MMT GRADUATE EXHIBITION

The MMT Graduate Exhibition 2024 is a two day showcase of Master's thesis projects from this year's MPhil Music and Media Technology students of Trinity College Dublin.

The event will run on the 30th and 31st of August, from 12pm to 5pm.

The Liffey Corner Gallery, CHQ Building

More information soon!

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Adam Condon (he/him) A 24-year-old with a passion for pushing the boundaries of music technology. Adam's thesis, titled "Generative Music and The Cosmos: Sonification of a Cloud Chamber," merges the arts, technology, and science. The thesis explores the visualisation of cosmic rays in a particle detector, displayed through a cloud chamber, to create a generative music composition.	Andy Regli (she/they) A vibrant 23-year-old with a unique blend of talents and passions! Andy’s thesis titled "Acoustic Informed Approach: Site Specificity and Choral Composition," explores how to use acoustic measurements, particularly resonant frequencies, of two different church sanctuaries to inspire choral works. These pieces are enriched by the unique histories and architectures of each space.	Aoife Dowd Bedidi (she/her) A 24-year-old multi-instrumentalist, sound engineer, and music technologist. Aoife’s hybrid thesis, "Immersive Music Production with Headphone Based Workflows," explores the impact of headphone-based workflows on the perception of level in object-based music mixes. This project blends her technical expertise with creative inquiry, pushing the boundaries of how music is experienced and produced.	Chloe McHugh (she/her) A sound therapy practitioner, and audio visual artist who has embraced a unique lifestyle aboard a houseboat in Kildare for the past four years. Chloe's hybrid thesis, titled "insert here," explores visual music and its ability to depict sound meditation experiences. Using focus group insights, she translated these experiences and mental imagery into an audio-visual artwork, enhancing our understanding of the connection between sound and visual perception.	Daire Lennon A Dublin-based composer and innovative music event organiser, known in the music world as Orphanth. Daire’s latest academic pursuit, a hybrid thesis titled "Sonic Abstractions: The Soundscape of Abstract Art," merges his passion for music with visual arts. Daire’s project involves an inventive integration of electroacoustic compositions with visual art using interactive technology.
Elena Michalopoulou (she/her) A 27-year-old musician with a flair for the traditional and the experimental. Elena’s hybrid thesis, "Similarities: Exploring Electroacoustic Music and Audio Processing Effects Through the Virtual Reality Immersive Environment," is a set of music compositions designed as a creative space in Virtual Reality. This allows users to interact with and modify the music through audio processing effects, ultimately creating their own unique versions of "Similarities."	Eoghan Fitzmaurice (he/him) A 23-year-old musician and sound engineer. Eoghan's hybrid thesis, "The Embodied Mind and Musical Rhythm," explores the intricate connections between embodied cognition and the perception of musical rhythm. Focusing on theories such as conceptual metaphor, image schemas, mimetic theory, kinaesthetic knowledge, and the theory of affordances, his project aims to deepen our understanding of how people relate to and comprehend musical rhythms.	Hayden Kline (he/him) A composer from Brooklyn, New York City, who moved to Ireland in 2022 to study music at Trinity and found a fabulous program at MMT. At Trinity, Hayden is studying the effects of microtunality through distinct tuning systems. His composition thesis, a vocal composition titled “Polytunality”, seeks to answer questions about how these tuning systems interact with one another and how compositions can use these systems to create new and unique music in the future.	John Kelly (he/him) A seasoned DJ and audio-visual technician with a background that spans over 30 years and multiple continents, including stints in Ireland, the United Kingdom, Ibiza, and New York City. John's hybrid thesis, "Sonic Landscapes: Real-Time Art Installations”/ “Data-Driven Harmony: Creating Art from the Environment”, aims to develop a generative, sonic sensor-based instrument that uses real-time environmental data to produce immersive and unique audiovisual compositions.	Laura Hutchinson A Dublin based musician and composer. She releases dark electro-industrial music under the moniker Sister Odd. Her thesis project explores the connections between literature and electroacoustic composition with a focus on the gothic stories of Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu (1814-1873). She hopes to twist an extra layer of the supernatural around the listener with a fusion of electro-acoustic composition methodologies and musico-literary analysis, whilst paying tribute to the work of J.S. Le Fanu.
Lauren McCarron (she/her) A dedicated and accomplished 24-year-old in her sixth year of higher education. Lauren's hybrid thesis, titled 'Reshaping Visual Music: Developing a Framework for Composing Visual Music within the Parameters of Pepper’s Ghost Holographic Displays,' explores integrating visual music with Pepper’s Ghost technology. A small-scale model has been constructed, and experiments have been conducted to compose visual music pieces for exhibition display.	Mark Leahy An electronic musician with a background in theatre and education. After completing his undergraduate degree in Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies at the University of Galway, Mark moved to Sichuan in the southwest of China where he worked for four years as a drama instructor. Mark’s thesis project, ‘The Lava Lamp’, is an interactive audiovisual VR environment that explores countercultural themes through FM synthesis integrated into an audio-responsive surrounding.	Max Clarke (he/him) A 26-year-old producer, DJ, and visual artist, known in the music scene as VVS1. Max’s hybrid thesis, "Exploring the Rhythmic Intersection of The Audiovisual Realm, Through the Use of Breathing As A Gestural Extension," investigates an original approach to visual music. His research focuses on developing an interactive system that utilises breathing - the body's most natural rhythmic motor - as a means to extend the intersectionality between rhythm and visual elements.	Mengzhen Hao (she/her) A passionate music and technology enthusiast. Mengzhen's thesis, titled "Fusing Art and Technology: The Creation of an Audio-Visual Installation inspired by Visual Music and Poetry" is an installation project. Inspired by a poem, this innovative installation features two interactive scenes: one abstract and one realistic. Users can engage with both scenes, interacting with and experiencing the art forms in a unique, immersive way.	Nan Zheng (he/him) A multifaceted individual whose career has spanned from hydrodynamics research to sound design. Nan's hybrid thesis, titled "Perceptual Listening Testing of Impulse Responses Interpolated by Different Methods," explores interpolating ambisonic impulse responses (IRs) at specific locations and comparing them with recorded ones through subjective and objective analysis. The study aims to reveal nuances between various interpolation methods and positions.
Oonagh O’Brien (she/her) A 24-year-old creative who recently graduated from NCAD with a degree in Moving Image Design. Oonagh's hybrid thesis, 'Acousmatic Through Abstraction,' investigates the interplay between abstract moving images and animation to foster an acousmatic listening mode. This innovative project highlights her commitment to advancing the field of audiovisual art. Despite her self-described simplicity, Oonagh’s work reflects a deep and passionate engagement with her craft.	Sam McHugh A 27-year-old with a profound passion for sound and music. Sam's hybrid thesis, titled "Examining The Effectiveness of Diegetic Masking, Soundscape Intensity Reduction, and Delocalisation at Increasing A User's Sense of Immersion in The Psychological Horror Genre Within VR," explores audio's impact in VR-based psychological horror. For this project, he developed a horror game in Unity, which players test using a Meta Quest Pro headset.	Siobhán Doyle (she/her) A 22-year-old passionate singer-songwriter with a keen interest in video game music. Siobhán's hybrid thesis, titled "Comparing Horizontal and Vertical Mixing Techniques Impact on Player Experience," dives into the nuances of video game music composition and implementation. Her research aims to uncover how these techniques impact gameplay and enhance player immersion.	Sorcha Brougham (she/her) A 24 year old music teacher who graduated from Trinity in 2023 with a B.A in Music, specialising in music technology. Sorcha’s hybrid thesis project ‘More is More: An Exploration of Maximalism in Contemporary Music Production’, explores the gap in contemporary research about maximalism in music production and attempts to define maximalist music production techniques and put them in historical and cultural context.	Toby Clarke-Carr (he/him) A 23-year-old who specialises in audio-visual design, with a degree in Visual Communications from TU Dublin. Toby‘s hybrid thesis, "The Construction and Evaluation of an Electronic Audio-Visual Performance System," investigates whether live electronic musical performances could benefit from integrating audio and visuals from the start of the composition process. The research aims to develop a method that treats both elements equally, improving the overall impact.
Kangwei Wang (he/him) A 23-year-old Electroacoustic Engineer from China. For his hybrid thesis, "Visualising Spatial Audio: A Particle Effect". Kangwei explores the innovative use of particle effects to visually represent spatial audio, aiming to enhance auditory experiences with dynamic visualisations.