EDUCATION
| 1997 | MA Music Composition, Mills College |
| 1994 | BFA Music Composition, California Institute of the Arts |
SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY
| 2017 | Electroacoustic Works, XI Records, New York |
| 2011 | Tonalization (for the afterlife), Mutable Music, New York |
| 2006 | Archaea, Mutable Music, New York |
| 2001 | trancepatterns, Dendroica Music, Brooklyn |
| 1988 | The Hypno- Seizure Tape (Cyrnai / Dan Joseph), self-released |
| 1988 | Sonorous Alchemy, self-released |
| 1988 | No. 3, Sound of Pig, New York |
| 1987 | Morpheus, self-released |
| 1985 | We Are Absolutely Sure There Is No God (9353), Fountain of Youth, Washington, DC |
| 1984 | To Whom It May Consume (9353), R & B Records, Washington, DC |
COMMISSIONS
| 2024 | Just Rhythms commissioned by Music for Contemplation |
| 2021 | Periodicity Piece #10 commissioned by Harvestworks, New York |
| 2020 | Guitar Tracks commissioned by Music for Contemplation, New York |
| 2013 | Underground Suite, Chris Mannigan & Danny Tunick, New York |
| 2011 | Eucalyptus Quartet, SF Sound Group, San Francisco |
| 2008 | Music Primer, commissioned by baritone Thomas Buckner, New York |
| 2005 | Periodicity Piece #6, for the sfSoundGroup, San Francisco |
| 2004 | Lion Steps for Gamelan Son of Lion, New York |
| 2000 | Clarinet Solo for Matt Ingalls, Oakland |
GRANTS, AWARDS & RESIDENCIES
| 2021 | Harvestworks/NYSCA Composer Commission |
| 2014 | Harvestworks Digital Media Arts Center, New Works Residency |
| 2011 | Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC) Swing Space Residency |
| 2011 | Headlands Center for the Arts Artist Residency |
SELECTED PERFORMANCES
| 2023 | Roulette, Brooklyn |
| Shift – 411 Kent, Brooklyn | |
| 2021 | Harvestworks Digital Media Arts Center, New York |
| Newtown Creek Nature Walk, Brooklyn | |
| 2020 | Infrequent Seams Streamfest, Scholes St. Studio, Brooklyn |
| Outpost Artist Resources, Queens | |
| 2019 | Rhizome, Washington, DC |
| Park Church Coop, Brooklyn | |
| Extradition Recital Series, Portland, OR | |
| Site of Sound, Corvallis, OR | |
| Wayward Music Series, Seattle, WA | |
| 2018 | TechnoSonics Festival, University of Virginia |
| Harrison House, Joshua Tree, CA | |
| Human Resources, Los Angeles | |
| Center for New Music, San Francisco | |
| CNMAT, UC Berkeley | |
| 2017 | Rhizome, Washington, DC |
| Harvestworks Digital Media Arts Center, New York | |
| The Sump, Queens | |
| Experimental Intermedia, New York | |
| 2016 | Trans-Pecos, Brooklyn |
| Fringe Space, Washington, DC | |
| Experimental Intermedia, New York | |
| 2015 | Troy Music Hall, Troy, NY |
| Barbés, Brooklyn | |
| Sonic Circuits DC at Pyramid Atlantic, DC | |
| Silent Barn, Brooklyn | |
| 2014 | The Old Stone House, Brooklyn |
| Church of the Annunciation, Brooklyn | |
| 2013 | Issue Project Room, Brooklyn |
| Center for New Music, San Francisco | |
| Royce Gallery, San Francisco | |
| Experimental Intermedia, New York | |
| Harvestworks Digital Media Arts Center, New York | |
| 2012 | Incubator Arts at Saint Marks Church-in-the-Bowery, New York |
| Highwire Gallery, Philadelphia | |
| San Francisco Tape Music Festival, ODC Theater, San Francisco | |
| 2011 | Headland Center for the Arts, Sausalito, CA |
| Meridian Gallery, San Francisco | |
| The Construction Company, New York | |
| Issue Project Room, Brooklyn | |
| 2010 | Roulette, New York |
| Issue Project Room, Brooklyn | |
| 2009 | Harvestworks Digital Media Arts Center, New York |
| Diapason Gallery, Brooklyn | |
| 2008 | The Stone, New York |
| University of Virginia, Charlottesville | |
| 2006 | University of Maryland, Baltimore |
| ODC Theater, San Francisco | |
| 2005 | Songlines Series, Mills College, Oakland |
| Issue Project Room, Brooklyn | |
| 2004 | The Kitchen, New York |
| 2003 | SomArts Cultural Center, San Francisco |
| Deep Listening Space, Kingston, New York | |
| 2002 | Merkin Concert Hall, New York |
| Galapagos Artspace, Brooklyn | |
| 2001 | Meridian Gallery, San Francisco |
| 2000 | Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley |
| 1999 | New Langton Arts, San Francisco |
| 1998 | Julia Morgan Theater, Berkeley |
| Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco |
SELECTED CURATING
| 2012-23 | Musical Ecologies, a monthly symposium on music and sound, Brooklyn |
| 2018-19 | Sunday Soundscapes, monthly series, Troost, Brooklyn |
| 2014-15 | Music for Contemplation, two seasons of concerts, Brooklyn |
| 2009 | The Conference of the Guitars, Issue Project Room, Brooklyn |
| 2008 | Silent Music, Issue Project Room, Brooklyn |
| Interpretations: Christian Wolff Sextet, Roulette, New York | |
| 2007 | Interpretations: Maria de Alvear / Gavin Bryars, Roulette, New York |
| 2006 | Interpretations: Composer Performer Collectives, Merkin Hall, New York |
| 2001 | ODC Spring New Music Festival, San Francisco |
| 1999 | 9/9/99: Live Experimental Electronic Music Festival, CellSpace, San Francisco |
| Ancient Instruments and New Technologies, Julia Morgan Theater, Berkeley | |
| New Music for Five Electric Guitars, CellSpace, San Francisco |
SELECTED WORKS
| 2023 | Nocturne, solo piano |
| 2021 | Periodicity Piece #10, mixed-media sounds installation |
| Guitar Tracks, 12 acoustic guitars | |
| 2019 | Dance No.1, electro acoustic trio |
| 2018 | Control of Nature, fixed-media electroacoustic |
| 2015 | Notes & Queries, trb, sax, vln and perc |
| 2014 | Satellite Canons, brass quintet |
| 2013 | Underground Suite, saxophone and marimba |
| 2011 | Eucalyptus Quartet, cl/bcl, sax, vln and vlc |
| Suite for 8 Instruments, mixed chamber ensemble | |
| 2009 | Tonalization (for the afterlife), mixed chamber ensemble |
| 2008 | Dreams of Seven, suite of seven electro-acoustic compositions |
| 2005 | Periodicity Piece #6, mixed-media installation |
| 2004 | Lion Steps, Javanese gamelan with violin, clarinet and hammer dulcimer |
| Percussion and Strings, mixed chamber ensemble | |
| 2002 | Lotus Quintet, mixed chamber ensemble |
| Wind Patterns, flute and hammer dulcimer | |
| 2001 | Archaea Quartet, mixed chamber ensemble |
| 1999 | Cutting Board Canons, 2 hammer dulcimers |
| Modal Flight, hammer dulcimer and saxophone | |
| 1998 | Got Guns, sampling keyboard |
| Particle Accelerator, 5 electric guitars | |
| Dulcimer Flight, hammer dulcimer and electronics | |
| 1997 | Mountain Music, hammer dulcimer and tape |
| Percussion Quartet | |
| Duo for Clarinet and Piano (The Trickster) | |
| Ensemble Notes 2, open instrumentation | |
| 1996 | Periodicity Piece #4, cello, flute, guitar and piano |
| Tuba Solo, tuba and electronics | |
| 1995 | Mountain Time (Periodicity Piece #1), tape/mixed media |
| 1994 | Circus Schmircus, 2 fl, ob, Clar, bsn |
| Percussion and Piano, 4 perc, piano | |
| Interlude, solo piano | |
| 1993 | Two Flutes |
| Three Pieces for Piano |
SELECTED WRITINGS
| 2023 | Channeling Robert Ashley: Object Collection at The Brick, Brooklyn Rail |
| 2022 | Bush Tetras Reemerge at Elsewhere, Brooklyn Rail |
| 2020 | Jen Kutler is Amplifying the Cultural Moment, Musicworks, Issue 136 |
| 2019 | Joshua Abrams & Natural Information Society at Union Pool, Brooklyn, Rail |
| Jon Savage: This Searing Light, The Sun And Everything Else, Brooklyn Rail | |
| Robert Ashley’s Improvement, Brooklyn Rail | |
| The Sound of Ambivalence, Exploded View at Rough Trade, Brooklyn Rail | |
| 2018 | Nick Soulsby’s Swans: Sacrifice And Transcendence, Brooklyn Rail |
| Punk with Personality: Idles at Rough Trade, Brooklyn Rail | |
| All In Until it Stops: Joes Casey with Dan Joseph, Brooklyn Rail | |
| 2017 | November Essays, NewMusicBox.org |
| The Return of the Legendary Pink Dots, Brooklyn Rail | |
| What Does It Mean To Be A Mid-Career Composer? NewMusicBox.org | |
| Bitter Beats and Vitriol, Sleaford Mods at Warsaw, Brooklyn Rail | |
| Synthpop Politics: Austra at Warsaw, Brooklyn Rail | |
| 2016 | The Material Soundscapes of Roarke Menzies, Musicworks, Issue 126 |
| Alvin Curran with Dan Joseph, Brooklyn Rail | |
| The Ex at Monty Hall, Brooklyn Rail | |
| 2015 | The Hypnotic Harmonies of Low, Brooklyn Rail |
| Wire Nears 40, Brooklyn Rail | |
| The Radical Transcriptions of sfSound, Muscicworks, Issue 122 | |
| 2014 | Thank You For Your Reply, NewMusicBox.org |
| 2013 | Are You Putting Me On? NewMusicBox.org |
| 2012 | My ( ) Generation, NewMusicBox.org |
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
| 2012 to 2014 | Administrative Assistant, Bernstein Artists, Brooklyn |
| 2007 to 2010 | Project Manager, Harvestworks Digital Media Arts Center, New York |
| 2001 to 2007 | Concert Coordinator, Interpretations series, Mutable Music, New York |
| 2001 to 2002 | Development Associate, Pauline Oliveros Foundation, Kingston, NY |
| 2000 to 2001 | Administrative Director, San Francisco Electronic Music Festival |