His creative work encompasses experimental music performance projects and various non-musical undertakings, such as the compilation of conflated idioms presented at [www.conflations.com]. He holds a Ph.D in music from UC, San Diego, where he studied in the computer music area with Miller Puckette, F.R. Moore, and Shlomo Dubnov. He has also earned Bachelor of Music and Master of Arts degrees in Composition, studying with Peter Hatch, Fred Frith, Alvin Curran, Chris Brown, and Pauline Oliveros. http://williambrent.conflations.com/