Profiles in "Contemporary Music" Expertise Area

  • Paine has a joint appointment in the Game School and in the School of Music, at ASU. He directs the Acoustic Ecology Lab @ ASU.
  • “About as omnivorous as a contemporary artist gets” (NYT), Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR) is perhaps the only composer whose collaborations span Philip Glass, Bill T. Jones, Savion Glover and Lady Gaga.
  • Called a superstar of the trumpet, multi-genre international soloist, chamber musician, crossover artist, orchestral musician and clinician, Burgstaller is best known as a former trumpeter and arranger for Canadian Brass.
  • Navarro is an educator and composer of acoustic and electroacoustic music, who also develops intermedia works, performance art and installations.
  • Compitello is a percussionist interested in community building through collaboration. He coordinates the percussion program at ASU and is active as a performer, teaching artist, and administrator.
  • Charles Eppley (they/he) is an interdisciplinary art historian specializing in sonic art, disability studies, and digital culture.