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Paul Oehlers

Director, Audio Technology
Department of Performing Arts

  • Additional Positions at AU

    Associate Professor of Audio Technology
  • Paul A. Oehlers is most recognized for his "extraordinarily evocative" film scores. (Variety) Films incorporating his music have screened at the Berlin International Film Festival, the Philadelphia Festival of World Cinema, the Indiefest Film Festival of Chicago, and the Hamptons International Film Festival, where the film Paul scored, Most High, captured the Golden Starfish, the largest independent film award in the United States. The film went on to win the Grand Jury Prize at the Atlanta International Film Festival and the Prism Award for Outstanding DVD of the Year. His electronic music compositions have been performed in the United States, Canada, England, Cuba, Brazil, Germany, Italy, France, Korea, and South Africa. Paul was named the Margaret Lee Crofts Fellow by the MacDowell Colony for 2006.

  • Degrees

    DMA, Music Composition University of Illinois
    MM, Music Composition, University of Illinois
    MA, Teaching (Music Ed.), University of the Arts
    BM, Music Composition, University of the Arts

  • Favorite Spot on Campus:

    Audio Technology Recording Studios
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  • OFFICE

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Partnerships & Affiliations

Teaching

  • Fall 2012

Scholarly, Creative & Professional Activities

Research Interests

  • Film scoring, electro-acoustic music composition, sound design, post-production sound for film, audio production, audio recording, mixing and mastering

Residencies

  • MacDowell Colony (Summer 2006)

Honors, Awards, and Fellowships

  • 2006 Margaret Lee Croft Fellowship, MacDowell Colony
  • 2006 Prism Award, Outstanding DVD Release of the Year, “Most High” (film score)
  • Grand Jury Prize, 2005 Atlanta International Film Festival, “Most High”(film score)
  • Golden Starfish, 2004 Hamptons International Film Festival, “Most High” (film score)
  • 2000 Society for Electro-acoustic Music in the United States (SEAMUS)/ASCAP Award (2nd Place)

Professional Certifications

  • New Jersey Music K-12 Provisional Teaching Certificate
  • Pennsylvania Music K-12 Provisional Teaching Certificate

Recordings

  • Electronic Masters, Vol. 1. 2012. Ablaze Records. Protolith for marimba and electronic playback
  • 50: In Celebration of the 50th Anniersary of the Experimental Music Studios. 2008. EMS-2008, University of Illinois Experimental Music Studios. Phreximus for electro-acoustic playback
  • SEAMUS 11. 2002. EAM-2002, SEAMUS. Archetypal Infusion: MemEry2k for harp and electro-acoustic playback; Ann Yeung, harp
  • Origins. 2001. EMS-2001, University of Illinois Experimental Music Studios. Residual Impact for steel drum and electro-acoustic playback; Brandon Pool, steel drum
  • Passages. 1999. EMS-9900, University of Illinois Experimental Music Studios. Spawn for Electro-acoustic playback

Exhibitions/Performances

  • Phoenix Rising,  Chicago Humanities Festival, Chicago, IL, performed by Fulcrum Point New Music Project, Stephen Burns, cond., 27 Oct 2007
  • Phoenix Rising, Harris Theater, Chicago, IL, performed by Fulcrum Point New Music Project, Stephen Burns, cond., 13 Mar 2007
  • Acheron, CEJMKO Concert, Teatro Municipal de Pouso Alegre, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 10 Nov 2006
  • Juggernaut, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL, performed by William Jason Raynovich, cello, 28 Oct 2006
  • Juggernaut, New Music Chicago, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL, performed by William Jason Raynovich, cello, 14 May 2006

Films/Documentaries

  • On the Line, dir. Carolyn Brown (film score) 
  • Veiled Voices, dir. Brigid Maher (film score)
  • Sheika Stories, dir. Brigid Maher (film score)
  • Most High, dir. Marty Sader (film score)
  • Character (short), dir. Chris Mich (film score)
  • MFL (short) dir. Chris Mich (film score)

Professional Presentations

  • (2009) SCI National Conference
  • (2008) International Computer Music Conference
  • (2006) International Computer Music Conference
  • (2006) Electronic Music Midwest
  • (2005) Atlanta International Film Festival
  • (2004) Hamptons International Film Festival
  • (2004) International Computer Music Conference
  • (2003) SEAMUS National Conference
  • (2002) SEAMUS National Conference
  • (2001) International Computer Music Conference

Media Appearances

  • Variety, 1-8 Nov 2004

Compositions

  • Anisoptera (2011) for mixed ensmeble and electronic playback
  • Protolith (2010) for marimba and electronic playback
  • Three Songs After Anna Akhmatova (2009) for clarinet, cello, and electronic playback
  • Phreximus (2008) for electronic playback
  • Phoenix Rising (2007) for chamber orchestra and electronic playback
  • Acheron (2006) for electronic playback 

 

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