“When looking to other artists for influence, nature is the most reliable.”
Jon D. Nelson is a visionary composer, pianist, and AI systems engineer, based in Madison, Wisconsin. With a career that strives to bridge the worlds of music, technology, and education, Jon is dedicated to innovating at the intersection of human creativity and artificial intelligence.
Jon D. Nelson is a composer–pianist and AI systems engineer based in Madison, Wisconsin. A 2022 graduate (with distinction) of London’s Royal College of Music, he writes contemporary classical music informed by microtonal harmony and post‑impressionist color. His works have been heard on both sides of the Atlantic with organizations ranging from Explore Ensemble and the English National Ballet School to the Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestras and Muncie Symphony Orchestra.
Nelson’s performance résumé spans international touring, more than 200 studio recording sessions, and five years as a founding member of the rock band Trackless. He has taught private piano and group musicianship since 2017 and co‑founded Resonance, a mentorship program that premiered dozens of student compositions across four seasons.
Technology is a second pillar of Nelson’s practice. As founder of KEEx.AI Inc., he leads development of Simphoni‑ISI, a Kubernetes‑native React platform that coordinates GPU inference across heterogeneous hardware, and Simphoni‑Spatial, an Unreal‑Engine‑powered VR co‑working environment. Previous positions include systems analyst and A/V engineer for the Wisconsin Elections Commission, where he trained election officials statewide, produced live‑broadcast content, and designed software tutorials.
Nelson’s creative research currently centers around “Tone Sculptures” and “Sound Chandeliers” — visual & sonic studies of microtonal pitch spaces — and on generative‑AI tooling for musicians. He works fluently with open‑source language and audio models, always emphasizing artist privacy, ethical deployment, and the irreplaceable value of human imagination.
Whether orchestrating for chamber ensemble, retuning a piano, or optimizing a distributed GPU cluster, Nelson’s work orbits around a central goal: to let technology expand, rather than replace, the expressive possibilities of art.
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