Dirk is a multi-award winning composer, producer, engineer & educator based on the North Coast of New South Wales, Australia. Dirk holds a Masters in Music (by Research) from the Queensland Conservatorium, is a Senior Lecturer in both audio and music disciplines, and leads the academic team as Faculty Lead at SAE Institute, Byron Bay. Founding guitarist, composer and producer of the multi-award winning musical group The Fortunate Souls and a member of the initial team who designed and released the Custom Series 75 (Neve) audio console, Dirk enjoys working on either side of the studio glass and in the live music industry.