Baker Artist Portfolios

Erik Spangler (DJ Dubble8) is a composer and electronic musician living in Baltimore, Maryland. Engaged equally with ensemble improvisation, live electronics, studio production, and notated chamber music, Spangler merges a range of influences into evocative soundscapes, aiming to dissolve perceptions of separateness between different communities. His compositions have been performed across the United States and internationally by ensembles including the Atlantic Brass Quintet, Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Rhymes With Opera, and International Contemporary Ensemble. Performances as a turntablist/electronic musician include collaborations with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Chesapeake Youth Symphony Orchestra, American University Jazz Workshop, and Cornell Symphony Orchestra. 

Founder of The Vigil all-night music festival at MICA (2010-present), he is also co-founder of Mobtown Modern music series (2008-12), co-founder/curator of Baltimore Boom Bap Society (2011-present) live improvised hip hop collective/music series, creative facilitator/studio manager at Community Sound Space (2022-23), and co-curator of Bawdymore Bazaar event series (2022-present). He has taught sound art, music production, live electronic music, and composition at the Maryland Institute College of Art, Towson University, Ithaca College, and K-12 schools in Baltimore, with additional work as an accompanist (performing on MPC sampler and Ableton Push) for modern dance classes at Towson University, Goucher College, University of Maryland College Park, Baltimore School for the Arts, and Carver Center for the Arts. Spangler holds degrees from Oberlin College Conservatory of Music (B.M., Music Composition, 1999) and Harvard University (Ph.D., Music Composition, 2004).