Danny Arena
Chief Creative Guy
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Education

1990 MS Computer Science, Rutgers University
1986 BS Computer Science, Rutgers University 
1986 BA Music Composition, Rutgers University

Achievements and Honors
• Rank 37 out of 2257
• Magna Cum Laude, High Honors in Computer Science
• NJ Garden State Fellowship Recipient
• National Merit Scholarship Recipient
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Teaching

1992-present Associate Professor, Volunteer State Community College 
1998-present Mentor, Just Plain Folks Songwriting Organization
1998-2002 Songwriting Faculty, NashCamp
1996-2002 Adjunct Instructor, Vanderbilt University 
1996-2002 Visiting Lecturer, Belmont University
1998 Guest Lecturer, Berklee College Of Music 
1992-1998 Faculty, NSAI SongCamp 
1990-1993 Faculty, Great Smokies Song Chase
1988-1990 Instructor, Rutgers University

Articles, Columns, Other 

• Columnist NSAI Newswire 
• Columnist NSAI ProUpdate 
• Columnist American Songwriter Magazine
• Columnist JPFolks Newsletter
• Columnist MusesMuse Newsletter
• Lessons Developer NSAI Workshops 
• Keynote Speaker NSAI Symposium 
• Judge TNN Songwriting Contest
• Judge JPFolks Songwriting Awards

Achievements and Honors
• 2002-2009 TN Outstanding Distance Education Teacher Nominee
• 1994 VSCC Outstanding Faculty Award
  
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Songwriting

1998-2003 Staff songwriter Curb Magnatone Music Publishing

• "Dancing The Slow Ones With You" Urban Cowboy, The Musical
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• "Take You For A Ride" Urban Cowboy, The Musical (Broadway)
• "Broken" Urban Cowboy, The Musical (Broadway)
• "Is Anybody Listening" Marcia Ramirez
• "If Love Had Never Found Its Way To You" Three Of Hearts
• "Arlington" American Pride Compilation CD
• "Glass and Stone" Jaya

Achievements and Honors
• 2003 Tony Award Nominee, Best Original Score, Urban Cowboy: The Musical
• 2003 Outer Critics Circle Nomination, Best Musical, Urban Cowboy: The Musical


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Technical

1998-present Course Developer, Tennessee Board of Regents Distance Education Program Team, which was rated as one of the top three virtual programs in the nation*.

Languages: JavaScript, ASP, Java, C++, C#, Visual Basic
Multimedia: Flash, Fireworks
Web Design: HTML, FrontPage, Expressions, Visual Studio

Achievements and Honors
• 2002 National Outstanding Distance Education Developer Nominee
• TN Trailblazer Award for Exemplary Distance Education Course
   Development

* Source - The Center for Academic Transformation Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

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