FACULTY & STAFF NOTABLES Michelle Bauer Carpenter
Associate Professor of Digital Design
Michelle’s film, Klocked: Women with Horsepower, recently received an Award of Excellence – Feature Documentary and an Award of Recognition – Women Filmmaker from The Hollywood International Independent Documentary Awards. Scott Burgess
Manager of Recording Labs and Live Sound
Scott was a clinician at The Midwest Clinic focusing on quality recordings and their value in helping musicians excel.
"What makes CAM so unique is that we are working on contemporary issues for surviving and thriving in the music business: record releases and digital distribution, internet marketing, international touring and what it takes to be entrepreneurial and successful... I can bring all the real-world experience I have... directly to my students." Chris Daniels Assistant Professor of Music Business
Maria Buszek
Associate Professor of Art History
Maria contributed to the Smithsonian American Art Museum anthology Nation Building: Craft and Contemporary American Culture and curated the exhibition “Danger Came Smiling: Feminist Art and Popular Music at Franklin Street Works” in Stamford, CT. Additionally, her book, Pin-Up Grrrls: Feminism, Sexuality, Popular Culture, inspired the documentary Pin-Up! The Movie. Angela Buckley
Scholar in Residence for Entrepreneurism and Enterprise
Angela’s photo documentary about Burmese refugees was recently accepted in the permanent online collection at the History Colorado Center. Chris Daniels
Assistant Professor of Music Business
Chris released his 16th album, Funky to the Bone and toured Europe with his band, Chris Daniels & The Kings. He received a 1st round Grammy consideration.
Lanny DeVuono
Associate Professor of Painting and Drawing
Lanny’s art was exhibited at the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver in Critical Focus: Lanny DeVuono. She was recognized as one of Westword’s “100 Colorado Creatives.” Leslie Gaston-Bird (MS ‘03)
Associate Professor of Recording Arts
Leslie has served as technical advisor for NPR's Next Generation Radio, a series of week-long workshops designed to give under-represented students who are interested in radio and journalism the skills and opportunity to report and produce their own radio story. “For me, my time as a faculty member... has been highly productive. It has given me great opportunities to bring my research immediately into the classroom to better prepare our music business students for the new issues and career options that are arising in a music industry that is changing at lightning speed...” Stan Soocher Associate Professor of Music Business
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