Based in Los Angeles, Steve Nalepa is a producer, programmer, keyboardist, and sound designer who has collaborated with world-renowned artists from across the musical spectrum, including producer Bill Laswell, saxophonist Pharoah Sanders, violinist Lili Haydn, and funk legend George Clinton, among others. Currently the Technical Marketing Specialist for M-Audio, Nalepa teaches clinics on Live and Pro Tools M-Powered, and he was the Technical Support Supervisor and lead Reason expert while M-Audio distributed the software. He is an experienced teacher, technical writer, and instructional-video producer who recently wrote and produced Reason 3 CSi Master and contributed to Ableton Live 4 CSi Master. Nalepa recently completed his debut album Flatlands and was featured on the compilations Left Coast Liquid and Beneath the Surface from Native State Records and Future Sound Theory from Celestial Dragon.