Steve Horowitz
Steve Horowitz (born Steven Michael Horowitz October 3, 1964 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York[1]) is an American composer, musician, producer, audio engineer, author, and educator.[1][2][3][4][5][6] He is the bassist for experimental music group The Code International, and has been creating and releasing album-format music since 1993.[1][2] He's 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, and 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 utilized 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, a venture 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 currently resides in San Francisco, California with his wife and son.[7]
Awards
Horowitz's creative contributions have made him recipient of various awards:
- 1997 Grammy Award in support of Todd Philips for his role as audio engineer on the compilation album True Life Blues: The Songs of Bill Monroe.[1][2]
- 2003 Webby Award for audio direction of the Nick.com website design.[1][11]
- 2003 Broadcast Design award for audio direction on Max And Ruby Toy Bowling.[1]
- 2003 Broadcast Design award for audio direction on a Wonder Pets! interactive media project entitled Wonder Pets Save The Day.[1]
- 2017 Kidscreen Award for audio direction on Nickelodeon Digital's Nickelodeon: Code a Character.[12]
- 2020 Kidscreen Award for music composition and audio direction on Nickelodeon's Do Not Touch augmented reality mobile game.[13]
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 |
As Steve Horowitz & The Code Ensemble
| Year | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | The ReTaking Of Pelham One Two Three | Fluff-Tone Media |
As Steve Horowitz & 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 |
| 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
- Gaines, Jason M. (2015). Composing for moving pictures : the essential guide. Oxford. ISBN 978-0-19-975477-9. OCLC 886881290.
- 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) - 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) - March 5, Jesse Hamlin; March 6, 2019Updated; 2019. "Award-winning composer David Shire to teach master classes at SF State". Datebook | San Francisco Arts & Entertainment Guide. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - "Game on: School of Music maestros create soundtracks for interactive media | SF State News". news.sfsu.edu. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
- "No Fear of the Disklavier: Steve Horowitz, Robot Pianos and "Breath"". SonicScoop. 2010-01-14. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
- Davis, Sarah (2006). The guerilla guide to the music business. Dave Laing (2nd ed.). New York: Continuum. ISBN 0-8264-1791-4. OCLC 62782241.
- "Steve Horowitz | School of Music". music.sfsu.edu. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
- "Game Audio Intensive Workshop 11/1 in NYC – 6 Questions with Instructors Steve Horowitz & Scott Looney". SonicScoop. 2015-10-06. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
- ""The Essential Guide to Game Audio": How A New Educational Suite Is Advancing the Craft". SonicScoop. 2014-05-06. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
- "NEW Webby Gallery + Index". NEW Webby Gallery + Index. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
- "And the 2017 Kidscreen Awards winners are…". Retrieved 2021-10-12.
- "Who took home a 2020 Kidscreen Award?". Retrieved 2021-10-12.