Biography

Jason Bolte (b.1976) is currently a D.M.A. Candidate in Music Composition at the University of Missouri – Kansas City Conservatory of Music and Dance and a Visiting Instructor of Music Technology and Composition at the University of Central Missouri. He has also served as an Interim Instructor of Music Technology and Audio Engineering at the Kansas City Kansas Community College. Jason is a member of the organizational staff of the Electronic Music Midwest Festival, and a founding member of the Kansas City Electronic Music Alliance. Jason holds a B.M. with an emphasis in Music Engineering Technology and a M.M. in Music Composition from Ball State University. His music has been performed throughout the United States, Europe, and Latin America. In the summer of 2007, Jason was an Associate Artist in Residence at the Atlantic Center for the Arts with Master Artist Denis Smalley. Jason’s music has received awards and recognition from the 2nd. International Electroacoustic Music Contest – CEMVA (Third Prize: 2008), 9th Electroacoustic Composition Competition Música Viva (Prize Winner: 2008), Bourges International Competition of Electroacoustic Music and Sonic Art (Selection: 2006, 2008), ASCAP/SEAMUS Student Commission Competition (Second Prize: 2008), ETH Zurich Digital Arts Week Soundscape Competition (Recognition: 2007), Music Teachers National Association, Missouri Music Teachers Association (Missouri Composer of the Year/Commission: 2007), International Society of Bassists Composition Competition (First Prize, Media: 2005).

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