William Lamkin (b. 1998, Louisville, KY) is a musician, software/game developer, audio engineer,
and educator with a passion for all things media art. His works range from international
competition-winning compositions, experimental tabletop roleplaying games, to vocal synthesis
software and everything in between.

William graduated from the University of Louisville with a Bachelor of Music in Music
Composition and from Carnegie Mellon University with a Master of Science in Music &
Technology. His thesis, “Argot: A Phonological Sample Instrument – Vocal Characteristics as
Inspiration for Emergent Sound Design”, documented the development of Argot, his open-source
vocal synthesizer that uses phonological principles to allow a user to dynamically generate
concatenative syllables in a live music setting.

In his art, William focuses on engaging with the interactive space held between artist and audience
and the possibilities of the digital medium within it. His percussion trio composition Framing,
which won the TorQ Percussion Seminar Composition Competition in Canada, breaks down the
barriers between performer and composition by crafting a theatrical narrative around the
performers preparing a vibraphone during live performance. His role-playing game Here For You
creates a framework for interpretive narrative gameplay in private text chat channels. The game
has been translated into Japanese and maintains an international community.

William is an active part of the Louisville music community, songwriting in all genres and
performing in rock bands and electronic music groups, as well as being a freelance music producer
and audio engineer. He was a member of critically-acclaimed Louisville indie rock band Quality
Cable (2017-2020), songs of which he wrote and produced appearing in official Spotify editorial
playlists.

He is currently an Adjunct Professor at Bellarmine University, teaching courses in Music
Technology, and a Part-Time Lecturer at the University of Louisville, teaching courses in
Composition and New Media.

As a music software developer, William releases experimental audio/MIDI plugins, Max for Live
devices, and music games. William has co-run Mt. Meteor Records, a Louisville experimental
tape label, and an organizer for the official Louisville Ableton User Group.