LIZ BAXMEYER - CV
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Creative professional and educator dedicated to community engagement by maintaining an inclusive environment for all ages and abilities.
EDUCATION
Ph.D.: Creative Research / Expected December 2026
Transart Institute/Liverpool John Moores University
Research and praxis focuses: sound art, sonic composition, and creative writing informed by research into ecological archetypes, trauma, grief, the body, climate change, and the therapeutic benefits of natural environments.
Master of Fine Arts: Writing and Contemporary Media / January 2023
Antioch University, Santa Barbara, CA
Concentration: Writing across genres for audio.
Mentors: Ross Brown, Colette Freedman, and Terry Wolverton.
Master of Arts: Music / 2005
Bangor University, Wales, UK
Emphases: Creative Music Technology; Music for Media and the Arts; Acoustic & Electroacoustic Composition.
Supervisor: Dr. Andrew Lewis
Bachelor of Arts: Music / 2004
Bangor University, Wales, UK
Emphases: Music Technology; Composition; Ethnomusicology; Modern Music; Music History.
Advanced Levels: English, Art, Music / 2000
Ninestiles College, Birmingham, UK
Emphases: Music, Art, English Literature.
TRAININGS AND CERTIFICATIONS
Certificate of Completion, November 2024
Narrative Medicine Facilitator Training, Northwestern Narrative Medicine Collaborative
Certification, November 2022
Amherst Writers and Artists Writing Group Leadership Training, Amherst Writers & Artists
WORK HISTORY
Full Time Lecturer of Humanities / July 2019 – Present
California Northstate University College of Health Sciences, Rancho Cordova, CA
• Teach synchronous and asynchronous classes within the Humanities Department (list below)
• Act as faculty advisor to up to 20 students from across programs
• Serve on short term hiring committees in addition to long term service on the Scholarship, Library, and Technology committees.
• Co-run the Media and Communication Studio, CHS’s tutoring, workshop, and library resource (2019-2022)
• Editor-in-Chief of university-associated creative journal of narrative medicine, The Calendula Review
• Run the CHS podcast studio and produce topical podcasts for outreach and educational purposes
Part Time English Teacher / Tutor / Jan 2019 – June 2019
Huntington Learning Center, Sacramento, CA
• Tutor students in language skills and math.
• Write reports on students’ progress.
• Some filing and additional admin duties as required.
Adjunct Instructor of Music & English Composition / June 2017 – July 2019
California Northstate University College of Health Sciences, Rancho Cordova, CA
• Create and teach the Music Appreciation curriculum to pre-med students.
• Create original lectures, and create and grade assignments, tests and activities that are of appropriate academic caliber to both music and English students.
• Use media, including PowerPoint, audio, and video to enhance lectures.
• Use Canvas to populate courses and set assignments and tests.
• Create and organize the Professional Artist Speaker and Workshop Series.
• Work in the media studio and help students with papers, applications, presentations, newspaper articles, videos, and audio content.
• Design materials for the Media Center for school publication including the website, business cards, and fliers for all Media Center events.
Freelance Musician and Sound Designer / May 2000 - Current
Liz Ryder Music, Various locations
• Perform regularly in the USA and UK as a professional folk singer and singer-songwriter at a variety of music and arts festivals, venues, and functions.
• Work on specialized recording and performance projects with arts organizations as a sound designer, sound editor, and musician.
• Create and teach summer camp classes and workshops to students of all ages and abilities.
• Promote events and performances by participating in media interviews and creating materials for print and online publication.
• Create and maintain professional websites and print material.
• Record and release albums and EPs to gain radio play and keep a presence on the arts scene.
Music and Performing Arts Program Coordinator / October 2017 – July 2018
Southside Unlimited, Sacramento, CA
• Create, oversee, and teach music program curriculum - including structured classes and workshops - to developmentally disabled artists in the program, and members of the general public.
• Work with, and teach students from the Sacramento School District.
• Oversee all music and performing arts operations at Southside’s CLARA location.
• Resolve conflicts and behaviors that may arise during studio sessions.
• Liaise with venues and businesses in the community about Southside Unlimited’s arts and music services. Perform education and outreach duties in order to inform, and connect with the community, and aid fundraising goals.
• Create marketing materials such as websites, brochures, and social media content for the podcast and band.
• Record and edit podcast for monthly release.
• Fulfill all admin duties including writing progress and incident reports, answering internal and public emails, and scheduling performances/working out logistics.
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music / Aug 2016 – Aug 2017
Solano Community College, Fairfield, CA
• Teach various courses in the music program to a diverse college classroom. Document and assess progress with benchmark assignments and in-class performance assessments.
• Create lesson plans and materials including higher education level tests, assignments, lectures, and workshops in line with curriculum guidelines and SLO's.
Lead Music Instructor / June 2016 – September 2017
Southside Art Center, Sacramento, CA
• Lead music studios in Rock Band, Choir, Beginning Music, and Podcast. Act as mentor to developmentally disabled musicians and artists.
• Create a curriculum that enriches and enhances the skills of developmentally disabled musicians and artists of different skill levels.
• Act as coordinator to clients of the art center and create monthly, semi- annual, and annual reports. Lead yearly meetings with participants, guardians and ALTA workers and discuss progress and goals of individual participants.
• Produce and edit monthly podcasts to be published online.
• Assist band and choir with PA system and help set up for professional gigs in the community. Help book gigs for the band and choir and publicize performances.
Resident Sound Designer and Composer / Jan 2013 - Jan 2016
Custom Made Theatre Company, San Francisco, CA
• Compose, arrange, and record music and sound design for almost all productions at Custom Made Theatre Company during residency.
• Work with directors and theatre artists including actors and other designers to create a cohesive theatrical experience.
• Annotate scripts and analyze concepts in line with director's vision.
• Negotiate stipends and manage contracts and billing as needed.
• Help with annual fundraising as an advocate, sound editor and musician.
Full Time Music and English Instructor / Apr 2009 - Apr 2015
Heald College, San Francisco, CA
• Teach courses Music Appreciation, English Composition, Research and Public Speaking to an all-ages college classroom.
• Develop and deliver engaging lectures to students using a variety of technologies.
• Write course materials such as syllabi, homework assignments and handouts.
• Write, administer and grade midterm and final examinations.
• Guide students in using technology to support educational research.
• Coach students on public speaking and presentation skills.
• Serve as secretary of the Faculty Advisory Board.
CLASSES TAUGHT
ARMU 120 – Music Appreciation*
MEDS410 - Narrative Medicine
COLL 320 - Undergraduate Research Experience
ENGL 110 – Introduction to College Composition
ENGL 120 – College Composition and Research*
COLL 100 a and b – Success and Leadership*
HUMN 255 – The Music of Change: A Social and Cultural Exploration*
COLL 489 – PAL Seminar
SEMR 420 – Health Professions Seminar
MUSC 205 – Music: From Chants to Rap
ENG 105 – Composition
ENG 155 – Composition and Research
ENG 102 – Public Speaking
ENG 10 – English Fundamentals
ENGL 110L/120L - English Lab
MUSC 35a – Beginning Voice 1
COLL100 – Success Strategies
*Indicates curriculum created
PUBLICATIONS - WRITING
Finishing Line Press - Hybrid Chapbook, Root & Bone - November, 2024.
Hare's Paw Literary Journal - Poem, "Under Lichen," - September, 2024.
Wild Roof Journal - Short Nonfiction, "Mitosis" - November, 2023.
Typishly Literary - Flash Fiction, "Yowl" - August 2023.
BTS Annual - Microfiction, “The Conductor” - BTS Books, 2023.
BTS Annual - Poem, “Home is…” - BTS Books, 2023.
BTS Annual - Short story, “Flickering Lights” - BTS Books, 2023.
Capella Poetry Journal - Poem, “Earth Speak” – forthcoming, summer 2023.
Capella Poetry Journal - Poem, “Ent Wife” – forthcoming, summer 2023.
Capella Poetry Journal - Poem, “Symphony on Air” – forthcoming, summer 2023
Capella Poetry Journal - Poem, “Mothering” forthcoming, summer 2023
The Ghostly Challenge Anthology - Short Story, “The Sleeping Pianist” forthcoming, 2023.
The Ghostly Challenge Anthology - Microfiction, “The Conductor” forthcoming, 2023.
Beyond Words Literary Magazine - Flash fiction, “Inosculation” - May 2023.
IWAC - Paper, "Growing a WAC Program Alongside a New College" Published by WAC Clearinghouse, May 2023 (with William Davis, Rikki Corniola, Chris Wostenberg, and Gloria Poveda).
Common Thread - Essay, “International Day of Forests” - Antioch University, March 2023.
Syncopation Literary – Short story, “Little Revelations” published in March 2023 issue.
NCTE, Dynamic Activities - Activity, "Article Speed Dating: Comparative Research" is included in the collection, March 2023.
Querencia Press - Women, Queer, Trans, and Enby Anthology – Poem, “A Graft for Time” published in Jan. 2023 issue.
Querencia Press - Women, Queer, Trans, and Enby Anthology – Poem, “Birth of the Cyclades” published in Jan. 2023 issue.
Antioch University, Los Angeles – Presentation: Writing for Audio, December residency, 2022.
Luna Station Quarterly – Short story, “The Oak Tree” published in December 2022 edition.
Wild Roof Journal – Poem, “A Song for Asteria” to be featured in November 2022 issue.
The Examined Life Journal – Creative non-fiction piece, “Birdsong,” published in 2022 issue.
Beyond Words Literary Magazine – Poem, “There will be progress” featured in Oct. 2022 issue.
PUBLICATIONS – VISUAL ART
Intima: A Journal of Narrative Medicine - Digital Art, "Migraine Nymph with Aura" - Fall, 2024.
Moss Puppy Magazine - Painting, "The Sanctuary Tree" published in Fall 2023 issue, Whimsical Woodland.
Syncopation Literary – Paintings, “Guitar, Reclaimed” and “Two Trees” published in March 2023 issue (with a Featured Artist write-up).
Beyond Queer Words Magazine – Artwork, “Mountain Music Series: Guitar” published in Fiction Anthology, February 2023.
Light, Space and Time Online Gallery – Artwork, “Sleeping Dryad,” given Special Recognition in the Nature exhibition, December 2022.
Lumiere Review – Featured artwork, “Ent Wife,” September 2022.
Luna’s Café, Sacramento – Art Exhibition, “Root & Bone,” August-September 2022.
Green House Literary – Cover art, “Banjo Sketch,” July 2022.
Wild Roof Journal – Featured artwork, “Tree Study,” July 2022.
Beyond Words Literary Magazine – Cover art, “Ent Woman,” April 2022
WORKSHOPS & PRESENTATIONS
CHS - Audio Assignments workshop, September 2024.
Health Humanities Consortium - Audio composition and presentation: "Walking with Dryads", April 2024.
Conference on Community Writing 2023 - Creative display (audio piece): "Collage of Voices."
Annual IWAC 2023 Conference – Writing Across STEM and Humanities: Public-Facing Assignments that Transcend Disciplinary Boundaries, June 2023
The Creative Psyche and Arts-Based Research: A Transdisciplinary Conference – "Earth Speak: An Immersive Audio Piece," June 2023
CNU-College of Medicine workshop for the Wellness Elective – Music and Emotions, February 2023
CNU-College of Medicine workshop for the Wellness Elective – Theatre and Roleplay, February 2023
Antioch University, Los Angeles – Presentation: Writing for Audio, December 2022
CHS Admissions – Workshop, Writing a Personal Statement, September 2022
T2T, 4 C’s Conference – Presentation, Scripted Podcasting, March 2022
CHS Writer’s Retreat – Workshop, Writing for Audio, January 2022.
Conference on Community Writing – Presentation, Bringing Nature into the Classroom/Lassen Project, October 2021.
Rocky Mountain MLA – Presentation, Community Partnerships and Authentic Assignments, October 2021.
IWAC presentation – The Past, Present, and Future: Building a Writing Intensive Program at a Young University, August 2021.
AAEEBL Conference – Presentation, Inequities in FYC and Community-Based Projects, Summer 2021
4 C’s T2T Conference – Presentation, Authentic Assignments, Spring 2021
UNR’s Minds, Means, and Materials Conference - Presentation, Active Learning, Spring 2021
CHS - Student Workshop, Writing a Personal Statement, Spring 2020
CHS Mikomiko - Integrating Reading and Writing, Spring 2020
CHS Mikomiko - Active Learning Workshop: Active Learning in Multiple Forms, Spring 2020
CHS - Recording Workshop Part 1: Setting Up a Session and Recording Audio, Fall 2019
CHS - Recording Workshop Part 2: Editing and Mixing Recorded Audio, Fall 2019
CHS Mikomiko - Writing Effective Assignments, September 2019
Clare E Raley Studios for the Performing Arts - Summer Camp Workshop: Foley Recording Project, June 2018
CHS - Presentation for Professional Artist Speaker Series: Sound Design and Composition for Media and the Arts, Spring 2018
PROFESSIONAL AUDIO & MUSIC PROJECTS
Forthcoming 2025: Root & Bone immersive audio, FLP Books.
October 2024: Sound Design, Macbeth, Placer Repertory Theatre, Rocklin, CA.
September 2024: CAMPBIENT Vol. 5 - collaborative sound art composition, made at Campbient Residency 2024.
September-December 2023: Admissions, faculty-interest, music, Service-Learning, and Communication podcasts (20 episodes); producer.
January-May 2023: CHS Podcasts: Admissions, Philosophy, Communications, and Alumni Podcasts (fifteen episodes); producer.
September 2022: Immersive Art Exhibition, Root & Bone, with sound, music, and art, Luna’s Café, Sacramento, CA.
June-September 2020: ARMU 120 Podcasts (writing/sound design/production), six episodes on music fundamentals, listening, and history for CNUCHS educational use, Rancho Cordova, CA
October 2019: The Tempest (music composition), St. Francis High School, Sacramento, CA
February 2019: The Ancient Sea EP – (songwriting/sound design/production), Liz Ryder Music, Sacramento, CA
September 2018: Much Ado About Nothing (sound design), Sacramento Theatre Company, CA
June 2018: The Duchess of Malfi (sound design), California Stage, Sacramento, CA
March 2018: Barefoot in the Park (sound design), Placer Community Theatre, Auburn, CA
January 2018: A Mother's Lens: On #METOO (post-production), by Ahri Golden for NPR’s 51%
November 2017: Wingding (sound design), for installation art piece by Sonia White, at The Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA.
September 2017: As You Like It (composition/sound design), Sacramento Theatre Company, Sacramento, CA
July 2017: Under Milk Wood (sound design), The Forgotten Theatre Company, Thistledew Theatre., Sacramento, CA
June 2017: I Wish, I Wish EP (songwriting/sound design/production), Liz Ryder Music, Sacramento, CA
May 2017: A Mother's Lens: The Immigration Ban Protest (engineering support/consultation) by Ahri Golden for NPR’s 51%
August 2016: The Thrush and the Woodpecker (composition/sound design), Custom Made Theatre Co., San Francisco, CA
July 2016: The Awakening (arranging/sound design), Breadbox @ The Exit Theatre, San Francisco, CA
June 2016: Betty's Summer Vacation (sound design), Stage 3, Sonora, CA
2015-2016: Butterflies and Thieves (songwriting/sound design/production), Liz Ryder Music, San Francisco, CA
November 2015: In Love and Warcraft (sound design), Custom Made Theatre Co., San Francisco, CA
October 2015: The Devil and Billy Markham (original music/performance), Custom Made Theatre Co. in New York City, NY
June 2015: The Pillowman (composition/sound design), Breadbox Theatre Co. @ The Exit, San Francisco, CA
May 2015: Grey Gardens (sound design), Custom Made Theatre Co., San Francisco, CA
March 2015: The Braggart Soldier (sound design/music curation), Custom Made Theatre Co., San Francisco, CA
Feb 2015: How the World Began (sound design/composition), Custom Made Theatre Co., San Francisco, CA
Jan 2015: Around the World in 80 Days (composition – full score/sound design), Marin Theatre Co., Mill Valley, CA
Jan 2015: Late: A Cowboy Song (sound design/music composition/arranging),Custom Made Theatre Co., San Francisco, CA
Jan 2015: Harbor (sound design), New Conservatory Theatre Co., San Francisco, CA
2015: San Francisco School District Videos (sound post-production for film), 845a Productions, San Francisco, CA
Nov 2014: Three Tall Women (composition/sound design), Custom Made Theatre Co., San Francisco, CA
Sep 2014: Slaughterhouse 5 (sound design), Custom Made Theatre Co., San Francisco, CA
August 2014: Pleiades (sound design), The Phoenix Theatre, San Francisco, CA
July 2014: The Book of Liz (composition), Custom Made Theatre Co., San Francisco, CA
June 2014: Dead Man's Cell Phone (composition/sound design), Masquers Playhouse, Point Richmond, CA
June 2014: The Crucible (composition/sound design), Custom Made Theatre Co., San Francisco, CA
April 2014: Top Girls (songwriting/composition/sound design), Custom Made Theatre Co., San Francisco, CA
Jan 2014: The Pain and the Itch (sound design), Custom Made Theatre Co., San Francisco, CA
2014: Indiegogo Educational Videos (sound post-production for film), 845a Productions, San Francisco, CA
2014: Axentwear Campaign Videos (sound post-production for film), 845a Productions, San Francisco, CA
2014: Flyright Sisters Album (engineering/production), Flyright Sisters, Oakland, CA
Oct 2013: Peter/Wendy (sound design), Custom Made Theatre Co., SF, 2013
Sep 2013: Rapunzel (composition-full score), Marin Theatre Co., Mill Valley, CA
March 2013: Eurydice (Composition-full score/sound design), Custom Made Theatre Co., San Francisco, CA
2013: Glory (composition/engineering/sound design/production), spoken word album by Phil Ryder, Sacramento, CA
Nov 2012: The Play About the Baby (composition), Custom Made Theatre Co., San Francisco, CA
September 2012: Second Sun EP (songwriting/engineering/production), by Liz Ryder 2012
Writer, performer, engineer, producer.
September 2012: Red Light Winter (composition), Custom Made Theatre Co., San Francisco, CA
August 2011: The Devil and Billy Markham (original music/performance), Custom Made Theatre Co., SF, 2011
October 2010: Ghost Letters from the Sea (songwriting/production/arranging), Liz Ryder Music, San Francisco, CA
2007: Chrysalis EP (songwriting/engineering/production), Liz Ryder Music, Sacramento, CA
2006: Skyline EP (songwriting/engineering/production), Liz Ryder Music, Sheffield, UK
2003: On the Neon Highway (songwriting/engineering/production), Liz Ryder Music, Bangor, UK
2000: Sacramento Orange (songwriting/engineering/production), Liz Ryder Music, Worcester, UK
SELECT FESTIVAL APPEARENCES
San Francisco Free Folk Festival 2012 and 2019
Porchfest, Sacramento, CA, 2017
Telluride Bluegrass Festival, CO 2017
Rocky Mountain Folks Festival, CO 2017
Sacramento World Music and Dance Festival, 2009 and 2012
Sidmouth Folk Week 2007
Broadstairs Folk Festival 2007
Two Rivers Folk Festival, UK, 2006
Sheffield Opus Festival, Sheffield, 2006
Llandudo Arts Festival, Wales 2005
Towersey Village Festival, 2004
Bridgenorth Folk Festival, 2002
Alcester and Arden Folk Festival, 2000, 2001
Festival at the Edge, 2000, 2001
Warwick Folk Festival, 2000, 2001
Malvern Fringe Festival, UK 2000
SELECT NOTABLE VENUES
Clara Auditorium, Sacramento, CA
The Rockwood Music Hall, New York, NY
24th St. Theatre, Sacramento, CA
Hotel Utah, San Francisco, CA
Topic Folk Club, Bradford, UK
The Raven Folk Club, Chester, UK
The Bedford Globe, London, UK
Red Lion Folk Club, Birmingham, UK
The MAC Theatre, Birmingham, UK
Huntingdon Hall, Worcester, UK
Hendre Hall, Bangor, Wales, UK
RADIO APPEARENCES/AIRPLAY
BBC Radio Midlands, UK (multiple live sets, interviews, and recordings)
BBC Radio Merseyside, UK (recordings)
BBC Radio 2, UK (live set – Young Folk Awards)
Capitol Public Radio, Sacramento, CA (live set)
KHUM Radio, Humboldt County, CA (live set, interview, and recordings)
KVMR, Grass Valley, CA (live set, interview, and recordings)
KXSF Community Radio, San Francisco, CA (multiple interviews, live sets, and recordings)
Radio Voce Spazzio, Italy (recordings)
SKILLS
• Canvas • Microsoft Suite • Pro Tools • Reaper • Sound Editing/Recording/Mixing
• Community Outreach • Web Design • Project Planning • Critical Thinking • Adobe Photoshop • Video Editing/Canva • Electronic Marketing • Course Creation • Written and Verbal Communication • Active Learning • Online Instruction • Audio Pedagogy •
INSTRUMENTS
• Acoustic Guitar • 5 String Banjo • Piano • Electric Guitar • Voice • Non-Pedal Harp • Celtic Bouzouki • Recorders • Flute • Whistles •
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
2019: Honorable mention for EP: The Ancient Sea at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival’s Troubadour competition.
2018: Sacramento Area Regional Theatre Alliance recognition for sound design for PCT’s Barefoot in the Park
2017: Finalist: Rocky Mountain Folks Festival Songwriting Competition
2017: Finalist: Telluride Bluegrass Festival Troubadour Competition
2015: Recipient of a Theatre Bay Area Award for sound design for The Pillowman, Exit Theatre San Francisco, CA.
2014: Recipient of a Bay Area Theatre Critic's Circle Award for sound design for Eurydice, Custom Made Theatre, San Francisco, CA.
2012: Honorable Mention, Rocky Mountain Folks Festival original song competition for "Canaan's Land."
2005: Parry Williams Prize for Composition, Bangor University, Wales, UK.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS - MEMBERSHIPS & COMMITTEE WORK
The Calendula Review: A Journal of Narrative Medicine (Founding Editor-in-Chief)
The College Music Society (Member)
The Health Humanities Consortium (Member)
The Northwest Narrative Medicine Collaborative (Member)
Coalition of Community Writers (Member)
SEAMUS (Member)
Association of Writers and Writing Programs (Member)
Northwestern Narrative Medicine Collaborative (Member)
Amherst Writers & Artists (Certified Affiliate Facilitator)
Sacramento Poetry Center (Communications and Digital Media Coordinator)
Northwestern Narrative Medicine Collaborative (Trained Facilitator and Member)