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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11/02/2007
Vote for me! - UPDATED!
Hey everyone,
By some quirk of fate, I've been nominated for Best Podcast for the 2007 Weblog awards. Thanks to Prent Rodgers for the nomination.
I'm up against some big competition and I want to make those Slate folks nervous. Vote for me! I'll start campaigning in next week's show...
The competition is:
This Week In Tech
Econtalk
Pundit Review
Slate Magazine Daily
The Glenn and Helen Show.
Shire Network News
The Mr Science Show
The Pentagon Channel
Unsafe Bull Podcast
Harry Potter Prognostications
These podcasters do not know the Unsafe Bull. They shall, though. They shall.
ALL NEW: Hear the special announcement.
posted by Jay C. Batzner
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