Author: jmeyers
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Dr. David Worrall to chair the AA&A department following Dr Pantelis Vassilakis’s departure after 7 years at the helm
We are pleased to announce the appointment of David Worrall, Ph.D., as Chair of the Audio Arts and Acoustics Department, effective July 15, 2016. David is recognized internationally for his music, data sonification and portable polymedia event spaces. His creative practice encompasses music, sound and polymedia installations, sound poetry, software frameworks for composition and the…
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AA&A Celebrates at Manifest 2016: Graduating/Award-Winning Students, Faculty & Educational Partners
We are excited to dedicate again this year’s Manifest Reception to the AA&A Department’s students, recognizing our graduating seniors and their families and honoring our 2015-2016 Scholarship and Award winners. We will also be formally recognizing award winning adjunct faculty, Jeremy Caldera, as well as two educational partners for their substantial contributions to our mission:…
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Jeremy Caldera receives the 2015 Young AV Professional Award – Nurtures L&IS Student Successes – Featured in “Commercial Integrator”!
Update: Jeremy and his “Audio Visual System Design” course are featured in the latest issue of “Commercial Integrator.” Congratulations Jeremy! AA&A adjunct Instructor, Jeremy Caldera CTS-D CTS-I, received the 2015 Young AV Professional Award during InfoComm’s 2015 annual meeting in Orlando, Florida, June 13-19, 2015. Jeremy is Lead Audiovisual Design Engineer at Zeller Digital Innovations (Zdi Inc.)…
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Acoustics Students’ Recent Awards and Graduate School / Industry Placements – ASA’s Book Donation
Students of our BS in Acoustics program continue to earn honors and make their impactful mark on our academic and professional communities. We could not be prouder of them! See just below for some recent highlights that inspire all of us (faculty and students) to always strive to be our best! Acoustics senior, Christopher Kezon…
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AA&A Live & Installed Sound Alumni Run Sound at the 2015 NFL Draft in Chicago
Most everyone knows that Chicago recently hosted the 2015 NFL Draft festivities (April 30 – May 2, 2015). Only few know that eight AA&A alumni and one current student from our Live & Installed Sound degree major led or held key positions on most stages set up for the event. Under ECTO Productions, an alumni-owned…
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Emeritus Professor Doug Jones Introduces: “Heyser Archives Online”
Doug Jones, Professor of Acoustics Emeritus and co-founder of the Audio Arts & Acoustics department at Columbia College Chicago, has been working hard over the past ~ 2 years to facilitate wider dissemination of the late Richard Heyser’s innovative contributions to professional audio, in collaboration with the College’s Archives & Special Collections department. The fruits…
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AA&A In the News!
The Audio Arts & Acoustics Department was featured by Mix Magazine twice in the past several months: a) for its innovative curriculum, b) for its long history of placing graduates in a wide variety of audio professions (page 42). Frank Waln, Audio Arts and Acoustics alumnus and Native American rap and hip-hop artist, has captured…
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AA&A Celebrates at Manifest 2015: Graduating/Award-Winning Students & Educational Partners
We are excited to dedicate again this year’s Manifest Reception to the AA&A Department’s students, recognizing our graduating seniors and their families and honoring our 2014-2015 Scholarship and Award winners. We will also be formally recognizing accomplished musician, engineer and producer Steve Albini of Electrical Audio as our Educational Partner, for his and his team’s…
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AA&A Senior Filip Zadro recognized by the Clinton Global Initiative University
Filip Zadro, a senior Audio Arts & Acoustics major from Croatia, created a project that aims to deliver access to clean water in parts of the world that struggle with finding pure water sources. He was selected to represent Columbia at the Clinton Global Initiative University (CGIU) annual conference, hosted in Miami on March 6–8,…
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AA&A Faculty Spotlight: Prof. Howard Sandroff
Composer and Sound Artist Howard Sandroff is inarguably one of the most celebrated artists among the distinguished Columbia College Chicago faculty. His musical compositions are performed, recorded, published and broadcast throughout the world and have been featured at international festivals including The Aspen Music Festival, The International Association for Electronic Arts, The International Computer Music…