Robert Steel
Robert Steel is a composer for cinema, theatre and other media. Recent credits include the films Get the F**k Outta Paris (Sound of Silent Film Festival Chicago 2020), Hominidae (Premiere at Sundance Film Festival), Oh Baby!, Junk Girl (Sound of Silent Film Festival Mexico City 2017), Edge of Alchemy (Sound of Silent Film Festival Chicago 2017), 147 Pianos, Speed Dating, Sleepy Steve, Signals, Ten More, Scarlet, Reunion, and Lobster Stew for Soprano and Virtual Instruments. He is an Associate Professor at the School of Cinematic Arts at DePaul University where he runs the DePaul Cinema and Interactive Media Sound Design program and the CDM Sound Studios. He is a recipient of After Dark awards, the DePaul University Excellence in Teaching Award, a University Research Council Grant, a Global Learning Experience Grant and awards from ASCAP and the Illinois Arts Council.