Professor Garrett Eckl

Garrett Eckl is a musician, programmer, and educator currently based in Lake Charles, LA. He serves on the faculty at McNeese State University as Assistant Professor of Music Production, where he coordinates the department’s Music Production degree concentration. His current work pertains to networked audio systems, music education software, and audio plug-in development. He earned an M.M. in Computer Music from The Peabody Conservatory of The Johns Hopkins University, a B.M. in Music Recording Technology and Audio Design from San Diego State University, and an A.S. in Liberal Arts from Monroe Community College.

Eckl is also a developer of the RIFFIT Reader and SongR applications, which have been used for the real-time generation of over one million custom songs. As RIFFIT’s Director of Engineering, he led the development of custom music technologies for iconic artist and brands including Michael Bublé, TechnoDramatists, and Toblerone. He continues to contribute as an advisor and music technologist.

Periodically Eckl works as a theatrical sound designer and audio engineer, with his credits including composer Joseph Water’s debut opera The Magic Hummingbird, San Diego State University’s production of She Loves Me, and countless McNeese productions. He also works as a freelance music producer, and releases (but admittedly rarely patches) audio plug-ins for free under the moniker Squatch Sounds.