Duinker, Ben and Denis Martin. In Search of the Golden Age Hip- Hop Sound ( ). Empirical Musicology Review (forthcoming).

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1 Ben Duinker music theory / percussion / choral music benjamin.duinker@mail.mcgill.ca I: Education Studies: 2014 PhD, Music Theory McGill University Supervisor: Nicole Biamonte MA, Music Theory McGill University Supervisors: Nicole Biamonte and Peter Schubert MMus, Percussion McGill University Supervisors: Aiyun Huang and Fabrice Marandola BMus, Percussion Dalhousie University DEng, Civil Engineering Dalhousie University Funding and awards: II: Research SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship ($20000/year) FRQSC Doctoral Fellowship ($20000/year) CIRMMT Student Research Award ($2000) Analyzing sonic similarity in hip- hop music (co- researcher: Denis Martin) McGill Schulich Graduate Fellowship ($12500/year) CIRMMT Student Research Award ($5000) Performance strategies for an electroacoustic chamber ensemble (co- researchers: Eliot Britton and Erika Donald) McGill Schulich Graduate Fellowship ($10000) SSHRC Canada Graduate Scholarship ($17500) Publications: Duinker, Ben and Denis Martin. In Search of the Golden Age Hip- Hop Sound ( ). Empirical Musicology Review (forthcoming). Martin, Denis and Ben Duinker. Analyzing Sonic Similarity in Hip- Hop through Critical Listening and Music Theory. In Proceedings of the 140 th Convention of the Audio Engineering Society. Paris: Palais de Congrès, Duinker, Ben. Rebonds: Thoughts on Structure and Performance. In Xenakis Matters, edited by Sharon Kanach, New York: Pendragon Press, 2013.

2 2 Donald, Erika, Ben Duinker, and Eliot Britton. Designing the EP trio: Instrument identities, control and performance practice in an electronic chamber music ensemble. In Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression, Oslo: University of Oslo and Norwegian Academy of Music, Conference papers / posters: Duinker, Ben. The Emancipation of Metric Dissonance in Hip- Hop Music. Paper presented at the IASPM Canada Conference, Toronto (May 25 27, 2017), and the 9th European Music Analysis Conference (Strasbourg FR, June 28 July 1, 2017). Duinker, Ben. Triplet Flow: Origins and Influence on Contemporary Hip Hop. Paper presented at the Society for American Music Conference, Montreal, March 22 26, Martin, Denis and Ben Duinker. Analyzing Sonic Similarity in Hip- Hop through Critical Listening and Music Theory. Paper presented at the 140 th Convention of the Audio Engineering Society, Paris, June 4 7, Duinker, Ben and Denis Martin. Toward a Sound- Based Definition of the Golden Age Hip- Hop Aesthetic. Paper presented at the Canadian University Music Society Annual Conference, Calgary, Alberta, June 1 3, Duinker, Ben and Hubert Léveillé Gauvin. Trends in Music Theory Scholarship: A Journal Corpus Study. Poster presented at the Music Theory Society of the Midwest (MTMW) Conference, Fayetteville, Arkansas, May 6 7, Duinker, Ben. Sound Spaces: the intersection of spectral and spatial in Le Noir de l Étoile. Paper presented at the Music Theory Society of New York State (MTSNYS) Conference, New York City, April 1 2, Britton, Eliot, Ben Duinker, and Erika Donald. Television Sky. Research- creation performance at the EMS- EMF Conference (New York City, 2011), the New Interfaces for Music Expression (NIME) Conference (Oslo, Norway, 2011), and the Orpheus Instituut Research Festival (Ghent, Belgium, 2011). Donald, Erika, Ben Duinker, and Eliot Britton. Designing the EP trio: Instrument identities, control and performance practice in an electronic chamber music ensemble. Poster presented at the New Interfaces for Music Expression (NIME) Conference, Oslo, Norway, May 30 June 1, Duinker, Ben. Rebonds: Thoughts on Structure and Performance. Paper presented at the Xenakis: Arts/Science Conference. Montreal, Quebec, October 1, 2010.

3 3 Research employment: III: Teaching Editorial Assistant Music Theory Online Formatted and uploaded paper submissions Copyedited accepted papers Assisted editor Nicole Biamonte on other journal- related tasks Research Assistant McGill University (Peter Schubert) Improvised and performed renaissance vocal polyphony Performed at conferences and lecture series in Venice and Montreal Researcher/Artist Outreach CBC Music & CBC Montreal Produced online content for the CBC Classical, Jazz, and World music community sites Logistical and technical assistance for Montreal International Musical Competition, CBC Sing- In, and others Research Assistant McGill University (Aiyun Huang) Performed on and assistant- produced recordings for Aiyun Huang s FQRSC- funded Save Percussion Theatre DVD release (Mode Records) Created website for Transplanted Roots: Percussion Research Symposium Produced recordings for Huang s research project Memory in Motion 2009 Teaching Assistant McGill University MUTH 350 (Theory and Analysis 5) Winter 2017 MUTH 151 (Theory and Analysis 2) Winter 2016 MUTH 150 (Theory and Analysis 1) Fall 2015 MUTH 350 (Theory and Analysis 5) Winter 2015 MUTH 250 (Theory and Analysis 3) Fall 2014 MUTH 111 (Elementary Harmony) Winter 2010 MUTH 110 (Melody and Counterpoint) Fall Guest Course Lecturer McGill University MUTH 151 (Theory and Analysis 2) Winter 2016 MUTH 350 (Theory and Analysis 5) Summer 2015, Winter Course Lecturer McGill University MUAR 201 (Basic Materials of Western Music) Winter Percussion Tutor École F.A.C.E. (Montreal, QC) Ran sectionals and taught group lessons to students aged Directed percussion ensemble performances Aided in concert preparation and production IV: Performance / composition Commercial recordings: Architek Percussion. The Privacy of Domestic Life. Centrediscs, 2017 (forthcoming). Britton, Eliot and Architek Percussion. Metatron. DAME / Ambiences Magnétiques, 2017.

4 4 Reimer, Ben, et al. Katana of Choice: New Works for Solo Drumset. Redshift Music, Sharp, Jason, et al. A Boat upon its Blood. Constellation Records, Lizée, Nicole, et al. Bookburners. Centrediscs, Viva Voce Chamber Choir. Songs from the Gospels. Atma Classique, Huang, Aiyun et al. Saving Percussion Theatre. Mode Records, Selected performance experience: 2012 Architek Percussion (Montreal- based percussion quartet) Performances, festivals, tours, and educational events in Canada, USA, and Europe Commissions/premieres of over 40 new works by Canadian and international composers, including Adam Basanta, Eliot Britton, Taylor Brook, Nicole Lizée, and Lukas Ligeti Selected recent performances: o 2017: Debut Atlantic Tour (Atlantic Canada) o 2017: Fifth Anniversary Concert o 2017: Album Release Concert (Metatron, Eliot Britton) o 2017: Jeunesses Musicales Tour (Quebec/Onatrio) o 2016: European Tour (UK/Norway) o 2016: Co- Produced Concert with Viva Voce o 2015: Co- Produced concerts with TorQ Percussion (Toronto) o 2015: Conseil des arts de Montréal inter- borough tour o 2015: Codes d Access/Suoni per il Popolo (Montreal QC) o 2015: Scotia Festival of Music (Halifax NS) o 2015: The Music Gallery (Toronto ON) o 2015: Cluster Festival (Winnipeg MB) o 2015: New Music Edmonton o 2014: Percussive Arts Society International Convention (Indianapolis IN) Selected recent grants: o Canada Council for the Arts 2016: Touring Grant 2016: Commission Grant 2015: Touring Grant 2015: Commission Grant 2014: Touring Grant 2014: New Music Project Grant 2014: Audience and Market Development Grant o SOCAN Foundation 2017: Concert Production 2016: Concert Season Production 2015: Concert Season Production 2014: Concert Production o Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec 2015: Projets Ponctuels de Tournées

5 (Insert TITLE) Duo (Montreal/Toronto- based marimba duo) Universal Marimba Competition, St. Truiden BE, 2011 (Ludwig Albert Talent Prize, 500) Banff Centre for the Arts, chamber music residency (2012) Solo percussionist Prix D Europe, 2012 (first prize, winds and percussion, $5000) Concerto performance with Symphony Nova Scotia Concours ARAM, 2010 (coup de coeur, $1000) Concerto performance with the McGill Symphony Orchestra PASIC International Solo Percussion Competition, 2009 (third prize, $500) Concours OSM Standard Life, 2009 (first prize, percussion, $10000) Concours OSM Standard Life, 2009 (prize for the best interpretation of a Canadian work, percussion, $2500) Concerto performance with l Orchestre de la Francophonie McGill Concerto Competition, 2009 (first prize, $1000) 2006 Chamber/orchestral musician Performances and tours with Sixtrum, Bradyworks, SMCQ, Viva Voce, Symphony Nova Scotia, National Youth Orchestra of Canada, I Musici, Orchestre de la Francophonie, and others Roots and Rhizomes Percussion Residency, Banff Centre for the Arts, 2009 (instructors: Steven Schick, Aiyun Huang, Bob Becker, Anders Loguin) 2002 Choral tenor and composer/arranger Performances and tours with the National Youth Choir of Canada (2002, 2004, 2006), Choir of the Church of St. Andrew and St. Paul ( ), Viva Voce ( ), and others Compositions and arrangements premiered by Camerata Xara (Halifax), Canadian Chamber Choir, Voces Boreales (Montreal), Windsor Classic Chorale, and First Baptist Church (Halifax) V: Professional Service Member at Large McGill Graduate Music Students Executive Council Board Member Codes D Accès Montreal- based contemporary music series for emerging artists 2016 Abstract Review Committee / Session Chair McGill Graduate Music Students (MGMS) Symposium