Biography:

I am a PhD student in composition at McGill University. I am interested in Digital Music Instruments (especially the Karlax) and their interactions with acoustic instruments. I obtained a Master’s degree in composition at the Haute Ecole de Musique de Genève.

Research Areas:

• Interface Evaluation
• Mapping

Projects

Publications:

• Benjamin Lavastre, Marcelo M. Wanderley (2021-11-15). Mixed Writing with Karlax and Acoustic Instruments: Interaction Strategies from Computer Music. In Proceedings of the 15th International Symposium on Computer Music Multidisciplinary Research (CMMR). Tokyo, Japan.
• Benjamin Lavastre, Marcelo M. Wanderley (2023-06-22). Interaction Strategies in Composition for Karlax and Acoustic Instruments. In Music in the AI Era. 15th International Symposium, CMMR 2021, November 15–19, 2021 Revised Selected Papers, LNCS 13770 (pp. 163-179). Mitsuko Aramaki, Keiji Hirata, Tetsuro Kitahara, Richard Kronland-Martinet and Sølvi Ystad (Eds.). Springer Nature.Swtizerland.
• Benjamin Lavastre (2025-11-24). Instrumental Interaction V pour 3 Karlax, ensemble et électronique. In Ph.D. Thesis, McGill University (pp. 314). Montréal, Qc, Canada.

Contacts:

• Email: benjamin.lavastre@mail.mcgill.ca
• Website: http://benjaminlavastre.com/