Hallie Smith is a musician based in Berkeley, California. Her research is oriented towards building soft circuits/sensors, coding, installations, and emotional music. Previous and upcoming collaborations for Hallie include: the Eco Ensemble, the SMASH ensemble, saxophonist Drew Whiting, writer/producer Felix M., The Boston Conservatory Contemporary Performance Ensemble, bartender Mel Johnson.
Hallie graduated from The Boston Conservatory in 2018 where she studied with Felipe Lara, Marti Epstein, and Curtis Hughes. She has also studied privately with Steven Takasugi. She is currently pursuing an M.A./Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley, where she studies with Franck Bedrossian, Edmund Campion, Myra Melford, Cindy Cox, and Ken Ueno.