Steve Horowitz

Steven Michael Horowitz (born October 3, 1964) is an American composer, musician, producer, audio engineer, author, and teacher from Brooklyn, New York. Horowitz is the bassist for the experimental music group, The Code International, who has been creating and releasing album-format music since 1993. 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. Game Audio Horowitz is a long-standing audio director of Nickelodeon Digital, 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. The following year, the duo authored the interactive audio textbook The Essential Guide to Game Audio: The Theory and Practice of Sound for Games. * 2003: Broadcast Design award for audio direction on Max And Ruby To