Foundations of Arts and Entertainment Technologies

Jack W Stamps is the Coordinator for Music and Sound for the Center For Arts and Entertainment Technologies within the University of Texas’ College of Fine Arts. In the CAET, he teaches courses in entertainment technology, music technology and the of writing popular and commercial styles. He received his D.M.A. in composition, with emphasis in music technology, from UT Austin in 2010. He was an Assistant Professor of Music Composition and Technology at Seton Hall University from 2011 to 2013, where he designed and implemented a new program in music technology. In addition to his work as a traditional composer, he has completed numerous albums, remixes and other productions under the name MC Debris and has composed a substantial number works for music licensing companies in New York and Los Angeles. He is currently working on an MC Debris album that explores the intersection of Golden Age entertainment biographies and MTV-era pop styles.

Neal Daugherty received his BFA from West Virginia University for Printmaking and Multimedia Studies. He continued his education at Louisiana State University where he received MFAs in Experimental Printmaking, Graphic Design, and Digital Art in 1996 while conducting extensive research and study regarding Contemporary Art History and Digital Culture. Neal Daugherty is currently a Lecturer for The University of Texas as well as a practicing professional artist in both conceptual and commercial communities. He has designed the Digital Foundations program for CAET and continues pioneering course design in 2D Animation, Concept Art, and Artist’s Professional Portfolio Practice. His current work focuses on ‘Glitch’ artifacts presented with traditional video and digital manipulation components and techniques. He also champions Digital Printmaking and Digital Processing. Environmental animations and soundscapes have also played big parts in Neal’s professional practice. His work has been shown in many exhibitions and galleries both nationally and internationally.

Dax Norman graduated with an MFA in Art and Technology from UT Dallas in May 2015, and also holds bachelors degrees in Computer Animation from Ringling College of Art and Design, as well as a BS in Advertising from UT Austin. As an independent animator, Dax has shown animated shorts in dozens of film and animation festivals worldwide, as well as completed numerous commissioned music videos as well as animated shorts for Adult Swim on Cartoon Network.

Sven is a projection designer with 15 years of experience in this field. He’s works internationally and nationally creating projections and imagery for theatre, opera, dance, musical and beyond. His work has been recognized with a Tony nomination for Disney’s “Newsies” and with a Drama Desk nomination for Julie Taymor’s “Midsummer Night’s Dream”. Recent and current projects include “Svadba” at the Opera Festival in Aix en Provence and “The Confederacy of Dunces” at the Huntington Theatre as well as Mat Franco’s Las Vegas residency.