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Biography

Jeffrey Weeter composes music, designs real-time multimedia instruments, plays the drums and performs musically with technology. He is director of the Cork Audio Visual Ensemble (CAVE) which performed “The Box” at the International Computer Music/Sound and Music Computing Conference in Athens, Greece. His work was also recently performed at Kunsthaus in Zurich, the !f Istanbul AFM International Independent Film Festival, and the Cork Film Festival. During 2011 and again in 2012, collaborations with electronic musician Kate Simko toured the world, touching every continent.

As an educator, Dr Weeter created the first music composition MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) of it's kind in collaboration with Kadenze, leaders in learning creative technologies online. The course "Loop: Repetition and Variation in Music", has been taken by thousands across the globe.

He completed his Doctorate in Music Composition from Northwestern University, served five years as an audio engineer for the Emmy winning “Oprah Winfrey Show”, Harpo Studios, Chicago and is currently a Lecturer in Music Composition at University College Cork, Ireland.

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Research Interests

Music Composition, Contemporary Music, Composing with Interactive New Media, Computer Music, Performance with Computers, New Devices for Musical Expression, Sound Design for New Media, Recording Studio techniques, Guerrilla Sound Techniques, Sound installation, Improvisation, Live and Interactive Video and Sound Processing

Research Grants

	Project	Funding Body	Start Date	End Date	Award
	Music for Prepared Piano	Arts Council	01-DEC-22	01-DEC-23

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Publications

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Book Chapters

	Year	Publication
	(2018)	'A Functional Analysis of Haptic Feedback in Digital Musical Instrument Interactions' Gareth Young, David Murphy, Jeffrey Weeter (2018) 'A Functional Analysis of Haptic Feedback in Digital Musical Instrument Interactions' In: Musical Haptics. UK: Springer.   [DOI] [Details]

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Compositions (Music)

	Year	Publication
	(2021)	Windows in Vondelpark. Jeffrey Weeter (2021) Windows in Vondelpark. Compositions (Music) [Details]
	(2019)	Pattern Portraits: Cork. Jeffrey Weeter (2019) Pattern Portraits: Cork. Compositions (Music) [Details]
	(2018)	Pattern Portraits: Cork. Jeffrey Weeter (2018) Pattern Portraits: Cork. Compositions (Music) [Details]
	(2018)	Fragments of an Unknown Origin. Jeffrey Weeter (2018) Fragments of an Unknown Origin. Compositions (Music) [Details]
	(2018)	The Inevitable. Jeffrey Weeter (2018) The Inevitable. Compositions (Music) [Details]
	(2016)	Pattern Portraits: Concertgebouw. Jeffrey Weeter (2016) Pattern Portraits: Concertgebouw. Compositions (Music) [Details]
	(2016)	Love and Rockets. Jeffrey Weeter (2016) Love and Rockets. Cork: Compositions (Music) [Details]
	(2013)	Fire Morning, No Buzz. Jeffrey Weeter (2013) Fire Morning, No Buzz. Compositions (Music) [Details]
	(2005)	Pulling My Face in and Out of Distortion, I Blink Too Much. Jeffrey Weeter, volcano! (2005) Pulling My Face in and Out of Distortion, I Blink Too Much. Compositions (Music) [Details]
	(2005)	Frozen In Escape. Jeffrey Weeter, volcano! (2005) Frozen In Escape. Compositions (Music) [Details]
	(2015)	the dove and the flame. Jeffrey Weeter, Paul Deuth (2015) the dove and the flame. Chicago: Compositions (Music) [Details]
	(2014)	Music In The Time It Takes For A Tornado To Strike. Weeter, J. (2014) Music In The Time It Takes For A Tornado To Strike. Compositions (Music) [Details]
	(2014)	CAVE - The BOX. Weeter, J., Foott, D. (2014) CAVE - The BOX. Compositions (Music) [Details]
	(2012)	Once Upon A Good Time in the Bad and Ugly West. Weeter, J., Deuth, P. (2012) Once Upon A Good Time in the Bad and Ugly West. Compositions (Music) [Details]
	(2012)	Kate Simko Live A/V. Simko, K., Weeter, J.; (2012) Kate Simko Live A/V. Chicago, USA: Compositions (Music) [Details]
	(2011)	Lustre. Simko, K., Weeter, J.; (2011) Lustre. Chicago, USA: Compositions (Music) [Details]
	(2009)	Lear. Weeter, J; (2009) Lear. Compositions (Music) [Details]
	(2006)	Pattern Portraits: Amsterdam. Weeter, J.; (2006) Pattern Portraits: Amsterdam. Compositions (Music) [Details]
	(2005)	Six Corners. Cartwright, M., Moorefield, V., Weeter, J.; (2005) Six Corners. Compositions (Music) [Details]
	(2004)	Chicago Union Station. Cartwright, M., Moorefield, V., Weeter, J.; (2004) Chicago Union Station. Compositions (Music) [Details]
	(2004)	Fire and Ice Present: The Sound Of The Sound Of Music. Deuth, P., Weeter, J.; (2004) Fire and Ice Present: The Sound Of The Sound Of Music. Compositions (Music) [Details]
	(2004)	Canto. Weeter, J.; (2004) Canto. Compositions (Music) [Details]
	(2003)	Fire and Ice present The News. Deuth, P., Weeter, J.; (2003) Fire and Ice present The News. Compositions (Music) [Details]
	(2003)	Dogs Are Whales. Weeter, J.; (2003) Dogs Are Whales. Compositions (Music) [Details]
	(2003)	Lucid Dream Ensemble. Moorefield, V., Schmudde, D., Weeter, J., Wolek, N.; (2003) Lucid Dream Ensemble. Compositions (Music) [Details]
	(2003)	'Mercials. Weeter, J; (2003) 'Mercials. Compositions (Music) [Details]
	(2002)	Low Circulation Report. Sonnenberg, K., Weeter, J.; (2002) Low Circulation Report. Compositions (Music) [Details]
	(2002)	RAST. Weeter, J.; (2002) RAST. Compositions (Music) [Details]
	(2002)	Trio for Contrabass, Electric Guitar and Computer. Weeter, J.; (2002) Trio for Contrabass, Electric Guitar and Computer. Compositions (Music) [Details]
	(2001)	Mothergun. Weeter, J.; (2001) Mothergun. Compositions (Music) [Details]
	(2001)	The Frangipani Door. Weeter, J.; (2001) The Frangipani Door. Compositions (Music) [Details]
	(2001)	The Hole. Weeter, J.; (2001) The Hole. Compositions (Music) [Details]
	(2001)	Pussyboy. Weeter, J.; (2001) Pussyboy. Compositions (Music) [Details]
	(2001)	Melancholy Play. Weeter, J.; (2001) Melancholy Play. Compositions (Music) [Details]
	(2001)	Light Light Light Light Light. Weeter, J.; (2001) Light Light Light Light Light. Compositions (Music) [Details]
	(2000)	Glimpse. Weeter, J.; (2000) Glimpse. Compositions (Music) [Details]
	(2000)	These Realities. Weeter, J.; (2000) These Realities. Compositions (Music) [Details]
	(1999)	$.10/dz. Weeter, J.; (1999) $.10/dz. Compositions (Music) [Details]
	(1999)	Falling/Climbing (Unapologetically) Toward Persuasion. Weeter, J.; (1999) Falling/Climbing (Unapologetically) Toward Persuasion. Compositions (Music) [Details]
	(1999)	Trio. Weeter, J.; (1999) Trio. Compositions (Music) [Details]
	(1999)	Untitled. Towell, B., Weeter, J.; (1999) Untitled. Compositions (Music) [Details]
	(1998)	As Though It Were A Conscious Choice. Weeter, J.; (1998) As Though It Were A Conscious Choice. Compositions (Music) [Details]
	(1997)	Tuesday's Lesson. Weeter, J.; (1997) Tuesday's Lesson. Compositions (Music) [Details]

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Performances (Music)

	Year	Publication
	(2014)	CAVE - Pop Out. Weeter, J., Foott, D. (2014) CAVE - Pop Out. Performances (Music) [Details]
	(2014)	Cork Audio Visual Ensemble - The Box. Weeter, J., Foott, D. (2014) Cork Audio Visual Ensemble - The Box. Performances (Music) [Details]
	(2012)	Kate Simko Live A/V Tour. Simko, K., Weeter, J.; (2012) Kate Simko Live A/V Tour. Chicago, USA: Performances (Music) [Details]
	(2011)	Lustre Live Tour. Simko, K., Weeter, J.; (2011) Lustre Live Tour. Chicago, USA: Performances (Music) [Details]
	(2010)	Jeffrey Weeter and Danny McCarthy - 13 November 2010. Weeter, J., McCarthy, D.; (2010) Jeffrey Weeter and Danny McCarthy - 13 November 2010. Performances (Music) [Details]
	(2010)	Jeffrey Weeter with StetLab - October 11, 2010. Weeter, J., Stet Lab; (2010) Jeffrey Weeter with StetLab - October 11, 2010. Performances (Music) [Details]
	(2009)	Chicago Union Station. Cartwright, M., Moorefield, V., Weeter, J.; (2009) Chicago Union Station. Londonderry: Performances (Music) [Details]

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Peer Reviewed Journals

	Year	Publication
	(2017)	'IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON HAPTICS' Young, GW;Murphy, D;Weeter, J (2017) 'IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON HAPTICS'. Ieee Transactions On Haptics, 10 :135-139 [DOI] [Details]
	(2016)	'Haptics in Music: The Effects of Vibrotactile Stimulus in Low Frequency Auditory Difference Detection Tasks' Gareth W. Young; Dave Murphy; Jeffrey Weeter (2016) 'Haptics in Music: The Effects of Vibrotactile Stimulus in Low Frequency Auditory Difference Detection Tasks'. Ieee Transactions On Haptics, PP (99) [DOI] [Details]
	(2016)	'Haptics in Music: The Effects of Vibrotactile Stimulus in Low Frequency Auditory Difference Detection Tasks' Young, Gareth W.; Murphy, David; Weeter, Jeffrey (2016) 'Haptics in Music: The Effects of Vibrotactile Stimulus in Low Frequency Auditory Difference Detection Tasks'. Ieee Transactions On Haptics, 10 (1):135-139 [DOI] [Full Text] [Details]
	(2004)	'The Lucid Dream Ensemble: a laboratory of discovery in the age of convergence' Moorefield, V., Weeter, J.; (2004) 'The Lucid Dream Ensemble: a laboratory of discovery in the age of convergence'. Organised Sound, 9 (3):271-281 [DOI] [Details]
	(2004)	'Chicago Union Station' Moorefield, V., Weeter, J.; (2004) 'Chicago Union Station'. Organised Sound, 9 :317-318 [DOI] [Details]

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Conference Publications

	Year	Publication
	(2018)	MUSICAL HAPTICS Young, GW;Murphy, D;Weeter, J (2018) A Functional Analysis of Haptic Feedback in Digital Musical Instrument Interactions MUSICAL HAPTICS , pp.95-122 [DOI] [Details]
	(2017)	Proceedings of the international conference on new interfaces for musical expression, NIME '17 Young G. W., Murphy, D. and Weeter, J. (2017) A qualitative analysis of haptic feedback in music focused exercises new interfaces for musical expression Proceedings of the international conference on new interfaces for musical expression, NIME '17 Copenhagen, [Details]
	(2017)	NIME 2017 Gareth Young, Dave Murphy, Jeffrey Weeter (2017) A Qualitative Analysis of Haptic Feedback in Music Focused Exercises NIME 2017 [Details]
	(2015)	Proceedings of the 12th International Conference in Sound and Music Computing, SMC 2015 Young G.;Murphy D.;Weeter J. (2015) Vibrotactile discrimination of pure and complex waveforms Proceedings of the 12th International Conference in Sound and Music Computing, SMC 2015 , pp.359-362 [Details]
	(2013)	DAFx 2013 - 16th International Conference on Digital Audio Effects Young G.;Murphy D.;Weeter J. (2013) Audio-tactile glove DAFx 2013 - 16th International Conference on Digital Audio Effects [Details]
	(2013)	International Conference on Digital Audio Effects (DAFx-13) Young, G., Murphy, D., and Weeter, J. (2013) Audio-Tactile Glove International Conference on Digital Audio Effects (DAFx-13) Maynooth, Ireland, [Details]
	(2004)	International Computer Music Conference Cartwright, M., Moorefield, V., Weeter, J.; (2004) Chicago Union Station International Computer Music Conference [Details]

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Other Journals

	Year	Publication
	(2009)	'Lear' Weeter, J; (2009) 'Lear' Requited Journal, .   [Details]

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Artwork

	Year	Publication
	(2017)	Concert. Colin Dunne, Mel Mercier, Sinead Rushe, Jeffrey Weeter (2017) Concert. Paris: Artwork [Details]
	(2017)	Concert. Colin Dunne, Mel Mercier, Sinead Rushe, Jeffrey Weeter (2017) Concert. Dublin: Artwork [Details]
	(2003)	Violence In The Workplace. Bell, J., Deuth, P., Schrider, J., Weeter, J.; (2003) Violence In The Workplace. Artwork [Details]
	(2002)	Powerpoint. Bell, J., Deuth, P., Schrider, J., Weeter, J.; (2002) Powerpoint. Artwork [Details]

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Conference Paper

	Year	Publication
	(2014)	International Computer Music Conference - Sound and Music Computing Conference. Weeter, J., Foott, D. (2014) International Computer Music Conference - Sound and Music Computing Conference. Conference Paper [Details]

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CD

	Year	Publication
	(2013)	Untitled. Jeffrey Weeter, Karen Power (2013) Untitled. CD [Details]
	(2005)	Beautiful Seizure. Weeter, J., volcano!; (2005) Beautiful Seizure. Leeds: CD [Details]

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DVD

	Year	Publication
	(2011)	Untitled Audio Visual Work. Weeter, J. McCarthy, D. (2011) Untitled Audio Visual Work. DVD [Details]
	(2008)	Quiet Daydream. Simko, K., Weeter, J.; (2008) Quiet Daydream. Brussells: DVD [Details]
	(2003)	Fire and Ice. Deuth, P., Weeter, J.; (2003) Fire and Ice. Chicago: DVD [Details]

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Invited Lectures

	Year	Publication
	(2004)	Lucid Dream Ensemble: A Laboratory of Discovery in the Age of Convergence. Moorefield, V., Weeter, J.; (2004) Lucid Dream Ensemble: A Laboratory of Discovery in the Age of Convergence. San Francisco: Invited Lectures [Details]

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Invited Seminars

	Year	Publication
	(2018)	Performing musically with newly created technology. Jeffrey Weeter (2018) Performing musically with newly created technology. Scotland: Invited Seminars [Details]
	(2009)	Fire and Ice, performance and lecture with Max/MSP/Jitter demonstrations. Weeter, J.; (2009) Fire and Ice, performance and lecture with Max/MSP/Jitter demonstrations. San Francisco: Invited Seminars [Details]
	(2004)	Chicago Union Station, performance and demonstration. Cartwright, M., Moorefield, V., Weeter, J.; (2004) Chicago Union Station, performance and demonstration. Chicago: Invited Seminars [Details]

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Music score

	Year	Publication
	(2004)	Even If I Told You. Weeter, J.; (2004) Even If I Told You. Music score [Details]
	(2001)	ExtraOrdinaire. Weeter, J.; (2001) ExtraOrdinaire. Music score [Details]
	(2001)	Unmade Beds. Weeter, J.; (2001) Unmade Beds. Music score [Details]
	(1997)	Hide. Weeter, J.; (1997) Hide. Music score [Details]

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Online Multimedia

	Year	Publication
	(2010)	Mind On You - music video director. Weeter, J., Simko, K.; (2010) Mind On You - music video director. Online Multimedia [Details]

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Performances

	Year	Publication
	(2010)	Jeffrey Weeter with Quiet Club - Engage Arts Festival - Bandon, IE, September 24, 2010. Weeter, J; (2010) Jeffrey Weeter with Quiet Club - Engage Arts Festival - Bandon, IE, September 24, 2010. Performances [Details]

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Invited Performer

	Year	Publication
	(2018)	CAVE and the New Device. Jeffrey Weeter (2018) CAVE and the New Device. Scotland: Invited Performer [Details]

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Professional Activities

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Honours and Awards

	Year	Title	Awarding Body
	2017	Fulbright Commission Award for Dr Amy Williams	US Fulbright Commission
	2017	UCC CACSSS Visiting Scholar Award	College of Arts, Celtic Studies, Social Sciences
	2015	School of Music and Theatre Research Grant	School of Music and Theatre UCC
	2014	Strategic Research Fund Grant	Office of the Vice President for Research & Innovation, UCC, Cork
	2014	School of Music and Theatre Research Grant	School of Music and Theatre UCC
	2014	Creative Practice Fund	CACSSS (College of Arts, Celtic Studies & Social Sciences), UCC, Cork
	2013	e-learning development grant	University College Cork
	2013	Income Generation Oversight Group (IGOG) e-Learning project grant	University College Cork
	2010	Outstanding Achievement In Live and Direct to Tape Sound Mixing- Daytime Emmy Nomination	National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
	2009	Outstanding Achievement In Live and Direct to Tape Sound Mixing, Daytime Emmy Winner	The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
	2008	Outstanding Achievement In Live and Direct to Tape Sound Mixing- Daytime Emmy Nomination	National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
	2006	Outstanding Achievement In Live and Direct to Tape Sound Mixing- Daytime Emmy Nomination	National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
	2004	Harry N. and Ruth F. Wyatt Fund Grant	Northwestern University Music Department
	2003	William H. Macy Scholarship	Northwestern University
	1999	Sherman Conaway Award for Academic Excellence	Columbia College Chicago

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Professional Associations

	Association	Function	From / To
	Audio Engineering Society	Member	/
	Irish Sound, Science & Technology Association	Member	/
	Association for Songwriters, Composers and Performers (ASCAP)	Member	/
	International Computer Music Association	Member	/
	College Music Society	Member	/

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Conference Contributions

	Year	Publication
	(2014)	And Sophia Danced: A Celebration of Arts Research, Weeter, J. (2014) The Box - A discussion of a multimedia performance. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], And Sophia Danced: A Celebration of Arts Research, Limerick, Ireland , 19-NOV-14 - 20-NOV-14. [Details]
	(2013)	Rethinking Liveness: Music, Performance and Media Technology, an Interdisciplinary Symposium, Weeter, J. (2013) Fire and Ice: Live Multimedia Performance. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Rethinking Liveness: Music, Performance and Media Technology, an Interdisciplinary Symposium, University College Cork , 19-SEP-13 - 20-SEP-13. [Details]
	(2011)	Leeds International Festival for Innovation in Production and Composition, Weeter, J. (2011) Lustre - A live-cinema performance. [Invited Oral Presentation], Leeds International Festival for Innovation in Production and Composition, Leeds , 12-MAY-11 - 13-MAY-11. [Details]

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Committees

	Committee	Function	From / To
	CACSSS Academic Development Committee	member	/
	Department Graduate Studies Committee	member	/
	IT and Premises Committee	Chair	/
	Research Committee	member	/
	Major Study Committee		2010 /
	CACSSS Student Affairs Committee	member	2015 / 2016
	Research Seminar coordinator	Research Seminar coordinator	2015 / 2016
	Library Representative	Library Collections Representative	2012 / 2016
	MA Music and Media Composition Creation Committee	Chair	/
	Performance Committee		2010 /

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Employment

	Employer	Position	From / To
	Harpo Studios	Audio Engineer	01-MAY-05 / 01-SEP-10

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Education

	Year	Institution	Qualification	Subject
	2006	Northwestern University	Doctor of Music (DM) from Northwestern University	Music Composition
	2002	Northwestern University	Masters of Music	Music Composition
	2000	Columbia College Chicago	BACHELOR OF ARTS	Music/Liberal Arts

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Outreach Activities

Description

ARTS PRACTICE RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM (2013) A one-day public symposium presented by the School of Music and Theatre (UCC) and the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance (UL), and organised by Dr Mel Mercier (UCC), Dr Jeffrey Weeter (UCC), Dr Bernie Cronin (UCC), Dr Helen Phelan (UL) and Professor Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin (UL). The event included a keynote presentation by Professor Nicholas Canny, short presentations by doctoral students at UCC and UL currently pursuing Arts Practice PhD research, and a panel presentation and discussion of relevant issues, including the current debate around key performance indicators.

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Other Activities

	Description
	2010 - 2014 External Examiner - Trinity College Dublin - MSc Music and Media Technologies

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Teaching Activities

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Teaching Interests

Composition of any kind in a broad variety of styles (including those involving improvisation, performance art, music technology, intermedia, etc.), topics in contemporary music (today's music or from the late 20th century), electronic music, popular music, projects in music technology, projects in orchestration/instrumentation.‍

Recent Postgraduates

	Graduation Year	Student Name	Institution	Degree Type	Thesis Title
	2016	Dorone Paris	UCC	PHD
	2017	Niall Vallely	UCC	PHD
	2020	Richard Malloy	UCC	PHD
	2016	Gareth Young	UCC	PHD
	2016	Fiachra Ó Corragáin	UCC	PHD
	2013	Derek Foott	NUI (UCC)	PhD

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Current Postgraduate Students

	Student	Degree Type
	Maguire Philip Stephen	Doctoral Degree
	Bradstock Arran Tenzin	Doctoral Degree