Matt Lebofsky
Matt Lebofsky | |
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| Genres | Rock, Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, Computer Scientist |
| Years active | ~1980–present |
| Website | http://lebofsky.com |
Matt Lebofsky is an Oakland, California-based multi-instrumentalist and composer. Growing up in New York he studied piano/composition with Arthur Cunningham from 1978-1988. As a performer/composer he is currently active in several bands such as miRthkon, MoeTar, Secret Chiefs 3, Bodies Floating Ashore, The Fuxedos, Three Piece Combo, Research & Development, Midline Errors, Fuzzy Cousins and JOB. He is also a long-time prolific member of the Immersion Composition Society Origin Lodge. He toured nationally in 2006 as a member of Faun Fables, and throughout 2000-2001 as a member of Species Being, and released three albums and toured internationally with Mumble & Peg from 1995-2002.
Matt is also a computer programmer, webmaster, and database/systems administrator, and has been a core member of the small staff developing/maintaining the world's largest distributed computing project SETI@home (located at the University of California at Berkeley's Space Sciences Laboratory) since 1997.[1][2] He also works on the open-source general distributed computing engine BOINC, and designed levels for the iPhone video game Tap Tap Revenge.
References
- ^ Locklear, Fred (October 15, 2002). "News of impeding Seti@Home death premature". Ars Technica. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
- ^ "About SETI@home and Personnel". setiathome.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 3 Jan 2012.