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Jeff Kaiser, Ph.D. - Author

Kaiser is a long-time music studio production professional: from recording, mixing, and mastering to designing and authoring custom software solutions. As an educator, Kaiser has taught an incredibly wide variety of classes at the undergraduate and graduate level: including topics on interactive arts technology, audio production, digital audio composition, and ethnomusicology—among others—at the University of San Diego, University of California San Diego, University of California Irvine, MiraCosta College, and in his current position as Assistant Professor of Music Technology and Composition at the University of Central Missouri. In addition to his PhD in Integrative Studies (Music) from University of California, San Diego: Jeff Kaiser holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Composition from Westmont College and a Master of Music in Choral and Orchestral Conducting from Azusa Pacific University.

For more information: https://www.jeffkaiser.com/

Louis Lopez, M.F.A. - Contributor

Along with his expertise and years of experience in the recording studio, Lopez is the owner/operator of Toltec Sound, a Los Angeles-based professional audio hardware company with a focus on design, repair, and modification. He has worked in a number of recording studios but has spent most of his time at Carbonite Sound in Ojai, CA (formerly known as Brotheryn Studios) as a musician, assistant engineer, sound designer and audio tech. Most of his work was in the commercial and film world for Patagonia, Yeti and other outdoor apparel companies. As an audio tech he has repaired and modified anything from custom tube amp conversions to classic analog gear. In addition, Lopez is an Assistant Professor of Performing and Communication Arts at Pasadena City College, California.

For more information: https://louislopezmusic.com/

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