Born in Israel, Oded Ben-Tal studied composition at the Rubin Academy of Music in Jerusalem followed by doctoral studies at Stanford University with Jonathan Harvey and Brian Ferneyhough. While at Stanford Oded also engaged in research activities at CCRMA (Stanford's Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics). His compositions were performed in numerous countries including the UK, France, Columbia, the US, Israel, The Netherlands, and Denmark. His work includes instrumental and vocal works, multichannel compositions, interactive electronic pieces, and multimedia projects. Recent work include an interactive multimedia performance Ukiyo performed at Sadler's Wells theatre in London and the Kibla Arts Center in Maribor, Slovenia, and Zaum: Beyond Mind awarder best performance for 2011 by the Logos Foundation.