Stephen Deutsch

Who is Stephen Deutsch?

Stephen Deutsch has composed over thirty scores for film, theatre, radio and television. His many collaborations with the playwright Peter Barnes include Jubilee, the Olivier Award-winning play Red Noses and the feature film Hard Times. He has significant expertise in the fields of electronic music, 20th Century music techniques, the composer in the marketplace, and issues relating to film, television, broadcasting and related subjects.

Stephen Deutsch has had his concert music performed by eminent artists, including the Medici Quartet, David Campbell, The Gaudier Ensemble, Andrew Ball, The London Mozart Players and many others.

Prof. Deutsch was educated initially in the United States. After settling in Britain he attended the Royal College of Music where he was engaged in electro-acoustic composition under the direction of Tristram Cary. In 1971 he and two partners established Synthesizer Music Services, Ltd., an electro-acoustic studio in London.

At Bournemouth University, he is Professor of Post-Production. In 1992 he founded the University's PGDip/M.A. in Electro-Acoustic Music for Film and Television.