BruceBennett

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Seasoned 30+ year composer and audio engineering specialist with extensive experience in contemporary classical music, electroacoustic composition, digital audio production, and professional mixing and mastering.

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Seasoned 30+ year composer and audio engineering specialist with extensive experience in contemporary classical music, electroacoustic composition, digital audio production, and professional mixing and mastering.

Combines deep artistic expertise with advanced technical knowledge to deliver sophisticated, modern, and musically sound production, including scoring, sound design, and interactive systems.

  • 36 years' experience
  • Joined April 2026

Languages

  • EnglishFluent

Industry experience

  • Media & Entertainment
  • Education
  • Professional Services
  • Software & Internet
  • Other

Work experience· 22 roles

Technical Writer (Contract) · Blackmagic DesignJan 2024 – Jan 2025 · 1 yr 1 mo

Authored documentation for DaVinci Resolve audio and postproduction work flows.

Technical Writer (Contract) · Universal AudioJan 2018 – Present · 8 yrs 11 mos

Created manuals for UA plugins, focusing on mixing and mastering tools.

Senior Technical Writer & Music Technology Specialist · Avid / DigidesignJan 2006 – Jan 2026 · 20 yrs 1 mo

Authored manuals for Pro Tools, Sibelius, plugins, and audio hardware to support consistency across work flows. Provided musical and audio work flow expertise for product development, contributing to user experience.

Lecturer · San Francisco State UniversityJan 2006 – Jan 2016 · 10 yrs 1 mo
Assistant Professor · Tulane UniversityJan 2005 – Dec 2005 · 1 yr
Visiting Scholar · Reed CollegeJan 2005 – Jan 2006 · 1 yr 1 mo
Technical Writer (Contract) · Submersible MusicJan 2004 – Jan 2008 · 4 yrs 1 mo
Technical Writer · Submersible MusicJan 2004 – Jan 2008 · 4 yrs 1 mo

Education· 6

Ph.D. Music Composition · University of California, Berkeley2030 – 1999
M.M. Music Composition · San Francisco Conservatory of Music2030 – 1993
B.A. Music · Reed College2030 – 1990
Ph.D., Music Composition · University of California, Berkeley2030 – 2026

Certifications and awards· 11

Subito Grant (American Composers Forum)2010 – 2026
Grants from Meet the Composer2008 – 2009
Fromm Foundation Commission, Harvard University2003 – 2026
Finalist in the ASCAP Foundation Morton Gould Awards1997 – 2026

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