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About

Dr. Christopher Hopkins
Dr. Christopher Hopkins works in the areas of music and video games.
Composition
Dr. Hopkins is a freelance composer for musical theater and video game projects. He holds a specialist certificate in Orchestrating and Producing Music for Film and Games from Berklee College of Music. His work is available via YouTube and Soundcloud.
Live Musical Entertainment
Dr. Hopkins appears in concert in New York and Long Island through song, piano, and dance from the Great American Songbook and the Golden Age of Broadway. His most distinguished performance on piano was as the featured soloist on George Gershwin’s "Piano Concerto in F Major" with the Long Island Youth Orchestra under conductor Martin Dreiwitz.
Writing & Research
Dr. Hopkins holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Music History and Literature from Five Towns College. His dissertation titled "Chiptune Music: An Exploration of Compositional Techniques as Found in Sunsoft Games for the Nintendo Entertainment System and Famicom From 1988-1992" is a landmark work in honoring the composers and their songs which defined early game music. He looks to use his findings to educate students in music theory, composition, and multimedia production.
Public Appearances
As a presenter at the 2013 Teaching with Technology Institute in Brookville, NY, Dr. Hopkins suggested blended teaching techniques in the physical and virtual classroom using sounds and music from video games. He shared his research on chiptune music as a guest lecturer at the 2015 North American Conference on Video Game Music in Fort Worth, Texas.
Gaming Industry
Dr. Hopkins is a licensed game developer for the Nintendo Wii U gaming system, currently developing games for the Wii U and mobile devices. He has interviewed game composers of yesteryear and the present, including Alberto Jose Gonzalez, Masashi Kageyama, Neil Baldwin, and Troupe Gammage. His research in game history and design is published as six video game strategy guides available from GameFAQs.com, covering games on the Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Genesis, Sega CD, and PC. He has showcased original games at Indiecade East 2015 and 2016 and received accolades for his upcoming projects.
Affiliations
Dr. Hopkins is a member or participant of: LIU Post, Game Audio Network Guild, ASCAP, and College Music Society
Curriculum Vitae
View the CV of Dr. Hopkins. Resume
Photo Gallery
Accomplishments
Years of College Teaching
Mobile Game Releases
Pages of Video Game Music Dissertation
Years as Church Organist
From the Desk of Dr. Hopkins
Abstracts from Publications
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