Neil Smyth is an artist and researcher at Connect, Trinity College Dublin. His work explores representation and communication of data through auditory, visual and interactive displays, and is informed by research in areas such as sonification, music cognition, and interaction design. Neil holds a first-class honours master's degree in Music and Media Technologies, an honours BA in Fine Art Media, and a first-class honours certificate in Music Production for Games. His master's thesis project saw the design and implementation of a new tangible interface for real-time performance and spatialisation of granular synthesis. In 2013 he was awarded an internship at Microsoft Research Cambridge, where he researched and designed audio feedback for use in touchless interactive systems.Neil has a deep understanding of psychoacoustics and synthesis, and is skilled in a broad range of technologies relating to music, audio and interactive media. He also works as a freelance composer and sound designer for visual media, and is represent in Ireland by Assembly.
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Artist And ResearcherConnect CentreIreland
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Artist & ResearcherConnect Centre Jul 2016 - PresentCounty Dublin, IrelandArtist and researcher at Connect, Trinity College Dublin, and member of the Orthogonal Methods Group (OMG). Research explores ways of representing and communicating Internet of Things-related data through auditory and audiovisual displays. Interested in the use of sound as both a functional and artistic means of engaging with IoT.
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Freelance Composer & Sound DesignerAssembly Nov 2013 - PresentIrelandRepresented as a freelance composer and sound designer in Ireland by Assembly (assembly.ie). Assembly produces commercial, online, print and radio campaigns with the leading and emerging talent in direction, photography, sound, illustration & design.Co-founder of independent Dublin-based band The Gorgeous Colours. Contributed songwriting and composition, arrangement, guitars, keyboards, electronics, vocals and production. The band released an album, an EP and several singles, and gave numerous live performces in Ireland, the UK and Spain. In 2010 the band won the IMTV Viewer's Choice award for 'The Creatures Down Below', directed by Stevie Russell.
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Sound DesignerOmta May 2014 - Dec 2014Greater New York City AreaWorked as a sound designer and audio technician with the multimedia artists Tal and Omer Golan (OMTA). Contributed to their interactive, audio-visual, immersive theatre work 'Close Up', created and performed in collaboration with LeeSaar The Company.
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Research InternMicrosoft Research Jun 2013 - Aug 2013Cambridge, United KingdomResearched audio feedback and explored its potential for use in touchless interaction systems. Undertook audio and interface design for use in research and pilot studies. Co-authored a published academic paper presented at DIS 2014, Vancouver. -
Special Needs AssistantJohn Scottus Senior School Sep 2006 - Aug 2011County Dublin, IrelandAssisted children aged ten to fifteen, diagnosed with a range of mental and physical difficulties, with the management and completion of their daily tasks at school. The assistance ranged from monitoring behaviour and ensuring organisation, to scribing and speech therapy.
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Special Needs AssistantJohn Scottus Senior School Sep 2006 - May 2011Dublin, IrelandAssisting and teaching children with various physical and mental difficulties aged 10 to 16. Duties included scribing, personal assistance, resource teaching and speech therapy. Displayed a broad and practical skill set, including strong communications skills, improvisation, patience and flexibility.
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National College Of Art And Design2.1 Honours
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Neil Smyth works for Connect Centre
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Neil Smyth attended Trinity College, Dublin, Pulse College, National College Of Art And Design.
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Neil Smyth has skills like Sound Design, Sound, Music, Music Production, Arduino, Composition, Pro Tools, Audio Engineering, Ableton Live, Video, Logic Pro, Audio Editing.
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