B.M.E. Florida State University;

M.M., Ph.D. George Peabody College (now of Vanderbilt University)

Pioneered introduction of synthesizers internationally as a Moog Synthesizer clinician, documentation writer, marketing executive, and functional design consultant.

Keyboard Magazine columnist for 4+ years, and author of articles and reviews in juried publications such as Computer Music Journal. Wrote 17 Owner's Manuals for various synthesizers, and coached rock and avant-garde luminaries in synthesis techniques. Conceived, oversaw the development of, and wrote the first original music for OxyLights, a 50 Kilowatt, seven story, permanent MIDI-based light and music installation recognized in the 1987 Guinness Book of World Records. This Multi-media extravaganza won a state of NY award for its "I Love NY" theme.

Ph.D. Dissertation in Music, The Evolution of Electronic Musical Instruments in the United States (1972) is cited in multiple entries of The New Groves Dictionary of Musical Instruments and in The New Harvard Dictionary of Music. Lectured at The Smithsonian Institution, Bourges Festival, Harvard, MIT, Oberlin Conservatory, and other venues on this research, which is published in The Art of Electronic Music (1984).

E-STAR Artist-Historian in Residence (2000-2001), Institute for Electronic Arts (IEA), School of Art and Design at Alfred University NYSCC, under aegis of the Rockefeller Foundation and the New York State Council on the Arts.

All freshmen at Berklee use his MTEC 111 Handbook, which supports a required course in music technology.