David Schaal
Associate Teaching Professor • Sound Audio Frequency Lab • SOUND DESIGN • UNIVERSAL DESIGN
ATLAS Institute

ATLS 225E (office)
ATLAS 202 (Sound Audio Frequency Lab)Ìý

David Schaal is a teaching associate professor and lead multimedia instructor for the ATLAS Institute and has developed and taught Creative Technology and Design (CTD) courses, formerly Technology Arts & Media (TAM), since the institute's foundingÌýin 1998, and has the distinction of beingÌýthe first ATLAS faculty hire.ÌýHe is the director of the Sound Audio Frequency Lab and teaches the sound, interactive soundÌýand sound lab courses for the CTD program.

David is interested in all aspects of sound technology, sound design, accessible technology, and universal design. Always embracing interdisciplinary methodology, David combined his undergraduate double degrees in Fine Art (BFA) and Psychology into a Magna Cum Laude honors thesis and holdsÌýa MFA terminal degreeÌýin integrated art by combining art and technology. His digital art has been exhibitedÌýnationally and internationally. ÌýHe currentlyÌýserves on the board for the Center for Media, Arts and Performance (CMAP) and is the faculty sponsor for the Music Production Club (MPC). He has previously served on the boardÌýfor International Cities ofÌýAdvanced Sound (ICAS) and was the education director for the Communikey Festival of Electronic Arts (CMKY). David enjoys being part of the Boulder Experiments in Art and Technology (BEAT) and Rocky Mountain Synth communities and is a beta tester for Ableton and Max.

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