Stephen L. Syverud was born in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada. He is a faculty member in composition/technology in the School of Music at Northwestern University, Director of the Electronic Music Studios, and Coordinator of the Composition Program. Mr. Syverud was formerly on the faculties of Jackson State College and Grinnell College. He received BA/MA degrees from San Francisco State University and the Ph.D degree from the University of Iowa. Mr. Syverud established and constructed Electronic Music Studios at Grinnell College and Northwestern University as well as designed and constructed an Aural Skills Listening Laboratory at Jackson State College. He is frequent a consultant for schools/individuals purchasing Electronic Music/Computer equipment. His biography is listed in the International Who's Who in Music and Musicians Directory. Mr. Syverud is the recipient of numerous grants, awards, and commissions including a Fulbright grant to teach at the Franz Liszt Academy in Budapest, Hungary. Past commissions include the Arctic Brass (Norway), the Ciosoni Trio, and individual musicians. His works include pieces for solo instru - ments and tape, multimedia pieces, and works for more standard instrumental/ vocal ensembles. Performances include Society of Composers Inc at University of Alabama, Society for Electro-Acoustic Music at University of Illinois, DePaul University, Northwestern University, International Festival of the Fantastic in the Arts at Miami, regional conference of SCI at Southern Illinois University, Whitman College, Memphis State University, and the 12th Annual New Music and Art Festival at Bowling Green State University. Live performance stressing improvisation are among Mr. Syverud's present activities. He delivered a paper at Governors State University on Music Technology and featured Chaos yet.... (an improvisational group specializing in electronic modification of acoustic instruments). Professional affiliations include: BMI, American Music Center, Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States, Society of Composers Inc. (formerly ASUC), American Composers Alliance, founding member of the Chicago Society of Composers, Noyes Players, Chaos, Chaos yet.... New Music Chicago. His music is available on Brewster Records, Seesaw Music Publishers, Moro Music Publishing, and American Composers Alliance. Dr. Syverud will be in Budapest, Hungary in the coming year on a Fulbright grant. The source material for Timin was created using FM modulation, analog signals, and sampling technology. Serially controlled pitch and rhythmic elements as well as fixed registration were used to create basic gestures. Once the basic gestures took shape, they were manipulated using analog reel-to-reel tape decks and the resulting sections were submitted to the same serial procedures controlling pitch/rhythmic/ registrar elements. The various steams of sound were edited further and combined digitally. Serial procedures within serial procedures become evident as the composition unfolds and this mushrooming effect becomes the primary formal design. The manner in which the composition was put created directly resulted from structural features in selected writings of Jack Kerouac and elements discovered in exploring Chaos Theory. The original four-channel version was the result of layering effects created through the use of several multi-channel tape decks and digital hard disk recording envirorunents. Timin is performed very softly, just at the threshold of hearing.