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Dr. Barry Atticks, an associate professor, teaches music technology and music education courses at the University of the Arts. Dr. Atticks holds degrees in Business Management/Piano (B.S.), Commercial Music Composition (M.M), Intelligence/Terrorism (M.S.) and Music Education (Ph.D) from Elizabethtown College, California State University-Los Angeles, American Public University and Penn State University, respectively. Additionally, he has studied music technology at Berklee College of Music and the University of Oslo. He has worked as a sound designer and a music engineer in New York, a sound effects editor for Sony Television in Los Angeles on shows such as "Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman" (CBS), and as an assistant to composer Jeff Rona at Hans Zimmer’s Media Ventures on television shows such as "Chicago Hope" (CBS) and Steven Spielberg-produced "Profiler" (ABC). He has also appeared in television shows such as "Power Rangers," "Beetle Borgs" and Showtime movies.
 
In 1999, Dr. Atticks was granted a prestigious Fulbright award to study surround sound and 3-D animation in Norway for his doctoral dissertation. He created the music industry program at Drexel University in Philadelphia, which became the most competitive and successful program of its kind in the country under his leadership. The curriculum he developed was recognized as one of the most innovative by Rolling Stone Magazine. He has also taught music courses at Lincoln University and Elizabethtown College.
 
Dr. Atticks has produced international videoconferences and developed Internet courses in music education technology. He is also a published author and an international presenter in the area of contemporary electronic spacemusic, 3-D animation and education. In addition, he has professionally served as a pianist, organist, choral director and music director for various congregations since age 9 and has performed professionally in hundreds of shows with various music organizations.