Jay C. Batzner (b. 1974) is currently an Assistant Professor at the University of Central Florida where he teaches music composition and technology courses as well as coordinates the composition program. In his first year, Jay received two prestigious grants: one to create collaborative works with visual artist Carla Poindexter and the second to initiate electroacoustic music concerts in Orlando. Prior to this position, Jay was an active adjunct professor at several colleges in the Kansas City area while he completed his D.M.A. in Composition at the University of Missouri – Kansas City Conservatory. While at UMKC, Jay received honors including a Distinguished Dissertation Fellowship and a Dean's Doctoral Scholar Fellowship.
Jay's music ranges from instrumental chamber works to electroacoustic compositions. He has participated in numerous national and international festivals including the Wellesley Composers Conference and the International Young Composers' Meeting in the Netherlands. His music is published by Unsafe Bull Music and has been recorded on the Capstone and Vox Novus labels. Jay is a frequent contributor to the new music website Sequenza21.com and a founding member of the composers organization The Collected.
Jay is a sci-fi geek, an amateur banjoist, a home brewer, and juggler.
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2/21/2007
Flint and steel
I'm at the Spark Festival. Hoo-ray. Gave my paper this morning on Negativland which, I think, went well. Nobody laid any smack upon me, which is a sure sign of acceptance.
All in all, it is what you would expect. Lots of Max/MSP being thrown around. There is even some music happening. I'll report more when I have more to report.
And I'm thinking about podcasting. Should I or shouldn't I? My idea to is create a short electronic work every week and put it up on a podcast. It would be a vehicle for exploration and experimentation with a constant deadline which would force creativity. Am I too busy for such a thing? That just makes it more appealing. Is there an audience for such a thing? That is the great thing about podcasting: It Doesn't Matter! I can pretend that people will be listening.
Heck, I could just pretend to make a podcast. Maybe I'll do that instead.
posted by Jay C. Batzner
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