Gregory Davis, PhD

Dr. Greg Davis is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Visual & Performing Arts at Pennsylvania Western University. Davis has served as a faculty member for PennWest’s Commercial Music Technology (CMT) program since its launch in Fall 2010. He is responsible for the design and implementation of all music technology and music production coursework within the CMT program, routinely manages and updates the program’s computing technology, recording facilities, and also serves as supervisor to all experiential learning assignments and internships for CMT students. He is an Avid Certified Instructor for Pro Tools® and Sibelius® softwares, both industry standard titles for digital audio recording, post production and computer music notation.

Davis is active in southwestern PA as a free-lance audio engineer and audio editor. Recent projects include: (2021) Lead Recording Engineer credits for the full-length album American Bittersweet by Pittsburgh singer/songwriter, Mike Swindell, Mixed by Doug Kasper at Tonic Recording Studios, Mastered by Billy Rossi at Billy Rossi Recording. (2020) - Lead Recording Engineer credits for the EP Lovely Distraction by Pittsburgh alternative rock band, The Elemental; Mixed and Mastered at Dig Sonic Records. (2018) Lead Engineer (Drums) for songs “Underneath” and “Always Winter” by Pittsburgh-based band, Thieves & Lovers (2017) Lead Engineer credit for the full-length alternative rock album Nostalgic Future by Pittsburgh alternative rock band, The Tilt Room; Mixed by Jim Stewart at JS Recording; Mastered by Adam Bose at Cauliflower Audio. (2016) Lead Engineer - Laudato Si: In The Spirit of St. Francis featuring compositions by Pittsburgh composer, Eli Tamar; performed by Counter-Tenor, Andrey Nemzer - Winner Metropolitan Opera’s 2011 Council Auditions; Soprano, Charlene Canty; Organist, Nicholas Will. Distributed by Parma Recordings.

Davis’s research interests center around music, identity and culture. His dissertation research, Defining DIY: A Cultural Study of Three Pennsylvania DIY Music Scenes, explores the defining prototypes of group identity and cultural unification within independently operated music networks, known as DIY music scenes. Most recently Davis has taken an interest in the field of acoustic ecology, which explores the function of sound as a mediating force between humans, animals and their environments. He has plans to develop new collaborative research projects in this field in the years ahead.