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After a relatively short career as a mechanical engineer, Michael Pounds turned his energies toward composition, studying at Bowling Green State University, Ball State University, the University of Birmingham in England, and the University of Illinois, where he completed his doctorate. He specializes in computer music composition and collaborative intermedia projects. His awards include the ASCAP/SEAMUS Student Commission Award, a Residence Prize at the Bourges International Electroacoustic Music Competition, a Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarship for studies in England, and residencies at the MacDowell Colony and I-Park. His music has been performed throughout the United States and in Canada, Mexico, England, Ireland, France, Spain, Austria, Slovenia, Korea, Australia and New Zealand. Recent performances include the International Computer Music Conference, the Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the US National Conference, and the Toronto Electroacoustic Symposium. He was a co-host of the 2005 national conference of the Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the U.S. Michael was the Assistant Director of the Music Media Production program at Ball State University, where he taught composition, acoustics, music perception, recording and computer music.

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