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Dr. Hal Weary is intrigued with working and thinking across genres in music and disciplines in the arts. He has international experience as a jazz pianist, composer, arranger, educator, and scholar. He presented his research topic, 鈥淎rtistry. Industry, Technology, and Pedagogy: A Model for Educating 21st Century Musicians,鈥� in Athens, Greece at the Athens Institute for Education and Research 15th Annual International Conference on Visual and Performing Arts and "Music Entrepreneurship: Building Social and Cultural Capital" at the Vienna Music Business Research Days in Vienna, Austria. His research interests include emerging technologies, intellectual property management, and innovative pedagogical teaching modalities. His recordings 鈥淪erendipity鈥� and 鈥淩endezvous鈥� are accessible through most digital service providers. His most recent recording, 鈥淎t the Piano: The Grand Chapter鈥� is a solo jazz piano recording that blends jazz, pop, gospel, and global music and is available through most DSPs as well. At the Harry Fox Agency, he was responsible for relationship management between HFA and its affiliated publishers and sister societies. He successfully spearheaded projects involving complex data analysis, business strategy, and forecasting within the context of the economics of music creation.
Dr. Weary is currently the Music Department Chair and Associate Professor in the Department of Music at Cal State, Dominguez Hills. Throughout his career in higher education, he has developed a track record of success teaching, preparing, and connecting students to successfully navigate the changing landscape of the music industry in the 21st century. He currently serves as a board member on the MEIEA (Music and Entertainment Industry Educators Association) board of directors. Dr. Weary earned a Bachelor of Arts in Music from San Jos茅 State University, a Master of Music in Music Management from William Paterson University, a Doctor of Musical Arts in Composition and Arranging from Five Towns College and currently a Master of Business Administration candidate with a concentration in Digital Innovation and Information Systems at Pepperdine University Graziadio Business School in Los Angeles, CA.