I was very fortunate to be at a wealthy institution. I do recognize the drawbacks and limitations of the academic world but it's basically the world I grew up in and there's no way in which I would have been able to survive in the so-called real world.

I had been creating music on tape that was to be listened to as a recording, rather than through performance.

I didn't want my music to be seen as examples of an electronic culture; I just wanted them to be thought of as pieces of music.

It's always a thrill for me to see new versions of my pieces on YouTube.

I think of myself as experimenting with different ways of structuring pieces. A lot of it has to do with the computer, of course.

I've had a lot of fun writing percussion music. It feels quite similar to writing computer music. But I found myself in the role of choreographer in a way, worrying about physical movement and such.

I've been really fortunate to have Bridge Records interested in publishing my music for the past 25 years. Most of my music is available in their catalog.