Hello,

I was born, and grew up, in a small city in the United States of America, in Iowa to be specific, a couple of blocks away from the Mississippi River. My family and I then moved to Neptune Beach, Florida, where I lived for a number of years before eventually making my way to Chicago, on a quest for creative enrichment. 

I worked at ACME Recording Studios for a few years, where I honed my recording craft while changing the paper towel rolls for some notable indie bands, and then got to tour America after releasing my critically acclaimed album Lonely People of the World, Unite! in 2005.

Chances are probably fairly good that you found your way here because of this record. I'm still quite proud of it. I’ve never worked as hard on anything in my life.

I've been employed by the Art Institute of Chicago since 2007 (where I am now the Director of AV), doing live sound, recording, sound design, video editing, production, and soundtrack composition, among many other things. I discovered a great passion for sound design, foley, and creating music for videos and animation projects, having worked with clients such as Shure Microphones, WTTW Chicago, NatGeo, Walgreens, Funny or Die, and SyFy, as well as Vimeo's 2019 Best of the Year Award winner Dan Rybicky, whose short film "Stormy and the Admirals" I scored, sound designed, and mixed.

“So where's the followup to Lonely People?”

I worked very hard on one in the time immediately following, and then got a bit overwhelmed, as my aspirations to outdo what I’d done before created an internal pressure that eventually became a little stifling. The puzzle became too difficult.

Around this time, I got really into hiking, in the desert specifically, embarking on long distance, multi-day trips through the vast, silent landscapes of the American Southwest. Having spent so much time indoors in studios, I welcomed this new state of existing in the moment, in nature. I took a break from recording to focus on writing and composing.

But now, having by this point accumulated more songs, segments, and riffs along the way than I can keep track of, I am back at work, hoping to, finally, get these sounds out of my head and into the air.

Anyway, I hope you enjoy your time visiting my website; thanks for checking in. 

If you’d like to collaborate on something, or if you would like me to work on a sound design or soundtrack project, please do feel free to drop me a line in the Contact page.

Best regards, 

-Devin