He has received awards and recognition from organizations such as SEAMUS/ASCAP, Digital Art Awards of Tokyo, ISCM, and SCI/ASCAP. His research focuses on the interaction between literature and instrumental music, examining strategies employed by composers in reaction to literary influences. Bloland is also the co-creator of the Electromagnetically-Prepared Piano, about which he has given numerous lecture/demonstrations and published a paper. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Technology and Music Theory at Miami University, Ohio, and will be in residence at IRCAM in Paris for the spring semester of 2013 for a Musical Research Residency.