Composer and conductor Dwayne Smith attended the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, where he earned a Bachelor of Music degree in composition, as well as a double major Master of Music degree in both composition and conducting. He has studied composition with John Adams, Andrew Imbrie, Ingram Marshall, and Elinor Armer. While at Mills College for a year, he studied composition with Terry Riley and North Indian raga singing under the Pandit Pran Nath.

His conducting studies were with John Adams, Michael Senturia and David Ramadanoff. As John Adam’s assistant with the Conservatory’s New Music Ensemble, Mr. Smith worked with Gordon Mumma, Joan LaBarbara, David Del Tredici, and many others.

Mr. Smith has conducted numerous première performances, and has conducted live radio broadcasts in the San Francisco and Los Angeles areas. He has also conducted the Afro-American Chamber Music Society Orchestra and ensembles with the Pacific Composers Forum. Mr. Smith’s compositions have been performed in the San Francisco, Los Angeles and New York areas.

Mr. Smith’s current focus is electronic music and production, where his interests and love of music from ancient to modern asserts itself.