Philip Ballou received his doctorate in Music Composition from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1983 with a specialization in electronic and computer music. His teachers include Andrew Imbrie, Edwin Dugger, Richard Felciano, Olly Wilson, and Joaquin Nin-Culmell. He received the Nicola de Lorenzo First Prize in Composition (1978), the George Ladd Prix de Paris (1979-81), two Alfred Hertz Memorial Scholarships in Music (1977 and 1978), and a prize from the Foundation for American Music Enrichment (1984). In 1980-81, he worked at IRCAM in Paris studying computer music synthesis, and in 1981-83, with Donald Buchla designing, manufacturing, and performing live on hybrid analog-digital electronic instruments. He is an accomplished violinist, having studied with Jacob Krachmalnick and Stuart Canin, and played in several orchestras and chamber groups in the San Francisco Bay Area. Following a 38-year hiatus as a marine engineer at Deep Ocean Engineering, Ocean Systems Inc., Boeing, C-MAP, Navico, and Lloyd’s Register, Ballou, recently retired, has returned to his roots in music composition and sound design. Having worked in a professional capacity on all 7 continents including Antarctica, he is a fellow of The Explorers Club, and lives in Alameda, CA.
Philip Ballou received his doctorate in Music Composition from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1983 with a specialization in electronic and computer music. His teachers include Andrew Imbrie, Edwin Dugger, Richard Felciano, Olly Wilson, and Joaquin Nin-Culmell. He received the Nicola de Lorenzo First Prize in Composition (1978), the George Ladd Prix de Paris (1979-81), two Alfred Hertz Memorial Scholarships in Music (1977 and 1978), and a prize from the Foundation for American Music Enrichment (1984). In 1980-81, he worked at IRCAM in Paris studying computer music synthesis, and in 1981-83, with Donald Buchla designing, manufacturing, and performing live on hybrid analog-digital electronic instruments. He is an accomplished violinist, having studied with Jacob Krachmalnick and Stuart Canin, and played in several orchestras and chamber groups in the San Francisco Bay Area. Following a 38-year hiatus as a marine engineer at Deep Ocean Engineering, Ocean Systems Inc., Boeing, C-MAP, Navico, and Lloyd’s Register, Ballou, recently retired, has returned to his roots in music composition and sound design. Having worked in a professional capacity on all 7 continents including Antarctica, he is a fellow of The Explorers Club, and lives in Alameda, CA.