Dr. Carlos Lopez Charles is a composer, sound designer, and programmer specialising in the creation of interactive visual music. He holds a PhD and a Masters degree from the Paris 8 University (France), and a Bachelor degree from the Escuela Superior de Musica (Mexico). From 2012 to 2015, he was a research fellow in the School of Music at the University of Queensland.
Carlos’ work includes pieces for acoustic and electroacoustic instruments, as well as music for interactive video and dance, which have been performed in twelve different countries.
He has received a number of prestigious international commissions including the National Arts Center Orchestra (Ottawa, Canada); and the International Institut for Electroacoustic Music (Bourges, France).
In 2009, he was the General Producer of the Visiones Sonoras Festival of Music and New Technologies (Morelia, Mexico). From 2007 to 2011 he was the Head Producer and Music Technology teacher at the Mexican Centre for Music and Sonic Arts (www.cmmas.org).