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Ryan Redden is a composer and sound artist currently studying Music Technology at San José State University. His work explores the intersections of sound, code, and visual systems. Ryan is an active member of the SJSU Laptop Ensemble and the university’s electroacoustic improvisation group, both led by Christopher Luna-Mega.

Liminal Entropy

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> SEAMUS 2026 Allen Strange Award Winning Work

Liminal Entropy explores the transformation of water as it flows between states of matter. The piece unfolds as a cycle of transformation, mirroring the progression of water through its states, and representing a continual movement between order and dissolution.

Inspired by my background in chemistry, I sought to sonify molecular phenomena, imagining a subatomic landscape where particles drift, collide, and crystallize.

> SYSTEM: Granular Synthesis

Liminal Entropy↓

ice↓

ice (slowed)↓

An archive of live electroacoustic improvisations.

[ ACCESS DRIVE ARCHIVE ]

> SYSTEM: VCV RACK

First_VCVRack_Improv↓

DistortedNoise_01↓

Distortion_and_Effector↓

VCVBeat_01↓

VCVBeat_02↓

VCVAmbientBeat_01↓

shader.work

GuidesCommunityStudio

> EVENT: SJMA Retro Tech Night

Thomas's Attractor (Four Movement Piece)↓

Thomas's Attractor (Movement 2)↓

Thomas's Attractor (MC Granular Synth)↓

Formalized Protocols for Auditory Disorientation↓

Stockhausen Blossom↓

Étude for Found Algorithms↓

> SYSTEM: FL STUDIO

Ambient Electronica↓

> PROJECT: NEGATIVE EXCURSION

Collaborators: Daniel Meza, Ellie Alaniz, and Andres Jaramillo

Negative Excursion is a player vs player survival bullet hell experience. It was built entirely in TouchDesigner, with the primary goal of pushing the limits of real-time interactivity and game logic within the platform.