Jared Knight is a composer and performer of progressive acoustic and electroacoustic music. His music is characterized by disjunct, interlocking rhythms; extended harmonies and angular melodies; glitch and soundscape textures; and gradual, additive development. Jared is a vigorous advocate for musical pluralism and draws inspiration from a wide variety of musical influences, including indie and alternative rock, funk, jazz, minimalism and post-minimalism, progressive metal, hip-hop, and EDM. An avid performer of contemporary music, Jared composes for and plays keyboard in the brain-funk band Emergency Stopping Only. The band also features saxophonist Leonardo Escobar, violinist KeAndra Harris, bassist Joe Warnecke, and drummer Collin McFadden. The ensemble plans to release its debut album in 2020. Jared currently pursues dual Master of Music degrees in Composition and Intermedia Music Technology at the University of Oregon School of Music and Dance, where he studies with composers David Crumb, Robert Kyr, and Jeffery Stolet. Jared received the Bachelor of Music in Composition from Boise State University in August 2018, where his primary teachers included composers David Biedenbender, Sam L. Richards, Eric Alexander, J. Wallis Bratt; and pianist Del Parkinson.
