Curtis Glatter is an American artist, composer, improviser, poet and percussionist. Glatter has lived in Detroit, Rochester, Boston, San Diego and Vienna. . In 2000, Glatter graduated with a B.A. in Music Composition from Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan. In the past 20 years, members of the Trummerflora Collective, Detroit Symphony, Pontiac Oakland
Symphony and Camarada Ensemble have premiered his compositions. Glatter relocated to study in Vienna in 1999 and later the following year he cherished the opportunity to study at Carnegie Hall, NYC with host Pierre Boulez. In 2011, he also studied the music and composition techniques at a workshop hosted by jazz legend Leo Wadada Smith in Detroit,
Michigan. Since 1988, Glatter has studied the local and national styles of composition in each city he has lived in as well as performed and studied Classical Percussion and African Percussion Techniques at Henry Ford Community College, Interlochen Arts Academy
and Oakland University. In the past 10 years, Glatter has been named one of '2010's Top 100 Innovator's' from OnInnovation.org as well as received the 2010 New York City World Maker Faire Editor's Choice Award, the 2011 Detroit Maker Faire Editor's Choice Award, the 2010 Detroit Maker Faire Editor's Choice Award, exhibited the 'Innovatronica2010 invention' at the
2011 Penguicon, the 2009 Ann Arbor Mini-Makerfaire as well as performed at the 2011 Mitten Fest, 2011 Totally Awesome Fest, 2011 Dream Seeding Art Expo in Ann Arbor, 2010 Ann Arbor Art Fair, Indiana's Blank Slate Festival '09, '10 (IND.) BMSWC Earthfest09-Ann Arbor (MI.), Edgefest-Ann Arbor '08,'09, '10 (MI.), Bare Wire Technologies Festival (MI.) '09, California's Big Sur Experimental Music Festival, San Diego Spring Reverb (CA.) 05, '08 and '09 and a featured guest on WXOU, CTN TV, WCBN, WKPBS, WHFR, KSDS. Since 2003, Glatter has given workshops and lectures on music at various schools and libraries including Ann Arbor District Library, Coronado School of the Arts and San Diego Community College. Articles about Glatter's career can also be found in various online resources including a2cititv.pegcentral.com, annarbor.com, sandiego.com/arts and examiner.com.