podcast 22-Sam Pluta

Sam is a New York based composer and improviser. He is Technical Director and electronics performer for the Wet Ink Ensemble, and has been commissioned and premiered by Mivos Quartet, Yarn/Wire, ICE, Timetable Percussion, RIOT Trio, and So Percussion. You can hear more of his music at www.sampluta.com.In our conversation we talk about his transition from computer science to electronic music, the time he spent working and studying in the UK, and the inherent aesthetic preferences of computer music programs.