Mike Frengel is an internationally recognized composer, performer, software developer, researcher, and educator. Born in Mountain View, California, Mike graduated with a B.A. in electroacoustic music from San Jose State University in 1995, where he studied composition and audio production with Allen Strange and Dan Wyman. He spent another three years in the San Francisco Bay Area working at Apple Computers Inc. as well as remaining affiliated with the C.R.E.A.M. Studios at SJSU as a Research Scientist. Mike completed his M.A. in electroacoustic music composition at the Bregman Studios at Dartmouth College in 1999 under the tutelage of Jon Appleton, Charles Dodge, Larry Polansky, and Christian Wolff. He completed his Ph.D. at City University, London, where he studied composition with Denis Smalley and Simon Emmerson. Mike’s music has been included on the Sonic Circuits VII, ICMC’95, CDCM Vol.26, 2000 Luigi Russolo, and ICMC 2009 compact discs and his works have been performed at music events around the world. His latest compact disc, Music for Guitar and Electronics, is available through Ravello Records. His book, The Unorthodox Guitar: A Guide to Alternative Performance Practice, is available through Oxford University Press. Mike has also reveled in popular music projects, including the bands Buzz, The Van Goes, A Western Front, Supertronic, and The Slowest Train in the World, and he performs regularly as a freelance musician. Mike is currently on the faculty of the music department at Northeastern University, where he teaches courses in music technology, composition, and audio programming. He is also founder of Boom Audio Technologies, a software company devoted to bringing high-quality audio software to market. Their first product is Soundbug, an audio editor for macOS.
