David Mash, Vice President for Information Technology at Berklee College of Muisc in Boston, Massachusetts, is charged with strategic planning and leadership in the successful integration of technology into all college processes. In previous roles at Berklee, David was the founding chair of the Music Synthesis Department, the first degree program in MIDI and music synthesis in the United States, now internationally recognized as the premier music technology program of its kind. He developped the Center for Technology in Music Instruction, a development center for supporting faculty's use of technology in their teaching; and helped design the Berklee Learning Center, the largest networked music learning facility in the country. The unique facilities for teaching David designed for this department have served as a model for interactive teaching environments at many major colleges and universities.
As a leading authority on music technology and education, David Mash has been featured on national and international media broadcasts such as "3-2-1 Contact", "Newton's Apple", "World Monitor", "CBS Evening News", "All Things Considered", and "Voice of America". He has also been featured on Apple Computer's video Macintosh, Music and MIDI -- The Open Door as well as BMG Victor's video Macintosh Music Bible Video -- Volume 1. He has been a pioneer in music and multimedia and composed the score for the digital movie Maria Lionza which won the 1992 International QuickTime Movie Festival award for best documentary and is available on CD-ROM from Sumeria QuickTime: The CD 1992. He was affiliated with the Kodak Center for Creative Imaging in Camden, Maine, and taught the first music and multimedia course offered at the center. Most recently, Apple Computer named David an Applemaster in recognition of his accomplishments in music and education.
David has collaborated on development and artistic projects with leaders in the multimedia and music industries such as Kodak, Adobe Systems, Digidesign, Opcode, and Korg, and has consulted on product development for many manufacturers of music technology products. Rolling Stone magazine has called David "the industry's leading evangelist for the marriage of music and technology."
David is International Chair for Electronic Muisc for the International Association of Jazz Educators, and maintains an active schedule as speaker and presenter at national and international clinics and workshops on art, technology, and education. He has also been the recipient of grants from Apple Computer and the Massachusetts Council on the Arts and Humanities.
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