M.A. Music Technology (Graduated Spring 2011)
Supervisor: Prof. Marcelo M. Wanderley

• Augmented Trumpets
• Sensing technologies
• Live electronic performance

• BSc. Computer Engineering, University of Ottawa
• M.A. Music Technology, McGill University (Montreal)

• “Symbiote”, a modular technology for designing augmented trumpets.
• Experiments in the comparison of sensing technologies for use in measuring trumpet valve positions
• Sense/Stage, in collaboration with Concordia University to use sensor technology for live performance and interactive environments

• Joseph Thibodeau. ”Trumpet Augmentation: Rebirth and Symbiosis of an Acoustic Instrument”, M.A. thesis, McGill University. October 2010. (38.6 MBytes).
• Avrum Hollinger, Joseph Thibodeau and Marcelo M. Wanderley. "An Embedded Hardware Platform for Fungible Interfaces". In Proceedings of the International Computer Music Conference (ICMC), pp. 56-59, New York, USA, 2010.
• Marije A.J. Baalman, Vincent De Belleval, Joseph Malloch, Joseph Thibodeau, Christopher Salter and Marcelo M. Wanderley. "Sense/Stage - Low Cost, Open Source Wireless Sensor Infrastructure For Live Performance And Interactive, Real-Time Environments". In Proceedings of the International Computer Music Conference (ICMC), pp. 242-249, New York, USA, 2010.

• Skating or dying
• Music performance (trumpet, electronics)

• Email: joseph.thibodeau [AT] mail.mcgill.ca