Ron Kuivila is an American sound artist from Boston, Master of Arts. He is primarily known for his sound installations, performances, and recorded materials that make use of computers, and for his contributions to the SuperCollider audio programming language.
Education
Kuivila studied under Alvin Lucier at Wesleyan University and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Music and a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics in 1977. He went on to receive his Master of Fine Arts from Mills College, studying under Robert Ashley and David P. Anderson.
Career
Kuivila released sound pieces as part of the Tellus Audio Cassette Magazine compilations as well as through Sonic Arts and Lovely Music. In the 1990s Kuivila and David P. Anderson were responsible for creating the software language Formula, which has been used by David Behrman. He currently teaches classes in Experimental Music, Computers in Music, and Studio Recording at Wesleyan University, where he served as the chair of the music department.
In May 2011, he was named University Professor of Music.
He currently works with the open-source software SuperCollider. He has performed at The Kitchen, MoMA PS1, PASS, The Experimental Intermedia Foundation, and Bilhaud Gallery.