Background
Pinkston, Russell Fountain was born on January 1, 1949 in Beirut. Son of James Oliver and Margaret Louise (Fountain) Pinkston.
Pinkston, Russell Fountain was born on January 1, 1949 in Beirut. Son of James Oliver and Margaret Louise (Fountain) Pinkston.
Bachelor in Music, Dartmouth College, 1974; Master in Music Composition, Columbia University, 1979; DMA, Columbia University, 1984.
Pinkston is both an active composer and a researcher in the field of computer music His compositions range from sacred anthems and concert works to computer-generated tape pieces and live electronic interactive music for dance. The primary focus of Pinkston"s research has been in developing software and hardware for real-time synthesis and digital signal processing, including substantial work involving the Csound audio programming language, including Csound user interface software, numerous tutorials, and example Csound instruments.
Some of this work can be found in The Csound Book.
Pinkston studied composition at Dartmouth College, where he was a student of Jon Appleton, and Columbia University, where he earned the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in 1984. Pinkston is a founding member and former president of the Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States (SEAMUS), and a former Regional Director for the Americas of the International Computer Music Association (International Capital Market Association).
Member Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States (director archives since 1985), Computer Music Association.
Married Margot Booth, March 2, 1951. Children: Malcolm B. Pinkston, Caroline B. Pinkston.