John Sulzbach, M.S.

Jonathan Sulzbach is Lecturer for Sound Engineering and Audio Production in the Department of Visual and Performing Arts at UCCS. He is a professional recording engineer with 12 years of industry experience and a co-owner of Bomb Gifted Studios, a local recording studio here in Colorado Springs. His compositions blend symphonic, experimental electronic, hard rock, and world music with an emphasis on the dramatic. His composition history includes work for the local Colorado Springs and Denver rock scenes and the online film group, The Black Pants Legion. His recording history includes such groups as the Rory Lewis Band, Buzzhead Republic, and Winternach.

He is a graduate of UCCS’s VAPA Music Program and of CU Denver’s Audio Engineering Program, with his Masters in Audio Production. In addition he is an audio technician for live theater, including UCCS’s own Theatreworks and he works closely with Dr. Jon Forshee on UCCS’s own yearly Electrowave Festival each spring.  

Currently, he is working on an experimental symphonic rock opera title, “The Chronicles of the King Forger;” described by collaborators as a hybrid of Les Miserables and Conan the Barbarian.  In addition, he is working on music for documentaries by The Black Pants Legion and for the bands Buzzhead Republic and Tantrum Spiral (Coming Soon).

• M.S. in Audio Production, University of Colorado, Denver
• B.S. of Visual and Performing Arts (Music Emphasis), University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
   

• MUS 1661/2661/3661/4661 Applied Lessons in Audio Engineering
• MUS 1663/2663/3663/4663 Applied Lessons in Music Production
• MUS 2150 Electronic & Computer Music I
• MUS 2950 Audio Engineering and Production I
• Music and Sound for Game Design