DOUGLAS C. WADLE (b.1977): composer, scholar, and performer

Wadle's compositional activities are rooted in the American Experimental tradition, frequently featuring extended just intonation and alternative notations. He also draws upon experimental literary and theatrical practices and his studies of auditory and visual perception, logic, and philosophy (of language, mind, and art) in the creation of his works.

He is a founding member of ,, duo and performs with The Unbuttoned Sleeves, a transdisciplinary improvisational quartet under the direction of dancer/poet Simone Forti.

He studied Comparative Literature and Music at New York University (BA), Ethnomusicology at the University of California, Los Angeles (MA), and Music Composition, with James Tenney at the California Institute of the Arts (MFA).

Wadle's scores are published by Plainsound Music Edition (plainsound.org). He co-authored the book Unbuttoned Sleeves (Beyond Baroque Books, 2006) with Simone Forti, Terrence Luke Johnson, and Sarah Swenson. His visual art scores, Amphiboly and Logos prior Logos, are included in the anthology, Notations21 (Mark Batty Publisher, 2009). He is a contributing editor for (The Open Space Magazine). His music has been recorded on Exit Records. He is currently adjunct faculty in music theory and analysis at the California Institute of the Arts.