Composer, pianist, synthesist, producer, and writer.

Bruce Christian Bennett, Ph.D.

Composer, pianist, synthesist, producer, and writer.

Available to hire

Composer, pianist, synthesist, producer, and writer.

Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Senior Technical Writer at Avid (previously Digidesign)
January 1, 2001 - Present
Authored and edited manuals across the entire Avid/Digidesign product line, including multiple editions of the Sibelius and Pro Tools Reference Guides, plug-ins guides, and audio hardware guides; provided musical expertise for Pro Tools and Sibelius software development.
Technical Writer at Submersible Music
January 1, 2004 - January 1, 2008
Authored manuals for DrumCore and KitCore product line.
Technical Support Specialist at Rocket Network, Inc.
January 1, 2000 - January 1, 2001
Provided technical support and authored manuals for online collaboration.
Technical Support Engineer and Technical Writer at Berkley Integrated Audio Software (bias-inc)
January 1, 1999 - January 1, 2000
Authored and edited manuals for all BIAS products, provided end-user support and training, and created product demonstrations at major international trade shows; and performed technical writing.
Technical Writer at Berkley Integrated Audio Software (bias-inc)
January 1, 2000 - January 1, 2002
Technical writing and end-user support for Bias products and manuals (contract).
Lecturer at San Francisco State University
January 1, 2006 - January 1, 2016
Graduate Composition Workshop; Survey of Electronic Music; Repertoire for Composers; and related courses.
Visiting Scholar at Reed College
January 1, 2005 - January 1, 2006
Lectured on techniques of contemporary composition and electronic music.
Assistant Professor at Tulane University
January 1, 2003 - January 1, 2005
Harmony (MUSC -151/152); Tonal Analysis (MUSC -201); Twentieth-Century Techniques (MUSC -202); Beginning Composition (APMS -221); Introduction to Computer Music (MUSC -230 -Honors); Counterpoint (APMS -302); Intermediate Composition (APMS -321); The Music of Elliott Carter and Stravinsky; Interactive Computer Music Systems (MUSC -492) and related courses.
Assistant Professor at Tulane University
January 1, 2005 - December 31, 2005
Harmony; Tonal Analysis; Twentieth-Century Techniques; Beginning/Intermediate Composition.
Instructor at University of California, Berkeley
January 1, 1996 - January 1, 1998
Beginning Musicianship; Introduction to Music; First-Year Harmony.
Instructor at Solano College
January 1, 1998 - December 31, 1998
Music Fundamentals; Jazz and Popular Music in America.
Berkeley Young Musicians Program Instructor at UC Berkeley
January 1, 1998 - January 1, 1998
Composition, Music Theory, Piano Class, and Secondary Piano Assistantships.
Reader at University of California, Berkeley
September 1, 1998 - December 31, 1998
Counterpoint (Music 154A), fall 1998.
Graduate Research Assistant at University of California, Berkeley
January 1, 1995 - January 1, 1996
Co-Research with Professor David Wessel; Assistant Director University Chorus (1995–1996).

Education

Ph.D. Music Composition at University of California, Berkeley
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 1999
M.M. Music Composition at San Francisco Conservatory of Music
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 1993
B.A. Music at Reed College
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 1990

Qualifications

Subito Grant (American Composers Forum)
January 1, 2010 - April 17, 2026
Grants from Meet the Composer
January 1, 2008 - January 1, 2009
Fromm Foundation Commission, Harvard University
January 1, 2003 - April 17, 2026
Finalist in the ASCAP Foundation Morton Gould Awards
January 1, 1997 - April 17, 2026
Graduate Division Fellowship, University of California, Berkeley
January 1, 1995 - January 1, 1997
Helen Williams Wallace and Morton Walker Scholarship, UC Berkeley
January 1, 1995 - April 17, 2026
Bella Zellerbach Cross Scholarship, UC Berkeley
January 1, 1994 - April 17, 2026
Composition Fellow, Oregon Bach Festival
January 1, 1994 - April 17, 2026
Prix Maurice Ravel, Fontainebleau, France
January 1, 1993 - April 17, 2026
Finalist in the ASCAP Foundation Grants to Young Composers
January 1, 1989 - April 17, 2026
Reed Summer Creative Scholarship Grant
January 1, 1988 - April 17, 2026

Industry Experience

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