Teaching and research
Recording, music technology, and performance
Steve teaches recording, mixing and mastering at Oregon State University, and has taught music technology, digital arts, and engineering-meets-music camps for more than a decade.
Areas
- Data-driven instruments. Designing interfaces where sensors, controllers, and everyday objects become expressive musical instruments. The subject of his DMA dissertation, Seven Attempts at Magic.
- Interactive performance systems. Real-time audio and visual environments in Max/MSP, Kyma, Ableton Live, and Processing.
- STEAM curriculum. Program design that puts music and art at the centre of science and engineering learning, from summer camps to college courses.
- Nonprofit and program development. Graduate certificate in Nonprofit Management, University of Oregon.
Courses at Oregon State University
- Recording Techniques I, II, and III. A three-course sequence in studio recording, from signal flow and microphone technique through multitrack sessions.
- Bedroom Recording. Producing release-quality recordings with a laptop, an interface, and a small room.
- Mixing & Mastering. Balancing, processing, and finishing tracks for streaming and physical release.
- Special Topics. Rotating subjects in music technology, production, and intermedia art.
Appointments
- Faculty, Oregon State University
- Graduate Teaching Fellow, Music Technology, University of Oregon, 2015 to 2018
- Lead Instructor, SPARK Summer STEAM Camps, Lane Community College, 2017 to 2018
- Graduate Teaching Fellow, Digital Arts, University of Oregon, 2014 to 2015
- Lead Instructor, Music & Engineering Summer Camp, University of Michigan, 2014
- Adjunct Professor of Music, Concordia University, Ann Arbor, 2014
Presentations
SEAMUS (2016 to 2018), Seattle Maker Faire (2015 to 2017), Electronic Music Midwest (2016), SubUrban Projections (2015 and 2016), and FutureMusic Oregon (2014 to 2018).