François Bayle France
Biography
François Bayle is a pioneering composer of computer and electro-acoustic music. As Director of the Groupe de Recherches Musicales (GRM) in Paris, he extended the musique concrète tradition to new digital technologies, including the much-used GRM Tools sound processing software. He also invented the Acousmonium, an 80-loudspeaker orchestra. Bayle's honors and awards include Commandeur des Arts et Lettres, Officier dans l'Ordre National du MÈrite - Chevalier de la LÈgion d'Honneur
