Steve Horowitz

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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]

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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

YearTitleLabel
1993The CodeFOT Records
1997San Francisco Chronicled 1990–1996Ponk 016
1999Mousetrap Live & ElsewhereFluff-Tone Media
2001Mousetrap Plays Sun-RaFluff-Tone Media
2007Un-Natural ActsFluff-Tone Media
2007The Instant Composers Group #1: Strange BirdsFluff-Tone Media
2007Chamber MusicFluff-Tone Media
2008Invasion From The Chicken PlanetFluff-Tone Media
2009Stations of the BreathFluff-Tone Media
2011Wallpaper Volume 1 (20 Years Of Pure Instrumental Magic)Fluff-Tone Media
2011Wallpaper Volume 2 (20 Years Of Pure Instrumental Magic)Fluff-Tone Media
2012New Monsters Posi-Tone
2013New Monsters Live at Studio 55Fluff-Tone Media
2015The Ribbon Of ExtremesFluff-Tone Media
2016Child Of Amerika, Entertainment Tonight, Vivo For Mr. PowellFluff-Tone Media
2017Point Cloud New MonstersFluff-Tone Media
2019Duets, Vol. 1Fluff-Tone Media
2020Bass Solos 2020Fluff-Tone Media

[14] [15]

As Steve Horowitz and The Code Ensemble

YearTitleLabel
2008The ReTaking Of Pelham One Two ThreeFluff-Tone Media

As Steve Horowitz and The Virtual Code

YearTitleLabel
2006The Secret Code Of EthicsFluff-Tone Media

As The Code International

YearTitleLabel
1994The Psychosexual AlbumFluff-Tone Media
2002Elevator.CultureFluff-Tone Media

Gameography

YearTitleRole
1994 Cadillacs and Dinosaurs: The Second Cataclysm Composer
2003Max And Ruby Toy BowlingAudio director
2007Wonder Pets Save The DayAudio 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
2010OceanisComposer, sound designer
2013 SpongeBob Moves In! Composer, Audio Designer
2014The SpongeBob Movie Game, Sponge on the RunComposer
2015Super Brawl WorldAudio director, composer
2015SpongeBob Game FrenzyAudio director, composer
2016Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Portal PowerAudio director, composer
2019SpongeBob Patty PursuitAudio director, composer
2020The Loud House: Outta ControlComposer

Filmography

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

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