Steve Horowitz

Steve Horowitz (born Steven Michael Horowitz on October 3, 1964) is an American composer, performing musician, producer, audio engineer, author, and teacher from Brooklyn, New York.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Horowitz is the bassist for the experimental music group, The Code International, who has been creating and releasing album-format music since 1993.[1][2] He is best known as the film score composer, for the Academy Award-winning Morgan Spurlock documentary film, Super Size Me.[1][2][4][6]

Education

Horowitz attended Berkeley High School in Berkeley, California.[1][4] He received his BFA in music composition at the California Institute of the Arts, studying alongside or under the mentorship of composers such as Mel Powell, Morton Subotnick, Michael Jon Fink and Stephen "Lucky" Mosko.[1][4][7]

Since 2017, Horowitz has been an active lecturer of music composition and music for visual media (games, film and television) at San Francisco State University. He has spoken on the subject of music composition and video game audio at various American universities including New York University and CalArts.[1][4][5][8]

Game Audio

Horowitz is a long-standing audio director of Nickelodeon Digital,[1][2][5] beginning his relationship with Nickelodeon in the year 2000, as an in-house composer for Nickelodeon Online.[3][7]

In 2004, Horowitz became a contributing member of the Interactive Audio Special Interest Group, developing curriculum and procedure to be used in graduate and undergraduate interactive audio programs.[2][9]

In 2013, under partnership with fellow CalArts alumni Scott Looney, Horowitz founded the Game Audio Institute. The venture was created to develop and propagate video game audio-focused educational framework, and materials to private individuals and various accredited universities, respectively.[5][10] The following year, the duo authored the interactive audio textbook The Essential Guide to Game Audio: The Theory and Practice of Sound for Games.[9][10]

Personal life

Horowitz most recently resided with his wife and son in San Francisco, California.[7]

Awards

Horowitz's creative contributions have made him recipient of various awards:

Discography

As Steve Horowitz

Year Title Label
1993 The Code FOT Records
1997 San Francisco Chronicled 1990–1996 Ponk 016
1999 Mousetrap Live & Elsewhere Fluff-Tone Media
2001 Mousetrap Plays Sun-Ra Fluff-Tone Media
2007 Un-Natural Acts Fluff-Tone Media
2007 The Instant Composers Group #1: Strange Birds Fluff-Tone Media
2007 Chamber Music Fluff-Tone Media
2008 Invasion From The Chicken Planet Fluff-Tone Media
2009 Stations of the Breath Fluff-Tone Media
2011 Wallpaper Volume 1 (20 Years Of Pure Instrumental Magic) Fluff-Tone Media
2011 Wallpaper Volume 2 (20 Years Of Pure Instrumental Magic) Fluff-Tone Media
2012 New Monsters Posi-Tone
2013 New Monsters Live at Studio 55 Fluff-Tone Media
2015 The Ribbon Of Extremes Fluff-Tone Media
2016 Child Of Amerika, Entertainment Tonight, Vivo For Mr. Powell Fluff-Tone Media
2017 Point Cloud New Monsters Fluff-Tone Media
2019 Duets, Vol. 1 Fluff-Tone Media
2020 Bass Solos 2020 Fluff-Tone Media

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As Steve Horowitz and The Code Ensemble

Year Title Label
2008 The ReTaking Of Pelham One Two Three Fluff-Tone Media

As Steve Horowitz and The Virtual Code

Year Title Label
2006 The Secret Code Of Ethics Fluff-Tone Media

As The Code International

Year Title Label
1994 The Psychosexual Album Fluff-Tone Media
2002 Elevator.Culture Fluff-Tone Media

Gameography

Year Title Role
1994 Cadillacs and Dinosaurs: The Second Cataclysm Composer
2003 Max And Ruby Toy Bowling Audio director
2007 Wonder Pets Save The Day Audio director
2008 Dora the Explorer: Dora Saves the Snow Princess Audio director, producer
2008 Dora the Explorer: Dora Saves the Mermaids Audio director, producer
2009 Dora the Explorer: Dora Saves the Crystal Kingdom Audio director, producer
2010 Dora the Explorer: Dora's Big Birthday Adventure Audio director, producer
2010 Dora the Explorer: Swiper's Big Adventure Audio director, producer
2010 Dora's Cooking Club Audio director, producer
2010 SpongeBob's Boating Bash Audio director, producer
2010 Oceanis Composer, sound designer
2013 SpongeBob Moves In! Composer, Audio Designer
2014 The SpongeBob Movie Game, Sponge on the Run Composer
2015 Super Brawl World Audio director, composer
2015 SpongeBob Game Frenzy Audio director, composer
2016 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Portal Power Audio director, composer
2019 SpongeBob Patty Pursuit Audio director, composer
2020 The Loud House: Outta Control Composer

Filmography

Year Title Role
2002 I Bet You Will Composer
2004 Super Size Me Composer
2004 Casino Cinema Composer
2005 Don Gorske: Mac Daddy Composer
2007 What Would Jesus Buy? Composer
2008 Where in the World Is Osama Bin Laden? Composer
2010 The Lift Composer

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Gaines, Jason M. (2015). Composing for moving pictures : the essential guide. Oxford. ISBN 978-0-19-975477-9. OCLC 886881290.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ a b c d e f The art of digital music : 56 visionary artists & insiders reveal their creative secrets. David Battino, Kelli Richards. San Francisco: Backbeat Books. 2005. ISBN 0-87930-830-3. OCLC 56809536.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. ^ a b 2006 songwriter's market. Ian Bessler, Michael Schweer. Cincinnati, Ohio: Writer's Digest. 2005. ISBN 1-58297-398-9. OCLC 62296539.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  4. ^ a b c d e Hamlin, Jesse (March 5, 2019). "Award-winning composer David Shire to teach master classes at SF State". Datebook | San Francisco Arts & Entertainment Guide. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d "Game on: School of Music maestros create soundtracks for interactive media | SF State News". news.sfsu.edu. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  6. ^ a b "No Fear of the Disklavier: Steve Horowitz, Robot Pianos and "Breath"". SonicScoop. January 14, 2010. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  7. ^ a b c Davis, Sarah (2006). The guerilla guide to the music business. Dave Laing (2nd ed.). New York: Continuum. ISBN 0-8264-1791-4. OCLC 62782241.
  8. ^ "Steve Horowitz | School of Music". music.sfsu.edu. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  9. ^ a b "Game Audio Intensive Workshop 11/1 in NYC – 6 Questions with Instructors Steve Horowitz & Scott Looney". SonicScoop. October 6, 2015. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  10. ^ a b ""The Essential Guide to Game Audio": How A New Educational Suite Is Advancing the Craft". SonicScoop. May 6, 2014. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  11. ^ "NEW Webby Gallery + Index". NEW Webby Gallery + Index. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  12. ^ "And the 2017 Kidscreen Awards winners are…". Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  13. ^ "Who took home a 2020 Kidscreen Award?". Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  14. ^ "Stever Horowitz Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
  15. ^ "Stever Horowitz & The Code Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic. Retrieved July 10, 2022.