Michael Flynn

Michael Flynn is a composer of acoustic and electronic music whose works present familiar musical ideas in inventive sonic and structural contexts. To this end, his music juxtaposes timbral exploration and metric complexity with pop-music-inflected harmony and beat-driven groove. Drawn towards bright, sparkling timbres, Flynn strives to create works that feature vividly colored, dreamlike sound worlds.

 

Flynn’s music has been featured at events such as the SPLICE Institute and Festival, SICPP, the Northwestern University New Music Conference, Electronic Music Midwest, the New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival, and the SEAMUS National Conference, among others.

 

In the spring of 2023, Flynn graduated with a D.M.A. in composition from the University of Georgia, studying under Emily Koh, Andrew McManus, Adrian Childs, and Peter Van Zandt Lane. Flynn currently teaches music theory, music technology, and composition at Western Michigan University.