Curriculum Vitae

Alex J. Kirt, M.F.A.
Assistant Professor of Broadcast Audio
Faculty Advisor for KZLX-LP 106.7 FM 
School of Communication and Media Arts
Northwest Missouri State University

Education:
•Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.)
Mass Communication and Media Arts 
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
May 2015

•Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Radio-Television
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
August 2012

•Associate of Arts (A.A.) – with honors
Shawnee Community College, Ullin, IL
December 2011 
Media Arts Teaching Experience:

Northwest Missouri State University, Assistant Professor of Broadcasting - Audio
•Fall 2021/Spring 2022 – 
MMED 20322 – Advanced Practicum in Radio 
MMED 20329 – Audio Tech & Recording
MMED 20224 – Introduction to Audio 
MMED 20215 – Practicum in Radio 
MMED 20370 – Live Sound Theory and Practice
MMED 20406 – Advanced Audio Post
MMED 20409 – Media Business & Entrepreneurship

•Summer 2021 
MMED 20409 – Media Business & Entrepreneurship

•Fall 2020/Spring 2021 
MMED 20322 – Advanced Practicum in Radio 
MMED 20329 – Audio Tech & Recording
MMED 20224 – Introduction to Audio 
MMED 20215 – Practicum in Radio 
MMED 20370 – Live Sound Theory and Practice
MMED 20406 – Advanced Audio Music
MMED 20409 – Media Business & Entrepreneurship

•Summer 2020 
MMED 20409 – Media Business & Entrepreneurship

•Fall 2019/Spring 2020 
MMED 20322 – Advanced Practicum in Radio 
MMED 20329 – Audio Tech & Recording
MMED 20224 – Introduction to Audio 
MMED 20215 – Practicum in Radio 
MMED 20370 – Live Sound Theory and Practice
MMED 20406 – Advanced Audio Post
MMED 20409 – Media Business & Entrepreneurship

•Summer 2019 
MMED 20215 – Practicum in Radio
MMED 20409 – Media Business & Entrepreneurship (Online)

•Fall 2018/Spring 2019
MMED 20322 – Advanced Practicum in Radio 
MMED 20329 – Audio Tech & Recording
MMED 20224 – Introduction to Audio 
MMED 20215 – Practicum in Radio 
MMED 20490 – Sound Design & Aesthetics
MMED 20406 – Advanced Audio Music
MMED 20409 – Media Business & Entrepreneurship

•Summer 2018 
MMED 20409 – Media Business & Entrepreneurship (Online)
MMED 20215 – Practicum in Radio

•Fall 2017/Spring 2018 
MMED 20322 – Advanced Practicum in Radio 
MMED 20329 – Audio Tech & Recording
MMED 20224 – Introduction to Audio 
MMED 20215 – Practicum in Radio 
MMED 20490 – Sound Design & Aesthetics
MMED 20407 – Advanced Audio Post
MMED 20409 – Media Business & Entrepreneurship

Southern Illinois University, Visiting Lecturer of Sound
•Fall 2016/Spring 2017 
RTD361 - Sound Mix in Popular Culture
RTD362i - Sound Art and Practice
RTD363 - Radio & Audio Production
RTD389 – Analog Sound Recording History 

Southern Illinois University, Instructor of Record
•Spring 2015 
RTD362i - History of Sound Recording Technology

Southern Illinois University, Graduate Teaching Assistant
•Fall 2014 
RTD361 - Radio and Audio Production
RTD496 - Sound and The Moving Image

•Summer 2014 
SIU TV News Camp

•Spring 2014 
RTD376 - Advanced Audio Engineering
RTD475 - MIDI Production Studio

•Fall 2013 
RTD375 - Introduction to Audio Engineering

Committees and Board Memberships
•2017 – Present – Student Media Scholarship Committee
•2017 – Present – Student Media Leadership Committee
•2019 – Present – University Museums Advisory Board
•2019 – 2020 – Faculty Grants Review Committee
•2020 – 2021 – Faculty Grants Review Committee
•2021 – Present – Curriculum & Degree Requirements Committee

Professional Memberships:
•2011- Present - Audio Engineering Society 
•2014 – Present - Association for Recorded Sound Collections 
•2015 – Present - Popular Culture Association 
•2017 – Present – Missouri Broadcasting Educators Association
•2017 – Present – Broadcast Educators Association
•2017 – Present – College Broadcasters Inc.
•2018 – Present – Midwest Society for Acoustic Ecology
•2019 – Present – American Society for Acoustic Ecology

Audio Software/Hardware Proficiencies:
•Avid Pro Tools
•Ableton Live 
•Adobe Premiere 
•Universal Audio Plugins & Hardware
•Waves Platinum
•Megaseg Radio/DJ Automation Software
•iZotope RX Audio Restoration Suite
•iZotope Ozone Mastering Suite
•Reason Music Instrument Digital Interface Software
•Gramophone Disc Recording Lathes
•Phonograph Cylinder Recording 
•Magnetic Tape Recording
•Analog and Digital Audio Processing Hardware
•Live Sound Reinforcement Equipment

Creative/Research Interests and Specializations:
•Audio Recording/ Engineering/ Mastering
•Music Production/ Songwriting/ Music Performance
•Regional Music Archiving
•Live Sound Reinforcement
•Live Concert Recording 
•Sound Recording Preservation, Digital and Analog
•Sound for Film (Foley, ADR, Music Scoring, Sound Design, Sound Effects)
•Gramophone Disc Recording Lathes
•Phonograph Cylinder Recording
•History and Science of Sound Recording Technology
•Sound Art/ Sound Sculpture
•360 VR Video Recording and Editing

MFA Thesis:
•“Plowing Lacquer and Polishing Noise”
A history of protest music in three acts, featuring the Future Primitives Skiffle Band
Experimental sound art sculptures “The Shintonarumori”
Special performance of “The Gatling-o-phone”, a hybrid sound art sculpture that is part Gatling Gun and part Gramophone Disc player.

•Southern Illinois Music Archive (SIMA)
A definitive collection of sound recordings, films, videos, photographs, and memorabilia documenting the rich and diverse musical heritage of Southern Illinois, created in the interest of cultural and historical preservation.

•Shintonarumori
A series of sound art sculptures featuring antique shoeshine boxes repurposed as artworks, each fitted with it’s own internal sound generating devices. 
The Shintonarumori series provides an artistic metaphor for income inequality associated with globalized corporate capitalism and its effects on the working class people of the world. The work represents a call for unity among working class citizens.

Media Arts Exhibitions:
•2021 Live Music in VR
Series of eight live music performances in 360 VR
Exhibit: July 2021
Online (YouTube VR)

•2020 Closed Mic Nights
Collaborative live-streaming house concerts series
Raised donations to charitable organizations for COVID19 relief
Exhibit: June 2020 – June 2021
Online Formats (YouTube, Facebook, Instagram)

•2019 Labor Day Arts Exhibition – Songs of Labor 
A curated playlist of labor songs from the Southern Illinois Music Archive
Exhibit: August 29th – September 27th, 2019
University Museum
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

•2019 The Gatlingophone
Sound Art Performance
Exhibit: June 8th, 2019
Hear Now! Audio Festival
Kansas City, Missouri

•2015 Resilience Radio 
Global Fusion Conference
Exhibit: October 24th, 2015
Rudder Tower, Texas A&M 
Radio Art Performance with Mike Maxwell and Dr. Phylis Johnson 

•2015 Plowing Lacquer and Polishing Noise: A Mudsill's Methodology  
MFA Thesis Exhibition
Exhibit: April 26th, 2015
The Old Feed Store, Cobden, IL 
 
•2015 The Gatlingophone 
Occupy PCA Guerrilla Arts Performance - Punk Culture
PCA/ACA Conference 
Exhibit: April 1st - 4th, 2015
New Orleans, LA

•2014 New Deal Art Now: A Reframing Of The Artifacts Of Diversity  
Digital Audio Recordings Exhibit
Exhibit: June 3rd through November 1st, 2014 
University Museum, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale IL  

•2014 Soundings: An Evening of Sound Art and Performance 
Sound Art Performance
Live, direct-to-disc 78rpm phono disc recording 
Exhibit: May 3rd, 2014 
Track One Gallery, Nashville TN

•2014 Southern Illinois Music Archive: Location Recordings 
Digital and Analog Audio Recordings Exhibit
SIUC Graduate Student Symposium and Exhibition 
Exhibit: April 24th – May 2nd, 2014
University Museum, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale IL  

•2013 Audioscapes: The Cityscapes of Tube Circuits 
Photographic Series Exhibit
SIUC MCMA Graduate Student Symposium and Exhibition 
Exhibit: April 25th – May 4th, 2013 
University Museum, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale IL


•2012 Southern Illinois Music Archive: Curating Regional Archives  
Essay Presentation 
SIUC MCMA Graduate Student Symposium and Exhibition  
Presentation: April 27th, 2012 
University Museum, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale IL  

•2012 Dandelions – The Rural Kings 
Documentary Film Screening
 SIUC MCMA Graduate Student Symposium and Exhibition  
 University Museum, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale IL  
 Screening: April 27th, 2012

•2012 Scratching The Surface
 Interactive Live Sound Art Performance
 SIUC MFA Student Media Arts Exhibition 
Exhibit: December 11th, 2012 
 College of Mass Communications and Media Arts
 Southern Illinois University, Carbondale IL

Published Essays:
•Kirt, Alex. “The Pelican on the Pier: A True Story” Springhouse Magazine. Vol 34, Number 1. Ed. Brian DeNeal. Marion, IL, 2020. 12-13. Print

•Kirt, Alex. “Review of The 78 Project Movie by filmmaker A. Steyermark.” Journal of Radio and Audio Media. Vol 22, Number 1. Ed. Dr. Phylis West, Ph.D. Philadelphia, PA: Routledge, 2015. 131-134. Print.

•Kirt, Alex. ”Celtic Connections: A 25-year Retrospective With Host Bryan Kelso Crow.” Journal of Radio & Audio Media. Vol 23, Number 1, Ed. Dr. Phylis West, Ph.D. Philadeliphia, PA: Routledge, 2016. 164-170. Print.

Sound For Film:
2013 Waveland
Dir. Cade Bursell
Experimental Film
Credits: Alex Kirt – Sound Designer, Stereo Mix, and Surround Mix

Awards: Winner – Award of Merit (Best Experimental Film)
2014 UFVA Film and Video Festival

2013 Cowboy Christmas
Dir. H.D. Motyl
Documentary Film
Credits: Alex Kirt – Original Music Score, Stereo Mix, and Surround Mix

Awards:
•Best Feature Documentary: 2013 Madrid International Film Festival
•Nominated Best Feature Documentary: 2014 Trail Dance Film Festival
•Best of Fest: Feature Documentary: 2014 BEA Festival of Media Arts

Screenings:
•2013 Louisville International Festival of Film
•2013 Madrid International Film Festival
•2014 Virginia Film Festival
•2014 Trail Dance Film Festival
•2014 Beloit International Film Festival
•2014 “Imagining Geographies” series, Southern Illinois University Carbondale 
•2014 UFVA (University Film and Video Association) Film and Video Screening 
•2015 Three Rivers Film Festival 
•2015 Prescott Film Festival
•2016 Available on iTunes, Netflix, and Amazon Video

2010 Confidence Man
Dir. Robert Streit
Documentary Film
Credits: Alex Kirt – Original Music Score, Soundtrack

Screenings:
•2011 St Louis International Film Festival
•2012 Cedar City Film Festival

2003 The Legend of Charlie Birger
Dir. David Kidd
Documentary Film
Credits: Alex Kirt/ The Woodbox Gang – Original Soundtrack

Screenings:
-National Broadcasts on PBS

Academic Conference Presentations:
•2020 College Radio Station Use of Social Media
Alex Kirt, Dr. Robert Bergland, Ph.D., Dr. Kyle Miller, Ph.D. – Co-Author and Presenter
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Conference 2020
San Francisco, CA (held online due to COVID19)

•2020 Wasteland or Wonderland: Media in 2040
Alex Kirt, Dr. Jon Pluskota, Ph.D., Dr. Phylis West, Ph.D. – Co-Author and Presenter
Broadcasting Educators Association Conference 2020
Las Vegas, NV

•2019 How Archiving Challenges of the Past can be used to Shape Future Approaches
Alex Kirt, Dr. Jon Pluskota – Panel Moderator / Presenter
Association for Recorded Sound Collections 2019 Conference
Portland, OR 

•2017 Theory of Resistance
The Social Justice Artworks of Dr. Michael Faris
Alex Kirt - Moderator of Discussion Panel
Northwest Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Northwest Missouri State University

•2015 Resilience Radio
Global Fusion Conference
College Station, TX
Live Radio Art Performance

•2015 Establishing the Southern Illinois Music Archive: Regional Archives in a Digital Age
Essay Presentation/Panel Discussion
Popular Culture Association Conference
New Orleans, LA

•2015 The Gatling-o-phone
Media Arts Performance
Popular Culture Association Conference
New Orleans, LA

•2014 Noise in the Hive: History, Interpretation, and the Arts in the Global Sound Archive
Essay Presentation/Media Arts Performance/Panel Discussion
Global Fusion Conference
Austin, TX

Grant Awarding Organizations
•2019 – Present: Council of Library Information Resources (CLIR)
  Recordings at Risk (RAR)
  Grants Reviewing Panel Member

Grants Awarded
•2020 Northwest Faculty Research Grant for 360 VR Live Event Recording

Academic Committees & Advising Positions
•2018 – Present: University Museums Advisory Board
  Northwest Missouri State University

•2018 – Present: University Research Committee
  Northwest Missouri State University

•2017 – Present: Faculty Adviser / Chief Operator
  KZLX-LP FM 106.7, Maryville

•2017 – Present: Student Media Advisement Committee
  School of Communication & Media Arts
  Northwest Missouri State University
  Maryville, MO 

•2017 – Present: Judge, Student and Faculty Audio Competition
  Broadcasting Educators Association (BEA)
  Festival of Media Arts

Music Album Projects
1994 Without A Name – Soldog (2)
1995 Dawning – Soldog (3)
1997 Blue Earth – Trouble Creek (1)
1999 Set It For The Sun – Soldog (3 & 10)
2000 A Caustic Acoustic Cacophony – The Woodbox Gang (4, 9, & 10)
2001 Trashcan Americana – The Woodbox Gang (4 & 10)
2001 Rock n' Roll Confession (unreleased) - Soldog (2 & 10)
2002 Wormwood – The Woodbox Gang (4 & 10)
2003 Showdown (live) – The Woodbox Gang (4 & 10)
2003 Born With A Tail – The Woodbox Gang (4 & 10)
2003 I’ve Killed Men – The Woodbox Gang (4 & 10)
2005 Live at Hangar 9 – The Woodbox Gang (4 & 10)
2006 The Soothsayers, Vol. 1 – The Soothsayers Jug Band (12)
2007 Drunk As Dragons – The Woodbox Gang (4, 9, & 10)
2009 White Trash Voodoo – The Woodbox Gang (4, 8, & 10)
2010 Confidence Man (soundtrack) – The Woodbox Gang (4, 9, & 10)
2011 Ol' Moose - by Doug Anderson (6)
2012 Bluegill Boogie – Giant City Slickers (2, 5, & 10)
2012 Glorious Scars – The Woodbox Gang (4, 9, & 10)
2013 Torch Ditties - Jenny Johnson (8 & 10)
2013 Live at the Old Feed Store - Chris Jones and the Nightdrivers (5)
2014 Soundstage Session – The Mudsills (8, 11, & 12)
2014 Dreamhead - The Flowers of Evil (7)
2014 One Way Ride - We Killed The Lion (9 & 10)
2015 Steal from the Poor - Janis Esch (6)
2016 Cold Blood - Buzzzard (8 & 10)
2016 Blast Radius 7 - Blast Radius (7)
2016 These Are My Neighbors - Jenny Johnson Band (8 & 10)
2016 Circle of Stars - We Killed The Lion (9 & 10)
2016 Kelven 1 - Kelven (7)
2016 Beth Davis - Beth Davis (5)
2016 Kelven 2 - Kelven (7)
2017 Kelven 3 - Kelven (7)
2017 Ballads of Makanda - Jenny Johnson (7)
2018 Kelven 4 - Kelven (7)
2019 Gas Station Sandwiches - The People vs Hugh DeNeal (7)
2020 Kelven 5 - Kelven (7)
2020 Buzzzard 2 (unreleased) - Buzzzard (8 & 10)
2020 Folded Hands - Ethan Stephenson Band (7)
2020 Santa's Got The 'Rona - Whiteford Family Band
2021 3 Song Medley - We Killed The Lion (8 & 11)
2021 Bioluminescence - The Jewels (8 & 11)
2021 Cobra - The Jewels (8 & 11)
2021 Where'd I Go Wrong - The Jewels (8 & 11)
2021 Mayor - Buzzzard (8 & 11)
2021 Spaces - Buzzzard (8 & 11)
2021 My Body Earth - Buzzzard (8 & 11)
2021 The Horror & The Heartbreak - (7)

Key to Alex's Album Credits

1 - Vocalist, Co-Songwriter
2 - Vocals, Guitar, Co-Songwriter
3 - Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica, Co-Songwriter
4 - Vocals, Multi-Instrumentalist, Co-Songwriter
5 - Recording Engineer
6 - Mixing Engineer
7 - Mastering Engineer
8 - Recording, Mixing, and Mastering Engineer
9 - Recording and Mixing Engineer
10 - Co-Producer
11 - Producer
12 - Vocals, Slide Guitar

 Musical Projects/ Live Performance:
•2000 – Present: The Woodbox Gang
•2014 - 2017: The Devil's Duo
•2012 – 2017: The Mudsills
•2009 – 2014: The Giant City Slickers
•2009 – 2012: The Django Billies
•2005 – 2012: The Soothsayers Jug Band
•1997 - 1998: Trouble Creek 
•1993 – 1996: Soldog

78rpm Lacquer Master Disc Recordings:
•2014 “Lost, Lonesome, & Alone” by The Swamp Tigers 
•2014 “Brand New Cadillac” by The Swamp Tigers 
•2014 “All I Could Do Was Cry” by The Swamp Tigers 
•2014 “Bluebird” by Jenny Johnson 
•2014 “Evan, Jack, or Jim” by Jenny Johnson 
•2014 “Some of These Days” by Jenny and the Johnsons
•2014 “Bluebird (rendition #2)” by Jenny and the Johnsons 
•2014 “Candy Green” by The Flowers Of Evil
•2014 “Dreamhead” by The Flowers Of Evil
•2014 “Green Candles” by The Flowers Of Evil
•2014 “I Wish I’d Gone To College” by Randy Hill and Tyson Connor  
•2014 “Hold That Train” by the Well, Well, Wells
•2014 “Oh Dear Mother” by the Well, Well, Wells
•2014 “Keep On Dreaming” by The Whistle Pigs 
•2014 “Lighten Up” by The Whistle Pigs
•2014 “Happens Every Day” by The Whistle Pigs
•2014 “Hurricane” by The Whistle Pigs 
•2014 “Let’s Go” by Big Larry Williams
•2014 “Stuck On You” by Soulglo

Sound Art/ Sound Sculptures: 
•2020 Shoot the Immigrant Child. sound art sculpture with Dr. Michael Faris, PhD
•2014 The Gatling-o-phone. sound art sculpture 
•2014 Shintonarumori. sound art sculpture series
•2013 Silence Inside Sound. sound art audio recording
•2012 Vinyl Mosaic. sound art sculpture/ performance art 

Photography:
•2013 Audioscapes: The Cityscapes of Audio Circuits. 
digital photography series  

•2013 Cedar Bluffs: A Hike Through Time. 
digital photography series 

Experimental Films:
•2012 G.R.U.B.S. 
narrative film short 

•2012 29 Projections. 
experimental film short

 Documentary Films:
•2013 Opa Spitznamen: Grandpa’s Nicknames.
 documentary film short 

•2012 Dandelions: The Rural Kings. 
musical documentary film

Notable Live Musical Performances:
•2019 Wander Down Festival, Touch of Nature, Makanda, IL
•2018 Carbondale Halloween on Main Street, Carbondale, IL
•2017 Carbondale Rocks Revival, Carbondale, IL
•2016 Carbondale Rocks Revival, Carbondale, IL
•2016 Murphysboro Riverside Blues Festival, Murphysboro, IL
•2016 Family Night, Carbondale, IL
•2015 Live On Main, Carbondale, IL 
•2014 Shiner Spring Fest, Carbondale IL 
•2013 The Historic Liberty Theater, Murphysboro, IL 
•2013 Shryock Auditorium, Carbondale IL 
•2009 River Roots Live Music Festival, Davenport IA 
•2009 American Music Festival, Harrisburg PA 
•2009 Great Blue Heron Festival, Sherman NY
•2008 The Fox Theater, Boulder CO
•2008 The Aggie Theater, Fort Collins CO
•2008 Groovefest, Cedar City, UT 
•2008 The Blue Note Theater, Columbia MO
•2007 Telluride Bluegrass Festival, Nightgrass Concert Series, Telluride CO 
•2007 Trinity Tribal Stomp, Junction City CA 
•2007 Viva Downtown Redding, Redding CA 
•2007 Music On Main Street, Driggs ID
•2007 Appalachian Uprising Festival, Scott Town OH
•2007 Council Mountain Music Festival, Council ID
•2007 Aurorafest, Polebridge MT 
•2007 The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington DC  
•2006 Wakarusa Music Festival, Lawrence KS