Brian Heller
Minneapolis College Director, Sound Arts Program
Minneapolis, MN, USA
Brian Heller is an artist and technician who works with sound using a unique blend of skills. Over 20 years, he has built a practice integrating composition, audio engineering, and education. This diverse range of experience has taken him everywhere– recording in a grain silo, collaborating at a Bamboo festival, composing in an abandoned Manhattan storefront, writing for Electronic Musician magazine, and presenting on the history sound technology. His positions at the Banff Centre, the Tanglewood Music Center, and the Aspen Music Festival have allowed him the privilege of recording concerts featuring some of the great classical performing artists of our time.
Brian graduated from The Hartt School. He is currently the director of the Sound Arts program at Minneapolis College, where he's been on the faculty since 1999.