Otso Lähdeoja is a Finnish artist and a researcher working in the fields of sound and intermedia. Doctor of Philosophy in music as well as composer, performer and installation artist, his work combines research and creation into a mutually nourishing methodology. His artistic record includes seven albums, film and performance scores, collaborations with visual artists and writers. He has performed all around Europe, as well as in North America and Asia, and currently conducts various live performance projects in solo and ensemble formats. His recent research has given rise to a series of audio-visual installations and to his first solo exhibition in Jeumont, France. In his academic career he has worked as a researcher in Université Paris 8 (France), Université de Mons (Belgium), McGill University (Canada), authoring twelve scientific publications on digitally augmented musical instruments. Currently Otso Lähdeoja is a post-doctoral researcher at the Matralab, Concordia University, Montreal. His recent work focuses on sonic architectures, hybrid acoustic-electronic instruments as well as on innovative sound design for dance performance.

Otso Lahdeoja is a post-doc researcher at matralab.