Don Muro

Don Muro is recognized as a composer, performer, author and educator specializing in music technology. As a composer he has been the recipient of several ASCAP composition awards. His music has been performed in settings ranging from London’s St. Paul's Cathedral to Disneyland. He has composed music in several musical genres including electronic (abstract, imitative, pop), rock (psychedelic, hard, pop, jazz-rock, alternative) and New Age. He has also composed music for orchestra, chorus, concert band, jazz band and organ. His educational music is widely used throughout the United States as well as in Europe and in Japan. His demonstration compositions for the legendary Korg M1 helped to make it the world’s best selling synthesizer. Don Muro is recognized as a master synthesist specializing in live performance techniques for electronic keyboard. He began working with synthesizers in 1970 and has presented electronic music concerts, lectures, and master classes to more than 500,000 listeners throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia. In 1983 he commissioned the creation of the world’s first MIDI 32-note pedalboard. He has recorded three albums of original music and has performed/recorded with musicians including John Scofield, T Lavitz, Chuck Leavell, Roger Powell, Chuck Loeb, Arnie Lawrence, Narada Michael Walden and Paul Winter