Faculty

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Brad Hughes

Director / School of Music Production & Sound Design for Visual Media

Brad has been with Academy of Art University since 2007. He has over 30 years of experience as a professional in music and audio production as an instrumentalist, music creator, and sound designer. His credits include work for HBO, DreamWorks, Mattel, Skywalker Sound, and 20th Century Studios. He is a member of the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, which hosts the annual Grammy Awards, and has served on the Education committee of the Recording Academy.

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Our Faculty

Part-Time Faculty

Faculty MemberEducational Background
Lincoln AndrewsBachelor of Science, Expression College for Digital Arts (Emeryville, California, Sound Arts)
Eric BikalesBachelor of Music, Belmont University (Nashville, Tennessee, Music Composition)
Jeffrey ByronBachelor of Arts, Stanford University (Stanford, California, Music, Science, and Technology)
Jim Diaz30+ yrs experience in film, documentaries, television, music videos, and theater.
Gunnard DobozeBachelor of Arts, Berklee College Music (Boston, Massachusetts, Music Production and Engineering)
Jonathan GallandMaster of Fine Arts, Academy of Art University (San Francisco, California, Music Prod/Sound Design)
Craig KupkaMaster of Arts, Univeristy of California Los Angeles (Los Angeles, California, Music Composition)
Gregory KupkaMaster of Music, California State University, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, California, Commercial Music)
James Lay23+ years experience as music artist, producer, composer and director.
Carla LuceroBachelor of Fine Arts, California Institute of the Arts (Valencia, California, Music Composition)
Brian MagerkurthBachelor of Arts, Academy of Art University (San Francisco, California, Motion Picture and Video)
Jason MartineauDoctor of Music, Manhattan School of Music (New York, New York, Music Composition)
George Peterson Jr.Bachelor of Arts, San Francisco State University (San Francisco, California, Broadcast and Electronic
Communications)
Raju Ramayya20+ yrs. experience in music performance and theory instruction
Kit Ruscoe25+ yrs. exp. in Sound Design
Doug SiebumMaster of Arts, San Francisco State University (San
Francisco, California, Broadcast & Electronic Comm unication Arts)

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