Mario Godoy
Music, Director of Technology
mariog@maybeckhs.org
B.M. Music Performance
University of Redlands
M.M. Music Composition
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
Mario Godoy is a composer, saxophonist, sound designer, and music educator from Riverside, CA.
As a composer, he has written pieces for solo instruments, numerous chamber groups, wind ensemble, works for instruments with electronics, fixed media electronic music, as well as music for video games and media.
He performs as a saxophonist across the gamut of musical genres, including symphonic and chamber music, jazz, pop, and electroacoustic music. He is also an enthusiast of electronic music production and synthesizers and performs live using saxophones, modular synths, and live processing. His most notable performance role was as the saxophonist and electronics player for the experimental pop band, Makeunder.
He holds a Master of Music degree in composition from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and a Bachelor of Music Degree in Saxophone Performance from the University of Redlands.
In addition to teaching at Maybeck, Mario teaches private music lessons in saxophone, composition, and music theory.
In his free time, Mario enjoys watching movies and tv, playing video games, hiking, skateboarding, reading comic books, and, of course, playing music.