Nicolas Collins

Biographic Data

ID3685237
NAMENicolas Collins
GIVEN NAMESNicolas
FAMILY NAMECollins
SIGNATURECOLLINS N
AFFILIATIONSHealth Affairs
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS21
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR20
WORKS AS EDITOR1
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1991
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2021
H-INDEX0

  • Improvising with Architecture

    Nicolas CollinsARTICLEResonance The Journal of Sound…2021

    In Pea Soup a self-stabilizing phase shift network nudges the pitch of audio feedback to a different resonant frequency every time the feedback starts to build. The familiar shriek is replaced with unstable patterns of hollow tones, a site-specific raga reflecting the acoustical personality of the room. These architectural melodies can be influenced by movement in the space, other sounds, or even by a draft of cold air. This essay covers the hist…

  • History and Memory

    Nicolas CollinsARTICLELeonardo Music Journal2017

    December 01 2017 History and Memory Nicolas Collins Nicolas Collins Email: [email protected]. Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Scholar Author and Article Information Nicolas Collins Editor-in-Chief Email: [email protected]. Online Issn: 1531-4812 Print Issn: 0961-1215 ©2017 ISAST2017ISAST Leonardo Music Journal (2017) 27: 1–2. https://doi.org/10.1162/LMJ_e_00998 Cite Icon Cite Permissions Share Icon Share Facebook Twitte…

  • Introduction

    Nicolas CollinsARTICLELeonardo Music Journal2016

    December 01 2016 Introduction: Lend Me Your Ears! Sound and Reception Nicolas Collins Nicolas Collins Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Scholar Author and Article Information Nicolas Collins Online Issn: 1531-4812 Print Issn: 0961-1215 ©2016 ISAST2016 Leonardo Music Journal (2016) 26: 1–2. https://doi.org/10.1162/LMJ_e_00956 Cite Icon Cite Permissions Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Views Icon Views Arti…

  • Introduction

    Nicolas CollinsARTICLELeonardo Music Journal2015

    December 01 2015 Introduction: The Politics of Sound Art Nicolas Collins Nicolas Collins Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Scholar Author and Article Information Nicolas Collins Online Issn: 1531-4812 Print Issn: 0961-1215 ©2015 ISAST2015 Leonardo Music Journal (2015) 25: 1–2. https://doi.org/10.1162/LMJ_e_00922 Cite Icon Cite Permissions Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Views Icon Views Article contents …

  • Acoustics

    Nicolas CollinsARTICLELeonardo Music Journal2012

  • Beyond Notation

    Nicolas CollinsARTICLELeonardo Music Journal2011

    December 01 2011 Beyond Notation: Communicating Music Nicolas Collins Nicolas Collins Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Scholar Author and Article Information Nicolas Collins Online ISSN: 1531-4812 Print ISSN: 0961-1215 ©2011 ISAST2011 Leonardo Music Journal (2011) 21: 5–6. https://doi.org/10.1162/LMJ_a_00049 Cite Icon Cite Permissions Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Views Icon Views Article contents Figu…

  • Improvisation

    Nicolas CollinsARTICLELeonardo Music Journal2010

  • Our Crowd—Four Composers Pick Composers

    Nicolas CollinsARTICLELeonardo Music Journal2009

  • Why Live

    Nicolas CollinsARTICLELeonardo Music Journal2008

    December 01 2008 Why Live? Nicolas Collins Nicolas Collins Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Scholar Author and Article Information Nicolas Collins Online ISSN: 1531-4812 Print ISSN: 0961-1215 © 2008 Massachusetts Institute of Technology2008 Leonardo Music Journal (2008) 18: 7–8. https://doi.org/10.1162/lmj.2008.18.7 Cite Icon Cite Permissions Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Views Icon Views Article cont…

  • My Favorite Things

    Nicolas CollinsARTICLELeonardo Music Journal2007

    December 01 2007 My Favorite Things: The Joy of the Gizmo Nicolas Collins Nicolas Collins Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Scholar Author and Article Information Nicolas Collins Online Issn: 1531-4812 Print Issn: 0961-1215 © 2007 Massachusetts Institute of Technology2007 Leonardo Music Journal (2007) 17: 7–8. https://doi.org/10.1162/lmj.2007.17.7 Cite Icon Cite Permissions Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailT…

  • Noises Off

    Nicolas CollinsEDITORARTICLELeonardo Music Journal2006

    December 01 2006 Noises Off: Sound Beyond Music Nicolas Collins Nicolas Collins Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Scholar Author and Article Information Nicolas Collins Online ISSN: 1531-4812 Print ISSN: 0961-1215 © 2006 Massachusetts Institute of Technology2006 Leonardo Music Journal (2006) 16: 7–8. https://doi.org/10.1162/lmj.2006.16.7 Cite Icon Cite Permissions Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Views Ic…

  • The Word

    Nicolas CollinsARTICLELeonardo Music Journal2005

    December 01 2005 The Word: Voice, Language and Technology Nicolas Collins Nicolas Collins Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Scholar Author and Article Information Nicolas Collins Editor-in-Chief Online Issn: 1531-4812 Print Issn: 0961-1215 © 2005 ISAST2005 Leonardo Music Journal (2005) 15: 5–6. https://doi.org/10.1162/lmj.2005.15.1.5 Cite Icon Cite Permissions Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Views Icon Views Article con…

  • The Word

    Nicolas CollinsARTICLELeonardo Music Journal2005

    December 01 2005 The Word: Voice, Language and Technology Nicolas Collins Nicolas Collins Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Scholar Author and Article Information Nicolas Collins Editor-in-Chief Online ISSN: 1531-4812 Print ISSN: 0961-1215 © 2005 ISAST2005 Leonardo Music Journal (2005) 15: 5–6. https://doi.org/10.1162/lmj.2005.15.1.5 Cite Icon Cite Permissions Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Views Icon Vi…

  • Groove, Pit and Wave

    Nicolas CollinsARTICLELeonardo Music Journal2003

    December 01 2003 Groove, Pit and Wave Nicolas Collins Nicolas Collins Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Scholar Author and Article Information Nicolas Collins Editor in Chief Online Issn: 1531-4812 Print Issn: 0961-1215 © 2003 ISAST2003 Leonardo Music Journal (2003) 13: 1–3. https://doi.org/10.1162/096112104322750700 Cite Icon Cite Permissions Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Views Icon Views Article cont…

  • Thoughtful Pleasures

    Nicolas CollinsARTICLELeonardo Music Journal2002

    December 01 2002 Thoughtful Pleasures Nicolas Collins Nicolas Collins Editor-in-Chief Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Scholar Author and Article Information Nicolas Collins Editor-in-Chief Online Issn: 1531-4812 Print Issn: 0961-1215 © 2002 ISAST2002 Leonardo Music Journal (2002) 12: 1–2. https://doi.org/10.1162/096112102762295043 Cite Icon Cite Permissions Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Views Icon Vi…

  • Introduction

    Nicolas CollinsARTICLELeonardo Music Journal2001

    December 01 2001 Introduction: Not Necessarily “English Music”: Britain's Second “Golden Age” Nicolas Collins Nicolas Collins Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Scholar Author and Article Information Nicolas Collins Editor-in-Chief Online ISSN: 1531-4812 Print ISSN: 0961-1215 © 2001 ISAST2001 Leonardo Music Journal (2001) 11: 1–3. https://doi.org/10.1162/09611210152780593 Cite Icon Cite Permissions Share Icon Share Faceboo…

  • Introduction

    Nicolas CollinsARTICLELeonardo Music Journal2000

    December 01 2000 Introduction: LMJ10: Southern Cones Nicolas Collins Nicolas Collins Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Scholar Author and Article Information Nicolas Collins Online Issn: 1531-4812 Print Issn: 0961-1215 © 2000 ISAST2000 Leonardo Music Journal (2000) 10: 1–2. https://doi.org/10.1162/096112100570440 Cite Icon Cite Permissions Share Icon Share MailTo Twitter LinkedIn Views Icon Views Article contents Figures …

  • Introduction

    Nicolas CollinsARTICLELeonardo Music Journal1999

    December 01 1999 Introduction: Power and Responsibility: Politics, Identity and Technology in Music Nicolas Collins Nicolas Collins Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Scholar Author and Article Information Nicolas Collins Online Issn: 1531-4812 Print Issn: 0961-1215 © 1999 ISAST1999 Leonardo Music Journal (1999) 9: 1–2. https://doi.org/10.1162/096112199750316712 Cite Icon Cite Permissions Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter …

  • Ubiquitous Electronics

    Nicolas CollinsARTICLELeonardo Music Journal1998

    Nicolas Collins, Ubiquitous Electronics: Technology and Live Performance 1966-1996, Leonardo Music Journal, Vol. 8, Ghosts and Monsters: Technology and Personality in Contemporary Music (1998), pp. 27-32

  • Low Brass

    Nicolas CollinsARTICLELeonardo Music Journal1991

    The author describes the hybrid electroacoustic instruments that he designed and built and discusses compositions, recordings and improvised performances using them. The instruments incorporate electronic circuitry, microcomputers, elements of more or less traditional acoustic instruments, and arcane mechanical contrivances, all of the author’s own design or modification

  • Cargo cult instruments

    Nicolas CollinsARTICLEContemporary Music Review1991

    A description of experimental musical instruments built by Collins since the mid-1970s, and their role in his compositions. These instruments employ electronic circuitry, microcomputers, acoustic elements, and mechanical devices. The historical and theoretical contexts of composer-built electronic instruments are discussed briefly. A discography of recorded examples is included