Jaclyn Heyen About

Jaclyn Heyen, MM., is a multi-media artist originally from Seward, Nebraska. She is a Harley owner and rider since 2007 and her creative work is based on her experiences on the road. Her masters’ thesis, Theorizing Soundwalls: Listening Within the Noise and creation of Tinny Scoots, an audio controller built out of the body of a scooter, opened up the need to share her experiences on her motorcycle. Her most recent work called BlueRoad is a series of multi-media recordings of her rides on her Harley she calls Blue. These recordings not only record the sounds and sights of the road but her journey to finding her authentic self.

Jaclyn is currently working on the Adaptive Use Musical Instruments Project at the Deep Listening Institute in Kingston NY. Her research has focused on the use of music technology within a therapeutic environment. This interest informs much of her creative work, which often utilizes unique ways of working with music technology that involve motion tracking and/or unique interfaces such as an audio controller built out of the body of a scooter. She also has a deep interest in the soundscape and soundwall and how one listens and defines themselves through noise.

Curriculum Vitae

Gotta Love Judy was an interesting sound study depicting the inner psychological

trauma of the troubled actress."
by Sabrina Young,
Feminist Theory and Music Conference UNC Greensboro: Concert 2 Music Review