AT A GLANCE
Ranjeet Hegde
Area of Practice:
Interdisciplinary Sound Art, Creative Coding, Game Development, Interactive Media
OVERVIEW
Ranjeet’s professional work extends into the film and media sectors. He started DotRAR, an agency in Delhi that created music and sound for short films and jingles. In the game industry, he transitioned from physical modeling systems to sound programming at Vertigo Games, where he developed immersive audio systems and soundscapes for the VR game Metro Awakening. Ranjeet’s performances have spanned multiple cities across India and internationally, including appearances in the various places in The Netherlands, Berlin, and Leuven, Belgium. Through his creative coding, sound art, and game development, he continues to explore new possibilities for artistic expression where technology and creativity converge.
EDUCATION
Master’s degree, Institute of Sonology, The Netherlands
WORK EXPERIENCE
- Freelance music, improvisation, and composition instructor since 2011
- Sound programmer at Vertigo Games, developing audio systems and soundscapes for the VR game Metro Awakening
- Music and art teacher at APL Global School
- Media researcher and PR officer at DME
- DotRAR, an agency for sound design in short films and jingles
- Member of Basement21 in Chennai, an artist collective for experimental art and performance
- Member of the Sonology Electroacoustic Ensemble since 2019, with contributions included in a commemorative LP by the European
- Cultural Society Archives
INTEREST AREAS
- Interactive Sound Art and Technology
- Improvisation in Interdisciplinary Performance
- Real-Time Programming and Physical Modeling Systems
- Digital Tool Development for Art and Performance
- Immersive Sound Design in VR and Game Development
CURRENT PRACTICE AT SRISHTI
Teaching SuperCollider (sound and data) and Python (data, OpenCV), Creative coding Generative arts via openFrameworks, focusing on general programming for artistic design, Course on “Heterogeneous Space” using sound to analyze sociopolitical dynamics, Expanding to Max/MSP and Pure Data for visual signal processing and contemporary music
TEACHING PORTFOLIO
- Ranjeet has over a decade of teaching experience in music, composition, and improvisation, primarily one on one or private groups, but with a year spent at APL Global School.
- He has worked with students of various skill levels, guiding them to develop their own creative processes and experiment with interdisciplinary projects.
CREATIVE PRACTICE & OUTREACH
- Ranjeet’s creative practice challenges traditional disciplinary boundaries, aiming for an art form where roles like actor, musician, dancer, or visual artist are unified in a cohesive artistic whole. His work with technology emphasizes that the computer need not mimic physical processes but can offer more imaginative and dynamic interactions.
- By designing systems that use data as an expressive medium rather than replicating physical concepts, Ranjeet enables unique connections across art forms—such as dancer movements generating sound, vocal rhythms spatializing audio, or pianist gestures creating visual grammar.
- His approach redefines tools and mediums, fostering a fluid space where any artistic concept or technique is accessible and interconnected.
