Biography
Dr. Cancellaro is an accomplished composer, sound designer, performer, educator, and author. He served as Chair of the Interative Arts and Media Department for over a decade and performs in the band Second Summer, signed with Hardstop Records. His compositions have been performed around the world and he has written numerous film scores. His book Exploring Sound Design for Interactive Media has been used as a textbook in over 10 countries. Linear and non-linear music and sound form a large part of his current research interests.
Instructional Areas
Linear and non-linear music and sound design, audio programming, music theory in the context of non linear audio space, music composition, game audio, film composition
Creative Practice and Research Interests
non-linear music, brain wave music composition, linear music recording techniques, soundscape construction.
Degrees
B.M., Music Composition and Film Scoring Berklee College of Music 1989
M.M., Music Composition New England Conservatory of Music 1992
Ph.D., Music Composition University of Edinburgh 1997