Owen Chapman

Researcher

Owen Chapman is an electronic artist who's work ranges from intermedia  performance (incorporating original music, video projection and live scratch DJing) to studio-based composition. He is an Assistant Professor in Sound Production and Scholarship in the department of Communication Studies at Concordia University. His written works (incorporating audio and video elements whenever possible) have appeared in such publications as Organised Sound, M/C Journal, and The Canadian Journal of Communication. He recently acted as guest editor of a special "Active Radio" issue of Wi: Journal of Mobile Media (April 2009). His creative work has been commissioned internationally for radio, video, contemporary dance, solo performance and site-specific installation. His research and production projects have been funded by the Canada Council and the Quebec Fonds de recherche sur la société et la culture (FQRSC).  Chapman's PhD dissertation was the first research-creation project to be successfully defended in his domain in Canada (2007) and was completed through Concordia, UQAM and UdM's Joint PhD Program in Communication. He is a founding member of the Mobile Media Gallery, based out of the Montreal Mobile Media Lab. Current research topics include the early electronic musical instrument "Les Ondes Martenot," a series of interactive cell phone based audio performances “Bluetooth Beats,” as well as a sound installation and performance piece featuring amplified icicles "The  Icebreaker".