Paul Koonce is one of the leading composers of electroacoustic music. He is the recipient of fellowships from the Guggenheim and McKnight Foundations and has received awards and commissions from the Luigi Russolo International Competition for Composers of Electronic Music, the National Flute Association, Prix Ars Electronica Electronic Arts Competition, the Electroacoustic Music Contest of Sao Paolo, the Bourges International Competition, and the International Computer Music Association. He is currently an assistant professor of composition at Princeton University.