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'''James Wyness''', also known as '''Arcadian Meadows''' or '''Ubanu Tarasa''', is a composer, instrument maker and [[scalesmith]] who works almost uniquely in the electroacoustic medium. | '''James Wyness''', also known as '''Arcadian Meadows''' or '''Ubanu Tarasa''', is a composer, instrument maker and [[scalesmith]] who works almost uniquely in the electroacoustic medium. | ||
Some of his influences include [[Lou Harrison]]’s biography, the journal ''[[Xenharmonikon]]'', and [[Indonesian]] gamelan music (which inspired most of the scales Wyness crafted. | Some of his influences include [[Lou Harrison]]’s biography, the journal ''[[Xenharmonikon]]'' (which was for a time edited by [[Daniel Wolf]]), and [[Indonesian]] gamelan music (which inspired most of the scales Wyness crafted. | ||
His current research in both stereo and multi-channel [[acousmatic]] composition focuses on the detailed investigation of the sound object and on the contrast and dialectic between overtly musical material on the one hand and mimetic material on the other. | His current research in both stereo and multi-channel [[acousmatic]] composition focuses on the detailed investigation of the sound object and on the contrast and dialectic between overtly musical material on the one hand and mimetic material on the other. | ||