Computer Music Center
The Computer Music Center (CMC) at Columbia University is the oldest center for electronic and computer music research in the United States. Electronic music work began at Columbia University and Barnard College in 1951 as the Columbia Experimental Music Studio. In 1958, the name was changed to the Columbia-Princeton Electronic Music Center. In 1996, under the directorship of Brad Garton, the center's name was changed to the Columbia University Computer Music Center.