Daniel Jones

Artist & Composer

About Me

Daniel Jones is an artist and composer interested in algorithmic composition, sonification, and spatial sound installations. He is a visiting artist and researcher at the Intelligent Instruments Lab, Reykjavík, Iceland, and was formerly research lead and co-founder of Sonos Advanced Technology London. He has a PhD in artificial life from Goldsmiths, University of London.

Sessions

  • Asp

    Designing a Modular, Accessible and Open Sequencer Platform
    00:00 - 00:00 UTC | Monday 9th November 2026 |
    Beginner
    Intermediate
    Advanced
    In-Person & Online

    Most music control devices assume a one-size-fits-all approach, which disadvantages people who do not fit an assumed norm. But the availability of powerful open hardware ecosystems like Raspberry Pi means that we can now create feature-packed controllers at a low cost and rapid pace. This opens the door to making hackable, modular devices that can be tailored to specific needs and use cases. In this talk, we describe Asp: the Accessible Sequencer Platform. Asp is a MIDI/CV step sequencer for real-time composition and performance. Its features include algorithmic generators and note effects, parameter LFOs, live recording, Ableton Link clock sync, […]

  • Workshop: Exploring Percussion Synthesis and Rhythm Generation in Python
    09:30 - 12:30 UTC | Monday 11th November 2024 | SS Great Britain
    Beginner
    Intermediate

    In this hands-on workshop, we'll start from the principles of percussion synthesis, and progress to building a fully-fledged synthesised drum kit, using Python, Jupyter notebooks, and the SignalFlow DSP framework. We will give an overview of how SignalFlow and Python notebooks can be used to interactively explore DSP algorithms, illustrating different approaches to percussion synthesis from vintage Roland drum machines to physical modelling methods. Once we've implemented each drum in our virtual kit, we'll look at approaches to sequencing and pattern generation, including generative techniques to add complexity and variety. The workshop will cover: Setting up Visual Studio Code for interactive Python […]