Faculty

	James Arnold Atlanta B.F.A, California State University - Long Beach; M.F.A., California Institute of the Arts.
	Robin Beauchamp Savannah B.Mus., Lawrence University; M.Ed., Pennsylvania State University; Ed.S., Georgia Southern University. Robin S. Beauchamp began his career as a freelance musician, commercial composer, and jazz educator. Jazz ensembles and symphony orchestras throughout the country have performed his compositions and arrangements. Beauchamp has performed with music legends such as Ray Charles, The Four Tops, The Temptations, The O-jays, Louie Bellson, Lionel Hampton, Diane Schuur, Doc Severinsen, Cab Calloway, Disney On Ice, and the Savannah Symphony and Jazz Orchestras. He joined the SCAD film department in 2000 and served as the director of the sound design minor. He was integral in the design and implementation of the sound design department where he currently serves as chair. In 2005, he wrote his first textbook, "Designing Sound for Animation," published by Focal Press. Awards: Sound Designer and Music Editor for animated short "Cranks," 2006 Sound Designer and Music Editor for animated short, "Mercury Rising," 2006 Seven Minute Film Festival, FICCI BAF festival, Vision Fest, CINEME International Animation Festival, Music Editor for "Motel 4," 2005 Blue Plum Animation Festival, Soul International Cartoon & Animation Festival, Orinda Film Festival, International Family Festival, Sound Design and Music Editor for "Painting Day," 2005 Cannes Short, Sound Designer and Music Editor, "Rick and Rocky," 2003 WAVY best at show, Sound Design for "The Granny Project," 2002 Siggraph Festival, Sound Design for "Sam," 2003 Membership: AES Courses: Introduction to Sound Design Advanced Sound Design Recording I Advanced SFX and Foley Music for Motion Picture Surround Sound Sound Design For Animation Audio Signal Processing Pro Tools Certification
	Peter Damski Savannah B.F.A., Florida State University.
	Robert Miller Savannah B.F.A., Davidson College; M.F.A., California Institute of the Arts. Robert E. Miller began his career at the California Institute of the Arts, where he served as assistant to Morton Subotnick and as re-recording engineer for the film department. He later toured with the Merce Cunningham dance company, producing sound designs in association with John c\Cage; recorded and produced "Rainforest," a CD and historical retrospective of the composition by David Tudor; served as audio production supervisor for the department of theater, film and television at UCLA; and worked as sound design supervisor for the Yale University School of Drama and Repertory Theater.
	Andre Ruschkowski Savannah Doctorate in Musicology, Diploma in Musicology, Humbolt University Andre Ruschkowski, Ph.D., is an internationally recognized electro-acoustic composer and audiovisual artist. He joined SCAD from the University Mozarteum Salzburg in Austria, where he was a professor of electronic and computer music. He earned a doctorate in musicology from Humboldt University in Berlin, Germany, and worked at the University of Cologne, Technical University Berlin and the Academy of Sciences Berlin. Ruschkowski also has written a book, "Electronic Sounds and Musical Discoverings," which is the standard text for teaching electronic music at German-speaking universities. Awards: Sonic Circuits Award of the American Composers Association, Minneapolis/St. Paul Prize of the City of Varese at the International Competition for Electroacoustic Music "Luigi Russolo," Varese (Italy) Award of the Competition of Radio Art, SACEM Paris (France) First Prize Competition for Computer Music, Braunschweig (Germany) Memberships: International Computer Music Association Society for Electroacoustic Music in the United States Electronic Music Foundation German Society for Electroacoustic Music Courses: Sound Art Audiovisual Synthesis Modular Synthesis and Audio Programming Sound Design Resources and Analysis Introduction to Sound Design
	John Sisti Savannah State University of New York. John Sisti began his career at A&M records, where he worked with artists such as George Harrison, the Captain and Tenille, Hoyt Axton and Barbra Streisand, as well as with engineers and producers including Phil Ramone, Henry Louis, Phil Specter and Jeff Barry. He taught at the Sherwood Oaks Experimental College and also held a three-year position at the Berklee School of Music's music production and engineering department. In addition, he worked in the first digital editing facilities at Pacific Sound Services, and later moved to Columbia Pictures/Sony Entertainment. Awards: Two Emmy Awards, Best Sound, "Mad About You" (sound supervisor) Golden Reel nomination, Best Sound Editing, "Mad About You" (sound supervisor) Oscars, Best Sound Editing and Best Sound, "Bram Stoker's Dracula" Golden Reel nomination, Best ADR Editing, "Bram Stoker's Dracula"
	David Stone Savannah B.F.A., Cornell University.