An Evening Exploring Quantum Computer Music with Composer Eduardo Miranda
with Stochastic Labs
Join pioneering composer Eduardo Miranda for a talk on the emerging art of creating music with quantum computers, followed by a groundbreaking demonstration where quantum algorithms become music.
An Evening with Composer and Stochastic Lab's Resident, Eduardo Miranda
Thursday, July 31, 2025
Doors: 7:30 PM
All Ages
Seated performance
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About the Event
An unprecedented evening of quantum computer music with Eduardo Miranda, a composer and professor renowned for his pioneering work at the intersection of music, AI, and quantum computing. His music is not just inspired by quantum mechanics; it is created and performed using actual quantum computers. The demonstration will showcase computing systems developed at the Interdisciplinary Centre for Computer Music Research at the University of Plymouth, UK, in collaboration with partners.
The evening includes a short introduction to the compositions and systems and will be followed by a Q&A session with the composer. The demonstration includes Moment States for piano, electronics, and quantum machine learning, Heisenberg’s Hammer for quantum computer music live coding, and I don’t know how, but I will find a way for violin and interactive quantum computer.
Eduardo's appearance for this program is supported by the University of Plymouth, UK, through its Impact Acceleration Account (IAA) scheme. Eduardo is currently a resident at Stochastic Labs in Berkeley, CA.
About the Artist
Eduardo Reck Miranda
Eduardo Reck Miranda is a composer and professor renowned for his pioneering work at the intersection of music, AI, and quantum computing. As head of the Interdisciplinary Centre for Computer Music Research (ICCMR) at the University of Plymouth, UK, Eduardo has been developing innovative computer music since the early 1990s and is considered a trailblazer in using AI for creative composition. His groundbreaking explorations include composing music with quantum computers, exemplified by his album Qubism, which features compositions generated through quantum algorithms and live quantum computer responses. He is the editor of the books Quantum Computing in the Arts and Humanities (Springer), Quantum Computer Music (Springer) and Advances in Quantum Computer Music (World Scientific).
Partners
Stochastic Labs
Stochastic Labs convenes leading creative minds in the SF bay area and beyond for conversations about the future of technology, science, entrepreneurship, and the arts. As part of our 2025 summer residency "Alternative Frontiers" the Future of Music + Sound program brings together innovators exploring new relationships for music and sound in society.
Interdisciplinary Centre for Computer Music Research, University of Plymouth, UK
The Interdisciplinary Centre for Computer Music Research (ICCMR) develops research that combines music, science, and technology. The impact of its research has been consistently recognized as world-leading in the last two Research Excellence Framework (REF) assessments, which evaluate the quality of research in higher education institutions across the United Kingdom. Additionally, the University of Plymouth offers a PhD program in Quantum Computing in the Arts, Music, and Humanities, making it the first of its kind. For more information: https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/iccmr
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