Dr Pablo Galaz is a Lecturer in Composition and Music Analysis in the Department of Music at the University of Southampton, where he is Head of Music Technology and co-directs the University of Southampton AI Music Lab. Pablo holds a degree in Composition from University of Chile, a master’s degree in composition from the Paris Conservatory, a master’s degree in Musicology, Creation, Music and Society at the Paris 8-Saint-Denis University, and a doctorate degree in composition at the University of Huddersfield. He has also attended the CURSUS 1 (Practical Training in Computer Music) and CURSUS 2 (Specialized Training in Composition, Research, and Music Technology) at the IRCAM-Centre Pompidou.
Pablo has been a composer in residence at Visby International Centre for Composers (Sweden), the Liszt School of Music Weimar (Germany), and the 6th International Forum for Young Composers organised by the Ensemble Aleph (France). Between 2012 and 2014, he was an artist in residence at the Cité Internationale des Arts de Paris. He has received prizes and recognitions for his work in Chile, Spain, France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, and the UK. His music has been performed in several festivals in Latin America, the United States, Australia, and Europe by ensembles such as Intercontemporain (Paris), Elision (Melbourne), Vertixe Sonora (Vigo), Adapter (Berlin), AuditivVokal (Dresden), Itinéraire (Paris), Aleph (Paris), Iberoamericano (Weimar), Proton Bern, Schallfeld (Austria), and New York New Music Ensemble, among others.
He is also a member of the Amsterdam‑based Ensemble Resilience (composer and computer‑music designer), a laptop and synth performer and improviser, as well as a solderer, maker, and DIY enthusiast.