Faculty

Brad Hughes - Music Production and Sound Design for Visual Media Faculty

Brad Hughes

Director / School of Music Production & Sound Design for Visual Media and Faculty Athletics Representative

Brad has been with Academy of Art University since 2007. He has over 30 years of experience as a professional in music and audio production as an instrumentalist, music creator, and sound designer. His credits include work for HBO, DreamWorks, Mattel, Skywalker Sound, and 20th Century Studios. He is a member of the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, which hosts the annual Grammy Awards, and has served on the Education committee of the Recording Academy.

Brad Hughes - Music Production and Sound Design for Visual Media Faculty

Our Faculty

Part-Time Faculty

Faculty MemberEducational Background
Daniel AbellaUniversidad de San Buenaventura, Antioquia, Colombia (Bachelor of Arts, Sound Engineering)
Lincoln AndrewsExpression College for Digital Arts, Emeryville, California (Bachelor of Science, Sound Arts)
Eric BikalesBelmont University, Nashville, Tennessee (Bachelor of Music, Music Composition)
Jeffrey ByronStanford University, Stanford, California (Bachelor of Arts, Music, Science, and Technology)
Tiannan CaiAcademy of Art University, San Francisco, California (Master of Fine Arts, Music Production Sound Design)
Jim Diaz25+ yrs. exp. in Sound Design
Gunnard DobozeBerklee College Music, Boston, Massachusetts (Bachelor of Arts, Music Production and Engineering)
Jonathan GallandAcademy of Art University, San Francisco, California (Master of Fine Arts, Music Prod/Sound Design)
Craig KupkaUniveristy of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California (Master of Arts, Music Composition)
Gregory KupkaCalifornia State University, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California (Master of Music, Commercial Music)
James Lay25+ years as a sound editor and designer
Brian MagerkurthAcademy of Art University, San Francisco, California (Bachelor of Arts, Motion Picture and Video)
Jason MartineauManhattan School of Music, New York, New York (Doctor of Music, Music Composition)
George Peterson Jr.San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California (Bachelor of Arts, Broadcast and Electronic Communications)
Raju Ramayya23+ years experience as music artist, producer, composer and director.
Kit Ruscoe20+ yrs. experience in music performance and theory instruction

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