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Faculty

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Brad Hughes

Director / School of Music Production & Sound Design for Visual Media and Faculty Athletics Representative

Brad has been with Academy of Art University since 2007. He has over 30 years of experience as a professional in music and audio production as an instrumentalist, music creator, and sound designer. His credits include work for HBO, DreamWorks, Mattel, Skywalker Sound, and 20th Century Studios. He is a member of the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, which hosts the annual Grammy Awards, and has served on the Education committee of the Recording Academy.

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Fall 2023 Part-Time Faculty

Faculty MemberEducational Background
Andrea TrefethenBrigham Young University, Provo, Utah (Bachelor of Music, French Horn Performance and Pe dagogy)
Brian MagerkurthAcademy of Art University, San Francisco, California (Bachelor of Arts, Motion Picture and Video)
Carla LuceroCalifornia Institute of the Arts, Valencia, California (Bachelor of Fine Arts, Music Composition)
Craig KupkaUniveristy of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California (Master of Arts, Music Composition)
Eric BikalesBelmont University, Nashville, Tennessee (Bachelor of Music, Music Composition)
George Peterson Jr.San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California (Bachelor of Arts, Broadcast and Electronic Communications)
Gregory KupkaCalifornia State University, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California (Master of Music, Commercial Music)
Gunnard DobozeBerklee College Music, Boston, Massachusetts (Bachelor of Arts, Music Production and Engineering)
James Lay25+ years as a sound editor and designer
Jason MartineauManhattan School of Music, New York, New York (Doctor of Music, Music Composition)
Jeffrey ByronStanford University, Stanford, California (Bachelor of Arts, Music, Science, and Technology)
Jonathan GallandAcademy of Art University, San Francisco, California (Master of Fine Arts, Music Prod/Sound Design)
Kit Ruscoe20+ yrs. experience in music performance and theory instruction
Lincoln AndrewsExpression College for Digital Arts, Emeryville, California (Bachelor of Science, Sound Arts)
Raju Ramayya23+ years experience as music artist, producer, composer and director.
Scott LooneyCalifornia Institute of the Arts, Valencia, California (Master of Fine Arts, Music Composition)
Sonia MokhtariUniversity Lumiere Lyon II, Lyon, France (Master of Music, Music and Sound for Visual Art)
David ChernickAcademy of Art University, San Francisco, California (Master of Fine Arts, Motion Pictures and Television)

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