Levy Lorenzo
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lorenzol@newschool.edu
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"electronics wizard" -The New York Times Born in Bucharest, Filipino-American Levy Marcel Ingles Lorenzo, Jr. works at the intersection of music, art, and technology. On an international scale, his body of work spans custom electronics design, sound engineering, instrument building, installation art, free improvisation, and classical percussion. With a primary focus on inventing new instruments, he prototypes, composes, and plays live electronics. As an electronic art consultant, Levy designs interactive electronics ranging from small sculptures to large-scale public art installations with artists such as Alvin Lucier, Christine Sun Kim, and Leo Villareal. As a percussionist, he co-founded the experimental theater/electronics duo Radical 2 with Dennis Sullivan and recently release a duo album "Q" with trumpet Peter Evans. As a sound engineer, he specializes in the realization and performance of complete electro-acoustic concerts with non-traditional configurations. One of his main engineering engagements is Claire Chase's Density 2036 project. As a core member of the acclaimed International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE), he fulfills multiple roles as live sound engineer, electronicist, and percussionist.
Filling a unique niche, Levy is in demand as a designer, performer, and artist. His work has been featured at STEIM, Harvestworks, MIT Media Lab, Darmstadt, Banff Centre, Pitchfork.com, Slashdot.org, Inspirefest, G4TV, Grey Group, Bose, The New York Times, BBC, and Burning Man. Levy earned degrees as Master of Electrical & Computer Engineering (MEng) from Cornell University, and Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) in Percussion Performance from Stony Brook University. For some of Lorenzo's work visit: www.levylorenzo.com
Future Courses
BEEP Lab
COPA 4570, Fall 2026
Electronic Composition Lab
CCMP 5210, Spring 2027
GR BEEP Lab
COPA 5577, Fall 2026
Lessons 2000/3000: 4
JLES 3004, Fall 2026
MM PC Major Lessons: 10
JLES 5100, Fall 2026
Noise & Feedback Ensemble
JPER 5105, Spring 2027
Orchestra
CAPR 5300, Spring 2027
Performing Arts Core: T&E
COPA 1017, Fall 2026
Past Courses
1 cr. GR XL Elective Course
COPA 5100, Fall 2025, Spring 2026
BEEP Lab
COPA 4570, Fall 2025
Electronic Composition Lab
CCMP 5210, Spring 2026
GR BEEP Lab
COPA 5577, Fall 2025
Independent Study
COPA 5999, Fall 2025
Lessons 2000/3000: 4
JLES 3004, Fall 2025
MM PC Major Lessons: 10
JLES 5100, Fall 2025
Noise & Feedback Ensemble
JPER 5105, Spring 2026
Orchestra
CAPR 5300, Spring 2026
Performing Arts Core: T&E
COPA 1017, Spring 2026
Stone Lab 5
CMUS 5550, Spring 2026