David A. Jaffe
David Aaron Jaffe (born April 29, 1955) is an American composer and electronic music researcher. His work spans orchestral, choral, chamber, and electroacoustic music, and he has composed over ninety pieces across these forms. Jaffe is known for the computer music composition Silicon Valley Breakdown and for his contributions to algorithmic and physical modeling synthesis techniques for plucked and bowed string instruments. He has also been involved in the development of music software, including the NeXT Music Kit and the Universal Audio UAD-2, Apollo, and LUNA Recording System platforms.