Stuart Diamond

Woodrow Wilson Fellow, Fall 2009

We had a wonderful visit with Stuart Diamond. He met with classes, talked with students, and even lead an improvisational classical music trio.

From the Woodrow Wilson Fellows webpage:

"Stuart Diamond's career has covered a broad range of professions, including business leader, entrepreneur, producer, writer, journalist, composer, and musician. Diamond is co-founder of Empowered Media, an Internet company creating original media, distribution strategies, and proprietary software. Empowered specializes in creating new knowledge, networking, and business models for online environments. Through Empowered Diamond has worked with major defense contractors, international human rights organizations, the United Nations, and major health organizations. He has consulted with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on counter-terrorism strategies. In addition, he has produced national television and online news programming, including The National Physician of the Year Awards. Diamond is also recognized as a composer and musician, having composed over 100 works in all media including symphonic and chamber music, theater, dance, film, and video. His ensemble, Electric Diamond, has been performing continuously since 1979. It is perhaps the only ensemble dedicated to presenting live classical electronic music concerts, with a repertoire covering a wide spectrum of music, from the Medieval to Baroque, and Romantic to Native American music, as well as original works. Through the years Diamond has developed a parallel career as a writer, authoring screenplays, novels, essays, poetry and documentaries for television (see www.stuartdiamond.com)."

Topics:

  • The Internet
  • Creating new knowledge and business models in online environments
  • The impact of modern media on society
  • Finding integrity in art and business
  • Entrepreneurship—thriving in a corporate world
  • Writing as a means to understanding the world and making a living
  • The survival of the classical arts in a digital age
  • Electronic music; integrating art and technology.

For more information, please contact Chris Ciocchetti at 318-869-5246 or email.

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