• PhD, University at Buffalo
• MM, Florida State University
• BA, Kenyon College

Kevin McFadden has played the piano since childhood and has accompanied dance classes since 1996, including stints at Kenyon College, Florida State University, and now the University at Buffalo. Along the way, he has composed music for the choreography of Kerry Ring, Maggie Patton, Gerry Trentham, Saya Woolfalk, and others. In 2009, he received his Ph.D. in music composition from the University at Buffalo. He releases music online under several identities, including The Hathaway Family Plot, A Tape Full of Mistakes, and TaKeCaReOfU LLC.