Mercy Music Tech

Music:

Member Since: 12/16/2007
Band Website: http://www.mercy.edu/cda
Band Members:

MUSIC INDUSTRY + TECHNOLOGY Faculty

Paul Steinman, MA
Associate Professor
Director, Music Industry + Technology

A recording engineer, studio owner and composer; winner of the best musical score, Berlin Film Festival, 1997; Cleo nomination for advertising music, 1991; and an Emmy award for sound design, 1996. Paul has over 15 years as a sound mixer for numerous bands and television productions, including over 350 shows for The Late Show with David Letterman. He is the former Chairman of the Music Technology Program at the Center for Media Arts in Manhattan.Stephen Ward, M.Mus
Assistant Professor
Associate Director, Music Industry + Technology

A recording engineer, producer and studio consultant; owner of Mu Music International; a former staff engineer at the Power Station NY; and a composer and member of the New York-based band Uncle Izzy. Stephen is a former faculty member at The New School and Institute of Audio Research.

Dennis Bell, MA
Professional Associate

Gold/Platinum Award winning Producer, Keyboard Artist, Conductor, Arranger, Songwriter. Recordings with U2, Doug E Fresh, Dave Valentin, Tom Browne, New Voices of Freedom, Lenny Kravitz etc; Musical Director/Conductor International tour of "Jesus Christ Superstar", Jingles for Drakes, Hardees, Roy Rogers, Nabisco; Logic consultant for Apple, inc; Yamaha Influential Artist; CEO City Slicker Productions & Guava Jamm Entertainment (Internet Label)

Robert Porembski, M.Mus
Rock & Roller - In - Residence

Songwriter/Composer/Recording Artist/Producer/Surfer & Bon Vivant. National & International radio & TV credits. Music for CBS (The Young & the Restless), HBO, USA Network, BRAVO, TRIO, Oxygen Network, The Learning Channel and SPIKE TV. Jingles for Rocher Candy, Captain Morgan, Carvel. Themes for Special Olympics and radio shows. International touring artist and Knucklehead Guitar Strings Endorsee. Owner, Robert Porembski Music (Music Publishing/Record Label). Inducted into Cathedral Prep Sports Hall of Fame for exellence in basketball.

Robert Cutarella
Associate Lecturer

Producer, recording executive. Producer of numerous recordings for Mercury, A&M, Columbia and Buddah. Previous positions include: East Coast Director, MCA Music; Director of Talent Acquisition, Chappell Music; VP of Artist and repertoire, HME/CBS Records.

Steve La Cerra
Associate Lecturer

Freelance music producer, engineer, technology writer and lecturer. Former senior editor EQ magazine. Writer of over 200 articles in various music industry trade magazines. Recording engineer for Blue Oyster Cult, Firehouse, Joe Jackson, Kristine Sa, Kast One, Dagger, and Danny Rodriguez. Composer and performing musician with two solo CD’s.

Greg Rippin, M.Mus
Associate Lecture

Greg received his B.A. in Music from The University of North Carolina at Asheville and his Master of Music in Music Technology from New York University. He has worked as an audio engineer on the music team of a number of feature films, including The Two Towers, and Gangs of New York. He has been the sound designer, ADR engineer, and mixer on numerous short films, and works as a sound effects designer for ABC News Promos.

Record Label: Merciless Records
Type of Label: Indie