Douglas Kahn

Douglas Kahn (born 1951 in Bremerton, Washington, USA) is acclaimed for his historical and theoretical writings on the use of sound in the avant-garde experimental arts, noise music and the history and theory of media art. His writings have been influential in the scholarly area of sound studies and the practical area of sound art. He was a former editor of Leonardo Music Journal and has written in The Wire, The Guardian, October (magazine), Art & Text, InterCommunication, Music Today Biannual, Musicworks, Parachute, Performing Arts Journal and Experimental Musical Instruments; among others, and in the books Critical Issues in Electronic Media, Radio Rethink, In the Spirit of Fluxus and Sound by Artists.

He lives in Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia.