Adjunct Faculty, MUSIC TECHNOLOGY, Dewberry School of Music, CVPA
Prof. Joseph Benitez is a Northern Virginia and Washington DC native. He holds a bachelor of arts degree in Music Technology from George Mason University where he learned to hone his craft in music production and sound design from Dr. Robert Gillam.
Director of MUSIC TECHNOLOGY and COMPOSITION, Dewberry School of Music, CVPA
Dr. Gillam is an active educator, having taught at several higher-education institutions across the United States. His primary areas of interest are in music technology, composition, sound design, commercial music and music for media.
Founding Director of MUSIC TECHNOLOGY and COMPOSITION, Dewberry School of Music, CVPA
Jesse Guessford received a BS in music education from West Chester University, a Master of Music in music composition from the Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam, and a DMA in music composition from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Adjunct Faculty, MUSIC TECHNOLOGY, Dewberry School of Music, CVPA
John C.L. Jansen is an active composer, multi-instrumentalist, luthier, author, recording engineer, and teacher of music technology and music theory, based in Takoma Park, Maryland.
Adjunct Faculty, MUSIC TECHNOLOGY, Dewberry School of Music, CVPA
Dr. Stephen Scott will be teaching a Music Programming course for the Music Technology Area in the Spring 2026 semester for the Dewberry School of Music. Additionally, he is an adjunct professor in the College of Science at George Mason University, where he teaches data science, computational social science, and modeling & simulation courses.
Adjunct Faculty, MUSIC TECHNOLOGY, Dewberry School of Music, CVPA
Professor Thomas E. Tyra holds a Bachelor of Music in Music Technology and an Engineering emphasis with a minor in Audio Production from George Mason University. He also holds a Master of Arts in Audio Sciences with a concentration in Recording and Production from the Peabody Conservatory of Johns Hopkins University.
