Carla Scaletti is a composer, creator of the Kyma sound design language, co-founder of Symbolic Sound Corporation, and a specialist in Auditory Analytics—using data sonification for scientific exploration and discovery.
Her Mu-Psi manifesto casts music composition as a form of science fiction: start with a speculative premise and explore its consequences.By exploring universal concepts, patterns, and processes, we seek to create meaning in music. As philosopher Mark Johnson observes: “We all want to be entertained but beyond that, we want meaning in art.”
Known for placing technology within a broader cultural context and offering an optimistic vision for the future, she has delivered keynotes at the Audio Developer Conference (ADC 2024), the International Conference on Auditory Displays (ICAD 2017), and the International Computer Music Conference (ICMC 2015).
Scaletti holds a doctorate in computer music and a master’s in computer science from the University of Illinois and a master’s in music composition from Texas Tech University where she was honored in 2003 as a Distinguished Alumna for “invaluable contributions to the field of music.” In 2017, the Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the US recognized her contributions to electroacoustic music with the SEAMUS Award.
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