About - The Musical Web

Kameron A. Robinson

I am a software engineer with expertise in building functional and efficient code in React.js, Next.js, and TypeScript. My experience spans working across the stack on content delivery services for large systems while continually enhancing my backend engineering skills to deliver delightful client-side experiences.

My career journey began with attending hackathons and winning competitions, leading to positions at IBM Design, Apple, Bloomberg, and Jet.com. Some notable achievements include:

Winning 2nd place in an Apple Store pitch competition - I presented to Apple C-suite Phil Schiller, and Apple built our idea the next year
Presenting at SXSW with IBM Design and Weather Underground as an IBM Design intern, mentored by Devin O'Brian
Launching marketing pages in my hometown of Baltimore in ColdFusion - my first gig (unpaid, but I'm proud of it)

I thrive on staying current with the latest technologies and trends by participating in communities, attending conferences, and creating new apps for fun. Recently, I have been diving into Generative AIs and blending music with code. I am passionate about using my skills and expertise to deliver innovative solutions and contribute to the industry's growth.

My skill set includes Technical Writing, Public Speaking, Responsive Web Design, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Agile development, Mobile development and Frontend engineering. I hold a Bachelor's degree in Information Systems from the University of Maryland and have pursued various certifications from Free Code Camp, Codecademy, Udemy, and Frontend Masters.

I am committed to giving back to the arts and software engineering communities through mentorship, philanthropy, and community building.

Personal interests: Music, CrossFit, long walks, art, my dog, and photography.

The Musical Web Course

School for Poetic Computation (SFPC) - 2024

Teachers: Tommy Martinez, Chloe Alexandra Thompson

Course Description

With so many of our listening experiences being enabled through interactive, software-based streaming platforms, it is exciting to imagine the new shapes music might take in these environments beyond the static audio formats we are familiar with. Tools for shaping sound on the web have become more standardized, giving artists a wide range of digital processes to explore generatively produced sound work.

Together we defined what it means to make music in networked environments, expanding our idea of a compositional process to include interventions with code on the world wide web. We asked: how can web frameworks be used to create new models for music making, and how is our understanding of the sonic arts growing to include web and other technologies?

Course Structure (10 weeks)

Week 1: New Experiments - Setting up programming environment and exploring current musical artists working with web technologies
Week 2: Tone Poems, Synths and Effects - Building FM/subtractive synthesizers and integrating audio effects
Week 3: Field Recording, Sampling and Collage - Using pre-recorded sounds and creating audio collages
Week 4: Compositional Strategies - Arrangements and timing using sequencing and changes
Week 5: Publishing - Learning to publish websites and understanding web history
Week 6: The Platform - Discussing music platforms and envisioning distribution methods
Week 7: Virtual and Web-Based Performance - Using websites as tools for live performance
Week 8: Beyond the Library - Writing custom audio code using AudioWorklet API
Week 9: Unknown Futures - Exploring Metaverse technologies, Web3, and machine learning
Week 10: Final Presentations - Sharing and performing musical web works

Technologies Used

p5.sound, Web Audio API, Max MSP, HTML, JavaScript, and other audio programming languages.

No prior coding experience was necessary - just excitement to explore new sonic territory through code and art.