Performances + Events
Aaron Smith
Education and Training
B.A., Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University; M.M., Boston University
Awards and Recognition
Grand Prix at The Unforseen International Experimental Film Festival, 2018
Best Documentary Short at Austin Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival, 2018
First prize public award at Marseille Underground Film Festival, 2017
Third Prize Jury Award at 12th Montreal Underground Film Festival, 2017
RingSide Creative Archival Film Award
Featured Links
it's so easy (the mechanism of power): A work by Russell Sheaffer and Aaron Michael Smith featuring percussionist Sean Gill (Artless Media) New Orleans Film Festival Cinema Reset 2015: 16mm Etching and Digital Manipulation Workshops (w/ Russell Sheaffer) Black Sheep Contemporary Ensemble (Artists) Bloomington reporting on "it's so easy (the mechanism of power) Black Sheep Contemporary Ensemble - Boston Sculptors Gallery Full PerformanceSince 2015 Aaron’s works for performance have been largely focused on creating spaces of intentional and multisensory experience. His multimedia works have been featured at numerous international film festivals, including the Atlanta Film Festival, Chicago Underground Film Festival and the Oxford Film Festival, garnering awards at festivals such as the Ann Arbor Film Festival, Montreal Underground Film Festival and the Marseille Underground Film Festival.
Aaron has presented his work, given lectures on electronic music and held multimedia workshops at various institutions including the New Orleans Film Festival, the Ann Arbor Film Festival and Universidad Austral de Chile Acoustics Institute.
Aaron completed a Master’s in music composition at Boston University with Joshua Fineberg and Rodney Lister. Previously he graduated from the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University, receiving degrees in music composition and viola performance, including a minor in electronic music.
He is currently on the composition faculty at the NEC Prep School and teaches violin, viola and composition privately.
Photo by Deon Kay.
Curriculum Vitae
B.A., Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University; M.M., Boston University
- Grand Prix at The Unforseen International Experimental Film Festival, 2018
- Best Documentary Short at Austin Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival, 2018
- First prize public award at Marseille Underground Film Festival, 2017
- Third Prize Jury Award at 12th Montreal Underground Film Festival, 2017
- RingSide Creative Archival Film Award
- it's so easy (the mechanism of power): A work by Russell Sheaffer and Aaron Michael Smith featuring percussionist Sean Gill (Artless Media)
- New Orleans Film Festival Cinema Reset 2015: 16mm Etching and Digital Manipulation Workshops (w/ Russell Sheaffer)
- Black Sheep Contemporary Ensemble (Artists)
- Bloomington reporting on "it's so easy (the mechanism of power)
- Black Sheep Contemporary Ensemble - Boston Sculptors Gallery Full Performance
