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Louis-Michel Tougas is a Montréal-based composer and drummer. He obtained an undergraduate degree in composition at the Conservatoire de musique de Montréal, and then a scholarship from the Baden-Württemberg Foundation allowed him to pursue a master’s degree in composition and computer music at the Hochschule für Musik in Stuttgart, Germany. He then studied sound recording at McGill University and obtained a degree in music analysis at the Conservatoire de musique de Montréal. He is currently pursuing doctoral studies in composition at McGill University, where his research focuses on the relationship between notation, cognition, and the perception of rhythm. He is also a research assistant and teaching assistant in computer-assisted composition. His music has been presented at several festivals in Québec, British Columbia, France and Germany, by ensembles such as Ascolta, Core, Ensemble Volte and Stuttgart Kammerorchester.