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October 25, 2010

Curriculum Vitae

Education

MFA Interdisciplinary Arts & Media, Columbia College Chicago
MM candidate, Music in Composition, Northern Illinois University
BM Music in Composition, Northern Illinois University

Professional Experience

2007-2010 — Chair, Visual Communications, International Academy of Design & Technology, Chicago, Illinois

2006-2007 — Fulltime Faculty, International Academy of Design & Technology, Chicago, Illinois

2003-2006 — Part-time Faculty, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois

2003-2006 — Adjunct Instructor, International Academy of Design & Technology, Chicago, Illinois

1985-1986 — Teaching Graduate Assistant, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois

Fellowships/Awards

2002 First place National Interactive Design Awards, 2002, SXSW, Austin TX
1986 Outstanding Teaching Award by a Graduate Student, Northern Illinois University
1986 Graduate Teaching Assistantship, Northern Illinois University

Publications

Books

  • Audrey Niffenegger, Erik Austin Deerly, Jen Thomas, et al. Little Bang. 1, Vol. 1 Chicago: littlebang, 2008.
  • Vanderlans, Rudy. Joshua Tree. Sacramento, 2001.
  • Vanderlans, Rudy. “Sound Design.” Émigré 16 (1990): 20-22.
  • Vanderlans, Rudy. Palm Desert. Sacramento: Émigré, 1999.

Discography

  • Deerly, Erik Austin. “Biomes.” (2010)
  • Deerly, Erik Austin. “Joshua Tree.” (2001)
  • Deerly, Erik Austin. “Palm Desert.” (1999)
  • Deerly, Erik Austin. “Dreaming Out Louder.” (1998)
  • Deerly, Erik Austin. “Get Yer La-La’s Out!” (1996)
  • Deerly, Erik Austin. “Wait ‘Til Your Father Gets Home.” (1993)
  • Deerly, Erik Austin. “Émigré Music No. 1.” (1992)
  • Deerly, Erik Austin. “Baling Wire & Bubble Gum.” (1992)
  • Deerly, Erik Austin. “Social Graces.” (1990)

Installation

  • Deerly, Erik Austin. “At the Fast End of the Fast-Slow Continuum.” (2009)
  • Deerly, Erik Austin, Roe, Justus, et al. “Breaking Away.” (2008)
  • Deerly, Erik Austin. “Time, Through Windows.” (2008)
  • Deerly, Erik Austin. “All About Time.” (2007)
  • Erik Austin Deerly, Diane Derr, Todd Kephart, Mel Racho, Josh Siegal, and Liz Wuerffel. “Image Unit.” Spring (2006)
  • Deerly, Erik Austin. “Controlled Substances.” (2006)
  • Deerly, Erik Austin. “A Fact of Modern Life.” (2004)

Soundtrack

  • Deerly, Erik Austin. Original Film Score. “Parallel Universe.” Rujanee In Space Studios (2010)
  • Deerly, Erik Austin. Original Dance Score.  Ketley, Alex. Choreography. “If Ever (an Ocean) Relinquished.” (2009)
  • Deerly, Erik Austin. Original Film Score. “Standing Waves in Shoaling Water.” Rujanee In Space Studios (2004)

Publications in Progress

  • Deerly, Erik Austin. “On Changing the Listeners’ Mind: Methods to Alter Musical Preference.” Leonardo/ISAST (Under Review, 2010)

Guest Lectures

2010 Demo/Lecture, North Central College, Naperville, Illinois Topic: “Making Use of Audience Expectations”

2009 Lecture, The Illinois Institute of Art, Schaumburg, Illinois Topic: “MIDI Workflow: Advanced Applications”

2007 Lecture, The Illinois Institute of Art, Chicago, Illinois Topic: “Cascading Style Sheets CSS 3”

Professional Affiliations

  • American Institute of Graphic Arts
  • College Art Association
  • Graphic Artists Guild
  • American Graphics Institute

Technical Skills

Operation of Standard Definition (SD), High-Speed, and Hi-Definition (HD) video cameras; still photography; Linear & non-linear video capture & editing (Final Cut Studio, Adobe Premier); Motion graphics (Adobe After Effects, Motion); DVD Authoring (DVD Studio Pro); Audio recording, production and mastering (Pro Tools, Logic, Soundtrack Pro, Max/MSP, Reason). Highly proficient using Mac & PC graphic design and layout applications, including QuarkXPress, Adobe CS5 Suite. Fluent using (x)HTML and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) to design/create web based applications. CMS expertise in the design, customization and use of Drupal, WordPress, and Joomla; familiar with Moodle and Blackboard.  Excellent understanding of Mac OS X, Windows XP, Vista, and Windows 7.

Professional Service

  • 2001-2010, Founder/Publishing Editor, Burning Word, A Literary Publication and Forum (www.burningword.com)
  • 2008-2010, Member, Student & Faculty Juried Exhibit Steering Committee, Art & Design SBU, CEC
  • 2008-2010, Founder/Member, Portfolio Enrichment Resource Center (PERL), IADT-Chicago
  • 2008-2010, Outreach Organizer, Navteq/IADT Video Contest and Scholarship, IADT-Chicago
  • Committee Member, 2010 Curriculum Redesign: Game Production, Media Production, Advertising Design, Graphic Design, Art & Design SBU, CEC
  • 2008-2010, Member, Orientation Sub-Committee, IADT-Chicago
  • 2005-2010, Portfolio Scholarship Panelist, IADT-Chicago
  • 2007-2009, Member, Student Success Committee, IADT-Chicago
  • 2003-2006, Graduate Critique Panelist, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Courses Taught

  • Audio for Video
  • Book Design
  • Digital Illustration
  • Digital Prepress
  • Digital Video
  • Graphic Design
  • Interface and Structure: Web Design
  • Interface/Interaction: Designing Experiences
  • Internship Advisor
  • Package Design
  • Senior Portfolio
  • Senior Project for Visual Communications
  • Video Production
  • Web Design

Professional Practice

  • 2001-2010 — Principal, Tonmeister Experimental Audio/Video, Chicago, Illinois
  • 1999-2001 — Senior Web Designer, Newcity Communications, Inc., Chicago, Illinois
  • 1997-1999 — Web Designer, Spectrum Communications, Elk Grove Village, Illinois
  • 1992-2001 — Art Director, Bapes & Associates, Oak Park, Illinois
  • 1990-1992 — Graphic Designer, Northwestern Printing House, Chicago, Illinois

Portfolio

Online Portfolio: http://erikdeerly.com/slides/
The above webpage contains a range of my personal and professional work, as well as 20 samples of student work.


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