Michael Palumbo

Dr. Michael Palumbo is a Toronto-based musician, concert producer, and instrument designer whose work spans experimental performance, community-building, and artist-led production. As an improvising musician, he performs microsound on a modular synthesizer in solo and ensemble contexts, and designs experimental instruments and systems that explore data, memory, and forms of distributed creativity.

His electroacoustic works have been presented at venues including the Music Gallery (Toronto), the Jay Pritzker Pavilion at Millennium Park (Chicago), and SUNY Buffalo.

Michael is the founder and artistic director of Exit Points, a long-running free-improvisation concert series and record label. Across his work as an organizer, educator, and performer, Michael is committed to cultivating inclusive creative ecosystems where artists and administrators can take risks and develop sustainable long-term practices.