Suzanne Thorpe is an interdisciplinary artist-scholar whose creative
research intersects electronic music, feminist and ecological theory. She
interweaves critical listening practices with acoustic ecology, improvisation and
technology to craft immersive sound engagements and creative research sites that
question circulations of power within human and nonhuman systems. As an
electroacoustic flutist and sound artist she’s performed and exhibited
internationally, has a large discography, with releases on Columbia Records, Beggars
Banquet, Geffin, V2, and her research has been published in journals and edited
volumes. Thorpe has been granted several residencies and awards for her artistry and
research, such as the Frog Peak Collective Award for innovative research in
technology, a Gold Record from the Recording Industry Association of Americas, as
well as grants from the MAP Fund, NYSCA, New Music USA and Harvestworks Digital
Media Foundation. Thorpe holds an MFA in Electronic Music & Media from Mills
College, a Ph.D. in Integrative Studies from the University of California, San
Diego, and is a certified Deep Listening Instructor, having studied in depth with
pioneering composer and Deep Listening Founder Pauline Oliveros. Most recently she
was a Mellon Fellow and member of the Society of Fellows at Columbia University, and
is currently Assistant Professor of Sound Studies at Manhattan College. She also
remains a co-founder and director of TECHNE, a nonprofit arts-education organization
dedicated to dismantling social and cultural barriers in technical learning
environments.
