Jonathan Piper is a San Diego-based tubist and technologist. His work as a tubist centers on the exploration of sonic and gestural possibilities found at the limits of both the instrument and the performing body. Supported by extended techniques and live electronic processing, he combines elements of drone, doom, noise, free jazz, and contemporary idioms. He performs as a soloist and in a variety of duo projects, including with Ryan Ebaugh (1515), Michelle Lou (go by land), vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Meghann Welsh (Codex Confiteor), percussionist Eric Derr (Company Culture), drummer Nick Lesley, and more. Jonathan has also worked as a museum curator, recently guiding a multi-year renovation of and developing interactive exhibitions for the NAMM Museum of Making Music. As a scholar, he has researched and presented work on ontologies in digital media, online fandom practices, and embodiment in heavy metal music. Jonathan received degrees in musical performance at UC Los Angeles and music at UC San Diego, where he completed his dissertation Locating Experiential Richness in Doom Metal.