Stephen O’Bent (he/him), is a conductor, composer, and multi-instrumentalist (trombone/piano/guitar/bass/accordion), serving as Assistant Professor and Conductor of Choirs at DigiPen Institute of Technology, where he teaches the next generation of game composers and sound designers. He has toured extensively with the Flying Karamazov Brothers and performed on five continents. He lives in Seattle with his wife, two small kiddos, the world's best dog, and a cat some have called "surprisingly nice".