Steve Horowitz (born Steven Michael Horowitz on October 3, 1964) is an American composer, performing musician, producer, audio engineer, author, and teacher from Brooklyn, New York.
[1][4] He received his BFA in music composition at the California Institute of the Arts, studying alongside or under the mentorship of composers such as Mel Powell, Morton Subotnick, Michael Jon Fink and Stephen "Lucky" Mosko.
[2][9] In 2013, under partnership with fellow CalArts alumni Scott Looney, Horowitz founded the Game Audio Institute.
The venture was created to develop and propagate video game audio-focused educational framework, and materials to private individuals and various accredited universities, respectively.
[9][10] Horowitz most recently resided with his wife and son in San Francisco, California.