It is one thing to immerse yourself in your art and to spend day after day honing your craft. But, it is another to do the same thing while ever increasing the scope of what your work involves. This is the way that Peter Corvaia has pursued his career in all things acoustic. With a career involving work as a studio engineer and an academic life involving an undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering and acoustics, Corvaia now continues his career as a PhD student of hearing sciences. In the late 90's, after a two-year stint in college for computer science, Peter felt that, like with many others, he had been rushed into academics. Soon after leaving the state college life behind, he attended SAE Institute of Technology in New York City, where he learned the ins and outs of being an audio engineer. The following year, after a short-lived internship at Shelter Island Sound, he became the studio engineer of Charles Morrow Productions (CMP). There his work included productions for the Empire State Building audio tour, sound art exhibits for The Kitchen in Chelsea and for Illustrious Sound in Mexico City. CMP is well known for its Sound Cube, a playback system that allows listeners to be immersed in three-dimensional soundscapes. He worked closely with acoustical consultants from ARUP to fine-tune the system and to customize it for different exhibits. It was the experience working with these acousticians that launched Corvaia into the greatest aspect of his career in sound to date. Peter decided that it was finally time to go back to school and to give it the (second) college try. He ended up at the University of Hartford, a school with a unique program in mechanical engineering in acoustics, in order to become an acoustical engineer specializing in architectural acoustics. It is the only undergraduate program of its kind in the United States. Along with the study of vibrations, sound control, and the human auditory system, Peter was taught about types of hearing loss and the current treatments used to help those who suffer from these conditions. He continued to pursue architectural acoustics through an internship at JaffeHolden, but he could not escape the desire to help those with hearing disabilities instead of making the world sound better only for those who are blessed with normal hearing. Peter applied to the mecca of the hearing science world, the Harvard/MIT Program in Speech and Hearing Bioscience and Technology. Arriving now to the present time, Corvaia is residing in Boston as a student of the world-renowned program of hearing sciences and plans to conduct research involving the mechanisms of cochlear amplification. He hopes to contribute to the medical world by developing technologies that will assist those with profound hearing loss. Unlike many producers, Corvaia has always been a producer before a DJ. Playing out has always been fun and so it just made sense to do so, while focusing on making the music that other DJ's play. It might seem impossible for someone with so much on his plate to have time to produce music, but Peter finds it easier to do so with each new goal that he sets. Without much free time available, when it is time to sit down and make music, it is a moment that is not taken for granted. In 2013, Corvaia completed his first full-length album 'Remainder Eight', and now continues to extend his music catalog by releasing EP's on various record labels. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.