Shawn Greenlee

Shawn Greenlee is a composer, sound artist and professor who leads RISD’s Studio for Research in Sound and Technology (SRST).  His recent work explores spatial audio, high density loudspeaker arrays and erratic sound synthesis techniques.

Active as a solo electronic / electroacoustic improvisor since 1997, Greenlee has toured extensively across the US and Europe. Conference and festival performances include New Interfaces for Musical Expression (2018 Blacksburg, 2015 Baton Rouge, 2014 London, 2013 Daejeon), International Computer Music Conference (2021 Santiago, 2018 Daegu, 2011 Huddersfield, 2005 Barcelona), BEAST FEaST (2017 Birmingham), PdCon16 (2016 New York), Cube Fest (2019, 2016 Blacksburg), Re-new (2013 Copenhagen), IN TRANSIT (2008 Berlin) and Elevate (2007 Graz), among others.

Greenlee’s solo and group discography spans over 50 releases. He is a founding member of Landed, active since 1997 and known for its deconstructed rock, rhythmic noise and intense live performances. From 1999–2001, he performed with Six Finger Satellite.

Greenlee holds a PhD in computer music and new media from Brown University.