacoustic Symposium Sympathetic Magic Toronto, Canada, .
2007
(2007) Ultraschall TU, Berlin, .
2007
(2007) SpaceNet conference University of York, .
2007
(2007) MANTIS University of Manchester, .
2006
(2006) Physical models in Action SARC Queen’s University Belfast, .
2006
(2006) Physical Modeling Sound Synthesis in Practice Soundings Festival Edinburgh, .
Thesis
Year
Publication
2004
Delap, G. (2004) Queen's University Belfast: THES
Exhibition
Year
Publication
2017
Gordon Delap (2017) Ashes to Ashes. Science Gallery, Dublin: EXHIB