Dean Kyle is a composer, music technologist, and percussionist who loves to find music in everything. In response to his works, audiences have said they “can’t tell where his art stops and the world begins,” and that he has “taught them something about stillness they still don’t understand.” He likes to write music for both computers and human musicians, often exploring connections between music, narrative, theater, and performance art using found objects and familiar human experiences. From the SPLICE Institute, Klingler ElectroAcoustic Residency, Oregon Fringe Festival, Britt Music & Arts Festival, Northwest Percussion Festival, and beyond, his chamber compositions, interactive installations, and electronic music have reached audiences of all kinds. Dean Kyle is currently working towards a Composition MM and has received an assistantship in Music Technology at Bowling Green State University under Dr. Piyawat Louilarpprasert and Dr. Elanie Lillios, and earned his BA in Percussion and Emerging Media & Digital Arts at Southern Oregon University under Dr. Terry Longshore and Dr. David Bithell. His work indulges the world in its own musical sensory delights by basking in the wonder of everyday things. One of his most important guiding principles goes as follows: The word that connects people to music is “play.”