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John Dodge Miles works in electroacoustic and computer-assisted music composition.
His works, composed for traditional and experimental media, have been broadcast and performed internationally.
He is Founder of The Shatagee Museum of Unnatural History, where he researches esoterika, audio synthesis, algorithmic composition, produces psychedelic techno, develops music composition software, and enjoys the woods.
John has studied music composition with Salvatore Martirano, C. James Sheppard, Paul Steinberg, G. Roger Davis, John Melby, Paul Martin Zonn, Morgan Powell, and Elliott DelBorgo.
He has studied in master classes with Anthony Braxton and Roscoe Mitchell.
He taught music theory, composition, counterpoint, and electronic music at Miami University and the University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign.
In addition to his tomfoolery on his Akai Electronic Wind Instrument (EWI), John has over 30 years of saxophone performance experience, including work in blues, jazz, avante-garde, and experimental idioms.
He has performed with the US Navy Band, Crane Saxophone Quartet, and The Cajun Connection, and traveled extensively as an instrumental performer throughout the Pacific Marianas and Marshall Islands, Caribbean, and Central and South America.
John is a founding member of the Rev. Suzi and Shanthi Gospel Choir.
He is a level-1 Healing Touch practitioner, and was Director of Pegasus Healing Systems (2000).
He also was a s6k producer for Real University News.
John is a member of Frontier Lodge #517, F.&A.M., GLoNY; Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, Valley of Norwood, NMJ; Union Chapter #19, R.A.M., G.R.Q., Huntingdon, PQ; The Masonic Society; and Masonic Book Club.
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