Philippe Ménard (2)

Canadian composer, computer technician and teacher, 10 September 1946. After his studies in Paris he was involved in the Groupe de recherches musicales, the Équipe de mathématique et d'automatique musicales, IRCAM, and, most importantly, the Groupe de recherche musicale de Bourges. In 1981 he developed a light-operated instrument called Synchoros, that generates sound material and musical structures triggered by the movements of the body. This instrument was introduced officially in 1986 during the Printemps électroacoustique in Montreal.