Peter Nelson

Peter Nelson is currently Professor of Music and Technology, and Head of Music at the University of Edinburgh, where his research involves aspects of music cognition as well as composition.

His compositional output includes orchestral, instrumental, vocal and electronic music, particularly developing the use of real-time interactive computer systems.

Through the 1980s he worked closely with the composer, Iannis Xenakis and his UPIC computer music system, composing a number of works for the UPIC and touring extensively with “les Ateliers UPIC”.

He also founded, with his colleague Geoffrey King, Edinburgh Contemporary Arts Trust (ECAT) which for thirty years has presented a regular season of new music concerts in Edinburgh, bringing most of the leading international contemporary musicians to Scotland.

He is editor of the international journal, “Contemporary Music Review”.