Ken Fields has been Professor of Network and Electronic Music at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing China for the last two decades. From the 2008-2013, Ken held the position of Canada Research Chair in Telemedia Arts, investigating artistic and musical performance over high-speed networks. Ken received his Ph.D. in Media Arts degree from the University of California at Santa Barbara (2000). He has been developing Artsmesh (macOS software) since 2008 – for network music performance. Ken is currently Adjunct Professor at UCSB, Multimedia Art and Technology Program and on the editorial board of the Journal of Organized Sound.
