Tohm Judson (b. 1976) received his PhD from the University of Iowa where he studied composition with David Gompper and Lawrence Fritts. He received his MM from the University of Florida where he studied with James Paul Sain, Paul Richards, and Budd Udell. His music has been performed in the UK, France, Italy, the Sudan and throughout the United States, including the SEAMUS National Conference, SCI, Electronic Music Midwest, the Festival of New American Music and was a featured artist at the EMIT festival in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Judson has worked with many forms of interactive media including audio, video, installation, and dance, collaborating with artists such as K.T. Nelson of ODC San Francisco, Robert Dick, Holland Hopson, Owen Roberts and most recently with Christopher Cozier for a commission for the University of Iowa Museum of Art. He is a recipient of the Pelzer Fellowship for Composition at the University of Iowa. He currently teaches Music Business and Recording at Winston Salem State University, North Carolina.
Dr. Judson’s appreciation for many different from of music can be seen in his performances of Mid-Eastern, Brazilian, African, Steel Pan Bands, as well as performing with various orchestras and wind ensembles on bass. Mr. Judson recent work entitled “Syzygy/Syncronicity” was set as a permenant installation and the University of Iowa Museum of Art. This work is an interactive/real-time work that encompassed the entire museum.