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Michael Gaffney

Assistant Professor - Music Technology/Music Industry

Office Hours: Monday 11-12:30
Tuesday 9:30-11. 12:30-2
Wednesday 11-12:30
Thursday 9:30-11. 12:30-4
Locations: (Campus & Office)
  • Music Building 153 - Music building 101 -
Syllabi:
Teaching and Research Interests: Practical and hands-on teaching style.

Research interest in music as a story telling device.
Education: (All institutions attended and degrees or credentials earned)MFA Film Music Composition - UNC School of the Arts
BS Music Production - Elon University

AVID Pro Tools Certification
Professional Experience: Music Composer for Visual Media
• The 5 Stages Of…(2025), Another Good Day (2025), Dear Daughter (2023), Aged (2024), Those Who Call (2023), All We Were (2021), Hunters Song (2021), Monster Hero (Video Game TBA), Sophie (Video Game main theme)

Music Production
• MGA Knight Mic Podcast Intro Music (2025), Joseph Craft “In The Waiting” Album (2025), 2nd Today “The Distance” album (2024) Bennty Holiday EP (2021, 2020,2019, Mix/Mastering Engineer), Dark Patriot TV Theme (2020. Drum Set Recording/Mixing), Hiding from Helicopters EP (2020, Mix/Mastering Engineer)

Sound Tech – City Church. 2023-2026
• Provide live sound reinforcement for the 9am contemporary service and 11am traditional service.
Sound Tech – Jamestown United Methodist Church. 2022-2023
• Provide live sound reinforcement for the 9am contemporary service and 11am traditional service.
Publications and Scholarships: (Last 5 Years)Lecture: Brief History of Film Music and Story Telling. Middle Georgia State University. Fall 2024
Lecture: Lion King; A Film Music Analysis. Middle Georgia State University. Fall 2023
Film Screening, Q&A: Dear Daughter. Middle Georgia State University. Fall 2023
Lecture: What Makes Music Scary? Middle Georgia State University. Fall 2022
Professional Affiliations: ScoreKeepers Music
Academy of Scoring Arts Member


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