Jonathan Zalben

Jonathan Zalben serves as Associate Professor in the Conservatory of Music within the School of Visual, Media and Performing Arts at Brooklyn College, City University of New York (CUNY). His teaching portfolio encompasses advanced graduate courses including Recording Music for Media (7017X), Media Scoring Lessons I-IV (7342X-7345X), Music Technology for Media (7370X), Sequencing and Sampling (7378X), and the Media Scoring Capstone sequence (7871X-7872X), alongside specialized instruction in music business and internships.

His research centers on Composition, Media Scoring, and Music Technology with emphasis on Sonic Arts applications for visual media. Key interests include technical synchronization methodologies between musical elements and picture, film/television scoring workflows, and digital audio implementation in multimedia contexts. This focus bridges creative composition with technological innovation in media production environments.

His scholarly activity demonstrates concentrated exploration of metadata-driven approaches to audiovisual integration, as evidenced by his 2017 conference presentation at the University of Huddersfield. This work reflects his commitment to advancing precision in media scoring through computational techniques while maintaining artistic integrity in film and television music applications.