# Jacob Adler

**Type:** person  
**Domain:** entertainment  
**Status:** active  
**Tags:** ai-filmmaker, music-theory, academic, runway

## Overview
Music theory professor and AI filmmaker. Grand Prix winner at Runway AI Film Festival 2025 for "Total Pixel Space," a 9-minute essay film exploring the mathematical space of all possible digital images.

## Background
- Music theory professor at Arizona State University (2011-present) and Paradise Valley Community College
- Director, Openscore Ensemble at PVCC (2013-present)
- Author of "Wheels Within Wheels," an advanced rhythm textbook sold in 50+ countries
- Conducted seminars at Manhattan School of Music, Brooklyn College CUNY, University of Alaska, and institutions in Poland and Sweden

## Current Work
Producing a feature-length film about information theory, evolution, and complex systems.

## Timeline
- **2011** — Began teaching music theory at Arizona State University
- **2013** — Founded and began directing Openscore Ensemble at Paradise Valley Community College
- **2025-06-05** — Won Grand Prix ($15,000 + 1M Runway credits) at Runway AI Film Festival for "Total Pixel Space"