Who Is Electrotap?

Electrotap L.L.C. is partnership founded for the purpose of developing and distributing the tools to create innovative music and art. We are based outside of Kansas City, Missouri.

We began our venture working in academia, but without sufficient funding (the plight of many public universities) we decided to found to a private enterprise to provide the research and development resources to create innovative technology for the arts.

In the original spirit of an academic setting, we continue to encourage collaboration with other partners, composers, and developers - providing a potential outlet for creative work that is not available elsewhere.

Jesse Allison, VP Hardware Design

Jesse Allison is a composer and interactive sonic artist who has focused his graduate research on interactive computer interfaces at the University of Missouri – Kansas City. His work on sensor interfaces has been presented at numerous computer music conferences across the United States and Canada. Exhibitions of interactive sound installations using his sensor interface technology have been programmed in museums across the US and in Sweden. During his tenure at UMKC he has held numerous leadership positions in both departmental organizations and faculty development programs.

Timothy Place, VP Software Design

Timothy Place is an expert in the electronic music community, having more than 10 years of experience in the field. He is also finishing a doctorate in electronic and interactive music composition at the University of Missouri – Kansas City. Mr. Place has lectured and presented, by invitation, internationally (Canada, England, South Korea, Norway, Sweden) and throughout the United States. As a software developer, his products have seen growing popularity with users in more than 20 countries.