Daniel Levitin — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

New York Times best-selling author of six international bestsellers, collectively selling over 3 million copies worldwide.
Serves as James McGill Professor Emeritus of psychology, behavioral neuroscience, and music at McGill University.
Founding Dean of Arts & Humanities at Minerva University and a Distinguished Faculty Fellow at the Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley.
Author of 'This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession' (2006), which sold over 1.5 million copies.
Worked as a music consultant, producer, and sound designer for artists including Blue Öyster Cult, Steely Dan, Stevie Wonder, and The Grateful Dead.
Former member of the Board of Governors of the Grammys and a consultant to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
An elected Fellow of The Royal Society of Canada, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the Association for Psychological Science.

Biography

Daniel Joseph Levitin is an American-Canadian polymath, cognitive psychologist, neuroscientist, writer, musician, and record producer. He holds the position of James McGill Professor Emeritus of psychology, behavioral neuroscience, and music at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Additionally, he is the Founding Dean of Arts & Humanities at Minerva University and a Distinguished Faculty Fellow at the Haas School of Business, University of California at Berkeley.