ESP Biography



EITO MURAKAMI, ESP Teacher



Major: Music at CCRMA

College/Employer: Stanford

Year of Graduation: G

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Brief Biographical Sketch:

Eito Murakami is a master's student at Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA) at Stanford University. He graduated from University of California San Diego with bachelor's degrees in Interdisciplinary Computing and the Arts Music (ICAM) and Political Science/International Relations. Eito is an electronic composer, performer, sound designer, and virtual reality developer. By combining his classical music training with proficiency in audio and graphics software, he creates digital interfaces and instruments that promote intuitive musical performance. Specifically, he specializes in Unreal Engine to develop audiovisual infrastructure that allows multiplayer interactions in virtual 3D environments via network.

Eito is a former member of the Sonic Arts Research and Development group at UC San Diego's Qualcomm Institute. As an undergraduate researcher, he presented a virtual reality composition titled "Becoming" at SIGGRAPH 2022 - Immersive Pavilion. Additionally, he participated in The Deejays & Vinylphiles Club (DVC) at UCSD as a vice president, instructor, and marketing manager.



Past Classes

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L7776: Introduction to Computer Music in Splash Fall 2022 (Dec. 03 - 04, 2022)
Beep! How does a computer make music? What does it mean for a sound to be musical? This class will introduce elementary concepts of real-time audio synthesis and processing using an open source visual programming environment called Pure Data. The topics covered in the course will include subtractive and FM synthesis, distortion, reverb design, and generative sequencing. I prepared a library of tools in Pure Data, which will help students learn to build their own digital instruments to compose and perform music in new ways. Students will collaboratively experiment with generating sounds and create their original musical composition (... or what sounds like a chaotic sequence of noise!) All students of diverse backgrounds are welcome, and no prior experience in music or programming is required! Bring your laptop and wired headphones if you can!