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Alex Kirt
Assistant Professor
Education
- Master of Fine Arts; Southern Illinois University Carbondale, 2015
- Bachelor of Arts; Southern Illinois University Carbondale, 2012
- Associate of Arts; Shawnee Community College, 2011
Courses Taught
- Introduction to Audio
- Advanced Audio Post
- Media Business & Entrepreneurship
- Radio Practicum
- Advanced Radio Practicum
- Advanced Audio Music
- Audio Tech & Recording
- Sound Design & Aesthetics
Academic Interests
- Audio Engineering
- Audio Production
- Audio Mastering
- Sound for Films
- Sound Art
- Sound Installations
- Live Sound
- Acoustic Ecology
- Sound Theory
- Surround Sound
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- Stereo Mixing
- Music Recording
- Audio Documentary
- Analog and Digital Sound Recording
- Sound Recording History
- Music Archives
- Sound Recording Preservation
- Sound Recording Restoration
- Community Radio Stations
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Scholarly Activity
- Founder / Lead Archivist / Lead Preservationist of the Southern Illinois Music Archive
- Essays and Reviews Published in the Journal of Radio and Audio
- Association of Recorded Sound Collections, Presenter, How Archiving Challenges of the Past Can Be Used to Shape Future Approaches, ARSC 2019 Conference, Portland, Oregon
- HearNow! Festival of Audio Arts, Performance/Installation, The Gatlingophone, Kansas City, Missouri
Student Group Advisement
- KLZX 106.7FM
- Northwest Sessions
Other Professional Experiences
- Sound Recording Engineer
- Mixing Engineer
- Mastering Engineer Music Producer
- Songwriter
- Touring Musician
