Douglas Babb, The M.I.D.I. Guy 
Douglas Babb is an electronic musician,
performer, composer and
educator. He began his career in 1971 at Indiana University studying
under John Eaton, Iannis Xenakis and Robert Moog, inventor of
the music
synthesizer. His work over more than three decades includes thousands
of performances at schools, museums and civic events; numerous
commissions and installations; corporate endorsements, industry
recognition, and an adjunct faculty position at his alma mater.
Babb is on the music faculty at Marian College, where he teaches
courses on Music Technology, The Beatles and The History of Rock
and
Roll. Mr. Babb was named among the "100 Most Influential
People in the
Arts" by IBM and The Getty Foundation. Douglas is an active
voting
member of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
and is a
regular presenter at Grammy in the Schools for both the New York
City
and Chicago Chapters.
Douglas' thirty-plus year affiliation as a Master Teaching Artist
with
Young Audiences (www.YAINDY.ORG), a national not-for profit
arts-in-education organization, continues thru both the Indiana
and
Connecticut chapters. Mr. Babb has a twenty year affiliation with
VSA
of Indiana (www.VSAI.ORG), producing numerous client based CD
projects
annually, working with challenged and at-risk populations, and
co-presenting an annual "Special Needs in the Music Classroom"
course
at ISU.
Babb, also known as The MIDI Guy, created "M.I.D.I. For Beginners",
a
series of workshops designed for musicians, music educators and
the
technologically challenged. He regularly presents International
web-based distance learning on GarageBand, MIDI, and Music Technology.
Recent activities include the expansion of TWANG! Studios, home
to a
myriad of projects, clinics and community outreach programs offering
job training, apprenticeships and mentoring.
Mr. Babb is a product specialist for MoogMusic, Inc., the Curator
for The Bob Moog Foundation and a recognized expert on the history
of music technology. He is working on numerous
complex publishing projects based on his extensive collection
of
instruments, media and ephemera, including a book of Moog related
album
covers.
Contact: Douglas Babb
317-506-0669
dougbabb@aol.com