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{{sub-stub}}'''David "Microwave" Javelosa''' is a full time Professor of Interactive Media in the Design Technology Department at Santa Monica College’s Academy of Entertainment and Technology where he also founded a program in game development.
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'''David "Microwave" Javelosa''' is an American musician and former [[Sega Technical Institute]] audio director and sound programmer.{{ref|https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-javelosa-a6a1171/details/experience/}} He first began working with [[Sega of America]] as a contractual consultant in 1990{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20220816183439/http://javelosa.com/DJ/consulting.htm}}, and would eventually be directly hired by Sega Technical Institute in 1992{{ref|https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-javelosa-a6a1171/details/experience/}}, where he would serve as Senior Music Designer for a number of the company's first-party titles{{ref|https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-javelosa-a6a1171/}} (including many in the ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' franchise).
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After departing STI in 1994{{ref|https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-javelosa-a6a1171/details/experience/}} and leaving his consultant position two years later{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20220816183439/http://javelosa.com/DJ/consulting.htm}}, he remained active in the game industry as a freelance composer and audio director, and eventually became a Professor of Interactive Media at [[wikipedia:Santa Monica College|Santa Monica College]] in September 2001 - a position he remains in to this day.{{ref|https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-javelosa-a6a1171/details/experience/}}
  
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He has been active as a composer, performer and new media artist for electronic music, non-linear game music, improvisation, performance art, music technology, and as an author and educator since the early nineties. He has composed and produced numerous recordings of his own and other’s music. He has also published many articles and a book “Sound and Music for Multimedia”.
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{{PAGENAME}} studied at both [[wikipedia:San Jose State University|San Jose State University]] and the [[wikipedia:California Institute of the Arts|California Institute of the Arts]], the latter of which saw him studying alongside [[wikipedia:Morton Subotnick|Morton Subotnick]], [[wikipedia:David Rosenboom|David Rosenboom]], and other notable composers. During his youth, he was an active musician, establishing the [[wikipedia:New Wave|New Wave]] band Los Microwaves{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20230528202303/http://javelosa.com/DJ/Los_microwaves.htm}}, as well as acting as a new media artist for electronic music technology and performance art.
  
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He studied at San Jose State University with Alan Strange and the California Institute of the Arts with Morton Subotnick and David Rosenboom, among others. He has taught at San Francisco State’s Multimedia Studies Center, UCLA’s Entertainment Studies Program and at Santa Monica College.
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Javelosa began educating in the early 1990s, teaching at venues such as [[wikipedia:San Francisco State University|San Francisco State University]] Multimedia Studies Center and [[wikipedia:University of California, Los Angeles|University of California, Los Angeles]]'s Entertainment Studies Program, among others.{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20220816183125/http://javelosa.com/DJ/edupub.htm}} He has also authored a number of articles on electronic music and art, and published an interactive book/[[CD-ROM]] in 1997 titled ''Sound and Music for Multimedia''.{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20220816183125/http://javelosa.com/DJ/edupub.htm}}
  
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Javelosa has also held the positions of Audio Director at [[Sega of America]] and Game Industry Specialist for the Yamaha Corporation and has also worked as a freelance composer, sound designer and consultant to the game industry. His work appears regularly in performances and conferences and he is widely acclaimed as an innovator in interactive audio and experimental music.
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Javelosa currently serves as a full time Professor of Interactive Media in the Design Technology Department at [[wikipedia:Santa Monica College|Santa Monica College]]’s Academy of Entertainment and Technology{{ref|https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-javelosa-a6a1171/details/experience/}}, where he also founded a dedicated game development program in the Fall of 2004.{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20220816183125/http://javelosa.com/DJ/edupub.htm}}
  
 
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Revision as of 23:09, 6 November 2023

DavidJavelosa.png
David Javelosa
Place of birth: United States
Employment history:
Sega of America[1] (1992[2] – 1994[1])
Divisions:
Yamaha[1] (1999-01[1] – 2001-08[1])
Role(s): Audio Director[1], Sound Programmer[3], Composer
Education: San Jose State University (1972-1976; BA Electronic Music)[3], California Institute of the Arts (1989-1991; MFA Composition - Computer Music)[3]

David "Microwave" Javelosa is an American musician and former Sega Technical Institute audio director and sound programmer.[1] He first began working with Sega of America as a contractual consultant in 1990[2], and would eventually be directly hired by Sega Technical Institute in 1992[1], where he would serve as Senior Music Designer for a number of the company's first-party titles[3] (including many in the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise).

After departing STI in 1994[1] and leaving his consultant position two years later[2], he remained active in the game industry as a freelance composer and audio director, and eventually became a Professor of Interactive Media at Santa Monica College in September 2001 - a position he remains in to this day.[1]

Career

David Javelosa studied at both San Jose State University and the California Institute of the Arts, the latter of which saw him studying alongside Morton Subotnick, David Rosenboom, and other notable composers. During his youth, he was an active musician, establishing the New Wave band Los Microwaves[4], as well as acting as a new media artist for electronic music technology and performance art.

Javelosa began educating in the early 1990s, teaching at venues such as San Francisco State University Multimedia Studies Center and University of California, Los Angeles's Entertainment Studies Program, among others.[5] He has also authored a number of articles on electronic music and art, and published an interactive book/CD-ROM in 1997 titled Sound and Music for Multimedia.[5]

Javelosa currently serves as a full time Professor of Interactive Media in the Design Technology Department at Santa Monica College’s Academy of Entertainment and Technology[1], where he also founded a dedicated game development program in the Fall of 2004.[5]

Production history

Hardware

Other works

  • Sega CD Boot-up & Demos (1992)
  • "Loving U Remx" for Sega Network (1993)
  • Sony Online Game Shows (1997)
  • Tommy Thunder (PSX Version) (1998)
  • SYXG Demos for DirectMusic (1999)

Interviews

Photographs

Main article: Photos of David Javelosa

External links

References

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-javelosa-a6a1171/details/experience/
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 http://javelosa.com/DJ/consulting.htm (Wayback Machine: 2022-08-16 18:34)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-javelosa-a6a1171/
  4. ↑ http://javelosa.com/DJ/Los_microwaves.htm (Wayback Machine: 2023-05-28 20:23)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 http://javelosa.com/DJ/edupub.htm (Wayback Machine: 2022-08-16 18:31)
  6. ↑ File:Spider-Man vs the Kingpin MD credits.pdf
  7. ↑ File:Mario Lemieux Hockey MD US Manual.pdf, page 16
  8. ↑ File:Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine MD credits.pdf
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 File:Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine SMS credits.pdf
  10. ↑ File:SonicSpinball MD US manual.pdf, page 21
  11. ↑ File:Streets of Rage 3 MD credits.pdf
  12. ↑ File:Jurassic Park MCD credits.pdf
  13. ↑ File:Pocahontas MD credits.pdf
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