Brian Riordan is a composer, performer, improviser, producer, and sound artist originally from Chicago, IL. He completed his PhD in Music Composition and Theory at University of Pittsburgh, where he teaches a class he designed called “Programming Environments in Music: An Introduction to Max/MSP”. His research interests are temporal discontinuity, delay-based performance, real-time digital signal processing, and laptop performance aesthetics. As an avid collaborator, he has performed in numerous ensembles ranging from rock, jazz, classical, and experimental throughout North American, Europe, and Asia. His compositions have been performed by The JACK Quartet, The Callithumpian Consort, Wet Ink Ensemble, andPlay, The Meridian Arts Ensemble, Kamraton, Untwelve, The H2 Quartet, Alia Musica, Wolftrap, and his compositions have been featured at STEIM, SEAMUS, SICPP, New Music On The Point, SPLICE, and The Walden Creative Musicians Retreat. In 2023 he arranged the string parts for the album “The Above” by grammy nominated heavy metal band Code Orange. He is the technical director for the contemporary music festival New Music On The Point. As a member of the Pittsburgh ensemble “How Things Are Made,” he produced and performed on over 70 recordings for the group and has commissioned 52 compositions.