Percussionist Scott Deal’s appearances include venues, festivals and conferences in North America and Europe. A performer who presents “a riveting performance (Sequenza 21), his recent recording of the music of John Luther Adams has been described as “a soaring, shimmering exploration of texture and tone…an album of resplendent mood and incredible scale” (Musicworks).
Continually inspired by new and emerging artistic technologies, Deal is the founder of the Telematic Collective, a networked group of artists and empiricists. He has performed at Almeida Opera, Supercomputing Global, SIGGRAPH, Arena Stage, Chicago Calling, Ingenuity Festival, Moscow Alternativa, and with groups that include ART GRID, Another Language, Percussion Group Cincinnati, Digital Worlds Institute and the Helsinki Computer Orchestra.
He is a Professor of Music and Director of the Donald Tavel Arts and Technology Research Center at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). He holds degrees from the University of Miami, University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, and Cameron University.
Scott Deal is a Yamaha artist.
