The proposed presentation explores the intersection between technology and performance, focusing on the use of sonification technology within a musical space. The technology in question realizes a unique objective: essentially turning neutral bio-signals into musical material that can be incorporated into a composition or performance. This process, the sonification of bio-signals, has a history in music that began in the 1970’s with the premiere of Alvin Lucier’s Music for Solo Performer. By examining both historical examples and modern incarnations of this technique, one can begin to chart the aesthetics of such works and their place within a postmodern music scene. Specific questions to be addressed include: the use of sonification techniques
