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GUEST ARTISTS and MASTER CLASSES

Cynthia Bassham ACTOR, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF ACTING: UC-IRVINE

2019 Guest Lecture: Voice Over Coaching & Direction

Richard Bugg MEYER SOUND LABORATORIES

2007 Clinic: LCS CueStation

Robbin Broad PRINCIPAL MEDIA DESIGNER: WALT DISNEY IMAGINEERING

2011 Thesis Critique - "Mary Stuart"

2008 Thesis Critique - "Titus Andronicus"

2007 Final Project Reviewer: Sound For Themed Entertainment

Martin Carrillo SOUND DESIGNER

2016 Thesis Critique - "These Shining Lives"

Mark Caspary SOUND DESIGNER, COMPOSER, FOUNDER: EARS UP SOUND DESIGN

2019 Guest Lecture - The Sound Designer/Composer Relationship

Drew Dalzell SOUND DESIGNER, OWNER: DIABLO SOUND

2017 Guest Lecture: Show Control

2015-Present Adjunct Faculty: Intro to Sound Design, Sound for Themed Entertainment

2014 Thesis Critique - "The Trial of Dedan Kimathi"

2012 Thesis Critique - "Dance Visions"

2008 Seminar: SFX v.6 and LCS CueStation/Matrix-3

2009 Seminar: LCS

2009 Thesis Critique - "The Threepenny Opera"

Colbert Davis AV DESIGN ENGINEER: GOOGLE

2015 Guest Lecture: Networking

Michael Dessen COMPOSER/TROMBONIST, PROFESSOR OF ICIT: UC-IRVINE

2018 Guest Lecture: Telematic Art

Julie Ferrin SOUND DESIGNER, OWNER: SOUND ADVICE, LLC

2016 Thesis Critique - "Man of La Mancha"

Jon Gottlieb SOUND DESIGNER, HEAD OF SOUND: CALARTS, SCHOOL OF THEATRE

2010 Thesis Critique - "Blue Light"

Douglas Graves SOUND DESIGNER, A1, SOUND ENGINEER

2013 Thesis Critique - "Spring Awakening"

2008 Guest Lecture: Musical Theatre Sound Design

Andre Gribou COMPOSER, FACULTY: OHIO UNIVERSITY

2009 Presentation, Composing for the NASA "Footprints" film

Noelle Hoffman ASSOCIATE ENGINEER, TECH MDI

2019 Guest Lecture: Sound for Themed Entertainment

Davin Huston ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF PRACTICE: PURDUE UNIVERSITY

2015 Guest Lecture: Consulting

Kurt Kellenberger SOUND DESIGNER: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT

2017 Adjunct Faculty: Sound for Video Games

Rebecca Kessin SOUND DESIGNER

2019 Thesis Critique - "The Pajama Game"

Mary Jo Lang FOLEY ARTIST, WARNER BROTHERS (RETIRED)

2007 Guest Lecture

Ryan Lott COMPOSER, MUSICIAN: SON LUX

2012 Guest Lecture: Trends in Modern Sound

Tony Meola BROADWAY SOUND DESIGNER

2017 Thesis Critique - "Avenue Q"

2015 Master Class: Mixing a Broadway Musical

2013 Master Class: Mixing a Broadway Musical

Meyer Sound Laboratories, Inc.

2013 SIM3 Training and System Design Seminar led by Bob McCarthy. Hosted by UCI Sound and held in the Claire Trevor Theatre.

2013 D-Mitri training/CueSchool - led by Martin Carrillo. Hosted by UCI Sound and held in the Meyer Sound Design Studio.

2012 Fundamentals of System Design - led by Steve Bush. Hosted by UCI Sound and held in the Claire Trevor Theatre.

2011 SIM3 Training and System Design Seminar led by Bob McCarthy. Hosted by UCI Sound and held in the Claire Trevor Theatre.

2010 SIM3 Training and System Design Seminar led by Bob McCarthy. Hosted by UCI Sound and held in the Claire Trevor Theatre.

Chris Moore SENIOR CONSULTANT: THEATRE PROJECTS

2018 Guest Lecture: Large-scale and Arena Design

Cricket Myers SOUND DESIGNER

2013 Thesis Critique - "After Troy"

Rational Acoustics

2012 SMAART training with Jamie Anderson. Hosted by UCI Sound, held in the Claire Trevor Theatre.

Dave Revel A/V CONSULTANT, PRESIDENT: TECH MDI

2018 Guest Lecture: Trends in Modern Sound Design

2011 Guest Lecture: Sound for Themed Entertainment

2007 Final Project Reviewer: Sound For Themed Entertainment

Leon Rothenberg SOUND DESIGNER/COMPOSER

         2022 Thesis Critique - "Into the Woods"

         2020 Thesis Critique - "Hands on a Hard Body"

         2017 Thesis Critque - "I Dream of Chang and Eng"

Michael Roth SOUND DESIGNER/COMPOSER

2011 Thesis Critique - "The Crucible"

Kari Rae Seekins SOUND DESIGNER, COMPOSER

2018-2019 Guest Faculty: Intro to Sound Design, Sound Healing

2018 Thesis Critique - "Plumas Negras"

2015 Thesis Critique - "The Liquid Plain"

Eric Shim SOUND DESIGNER, COMPOSER

2009 Guest Lecture: Conceptual Sound Design

Nana Simopoulos COMPOSER

2009 Presentation

Alan Terricciano COMPOSER, PROFESSOR OF DANCE: UC-IRVINE

2017 Guest Faculty: Composing for Theatre and Dance

2013 Thesis Critique - "The Radio Plays"

Fernando Vasquez LEAD PROGRAMMER: DIABLO SOUND

2018 Production Critique - "American Idiot"

Veronika Vorel SOUND DESIGNER

2014 Thesis Critique - "Angels in America - pt.1"

2016 Adjunct Faculty: Psychoacoustics

Martyn Ware COMPOSER/MUSICIAN, OWNER: THE ILLUSTRIOUS COMPANY

2007 Demonstration of 3DAudioScape (Sound Imaging Software)

Darron West SOUND DESIGNER

2011 Guest Lecture: Trends in Modern Sound

Joe Wilbur PRINCIPAL: TECH MDI

2017 Guest Lecture: Digital Audio Systems

2015 Thesis Critique "Electra Project"

John Zalewski SOUND DESIGNER, COMPOSER

2019 Thesis Critique - "The Survival Project"

2011 Thesis Critique - "The Colored Museum"

2009 Guest Lecture

 

FIELD TRIPS

Disneyland Resort ANAHEIM, CA.

2019 Backstage tour led by Jerry Tomlinson, Technical Services Hiring Manager, DL Resort.

2016 Backstage tour led by Jerry Tomlinson, Technical Services Hiring Manager, DL Resort.

Blizzard Entertainment IRVINE, CA

2012 Tour of Blizzard Studios - developer of World of Warcraft and Diablo. Tour and meetings with the sound team.

Cirque du Soleil LAS VEGAS, NV.

2018 Cirque du Soleil Symposium (coordinated for UCI by stage management alum Erik Smith). Series of lectures hosted by Katherine Gonzalez, former Head of Audio for Criss Angel's Believe.

2013 Backstage tour and presentation by Jason Pritchard, Head of Audio, LOVE. Attended the show and critiqued sound at many other Vegas outdoor attractions.

2011 Backstage tour and presentation by Jason Pritchard, Head of Audio, LOVE. Attended the show and critiqued sound at many other Vegas outdoor attractions.

2008 Backstage tour of the audio system, routing and operation.

Ears Up Sound Design GLENDALE, CA.

2018 Tour of studio facility, demos of completed projects, and discussion on the design/composition process. Hosted by alumni Mark Caspary ('15, founder), Matt Glenn ('14, founder), and Brian Svoboda ('16).

Harman / JBL Labs NORTHRIDGE, CA.

2015 Tour of facilities and an introduction to (and participation in) their critical listening process and testing. Hosted by Paul Chavez, Ken Freeman, Henry Goldansky and Dr. Sean Olive.

2011 Tour of facilities and an introduction to (and participation in) their critical listening process and testing. Hosted by Dr. Sean Olive.

L'Acoustics WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA.

2019 Lecture, tour, and featured product demo. Hosted by Scott Sugden.

2017 Line array theory lecture and facilities tour. Hosted by Scott Sugden.

2013 Lecture, tour and listnening session. Hosted by Scott Sugden.

Meyer Sound Laboratories, Inc. BERKELEY, CA.

 2022  Tour of the Meyer research, design and manufacturing facilities and SpaceMap Go training seminar. Hosted by Robyn Bykofski, Joe Mistretta and leo Blanche .

2019 Tour of the Meyer research, design and manufacturing facilities. Hosted by Todd Meier. Special guest - Stephen Barker, Dean of the Claire Trevor School of the Arts, UCI.

2012 Tour of the Meyer research, design and manufacturing facilities. Hosted by Todd Meier (UCI Drama alum.)

2009 Tour of the Meyer research, design and manufacturing facilities.

NAB Convention LAS VEGAS, NV.

2008 Yes, we were there... what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.

Omega Mart / Meow Wolf  LAS VEGAS, NV. 

         2022 Research field trip for upcoming Sound For Themed Entertainment project

 

Obsidian EntertainmentIRVINE, CA.

2019 Tour of their sound facilities and discussion of sound for games.

The Pantages Theatre HOLLYWOOD, CA.

2013 Backstage with "The Lion King" National Tour.

QSC COSTA MESA, CA.

2013 Factory tour. Hosted by Siobahn Lamb and Dale Sandberg.

Sony Interactive Entertainment SAN DIEGO, CA.

2018 Tour of their sound facilities and discussion of sound for games. Hosted by Kurt Kellenberger.

2011 Tour of their sound facilities and discussion of sound for games. Hosted by Kurt Kellenberger.

SureFire, LLC FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA.

2009 Presentation of their Sonic Defenders line of dynamic hearing protection.

Tech MDI BURBANK, CA.

2018 Tour of facilities with founder Dave Revel and alum Joe Wilbur ('10).

2015 Tour of facilities and a Q-SYS Designer demo with alum Joe Wilbur ('10).

Ultimate Ears IRVINE, CA.

2011 Tour of their facilities and discussion of in-ear monitoring. Hosted by Ryan Sandoval and Philippe DePallens.

Universal Studios HOLLYWOOD, CA.

 2022  Hollywood Horror Nights backstage sound tour. Hosted by Joel Smith and Drew Dalzell .

2017 Tour of their facilities and mazes in place for Hollywood Horror Nights. Hosted by Drew Dalzell, founder of Diablo Sound (audio contractor for HHN).

Warner Brothers BURBANK, CA.

2019 Hosted by Foley artist Alyson Dee Moore. Tour of their post-production facilities and sound stages.

2016 Hosted by Damon Banks and Mary Jo Lang. Tour of their post-production facilities.

2013 Hosted by Foley mixer Mary Jo Lang. Tour of the Foley, scoring and dubbing stages.

 

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