David Tardy, aka Agent Ohm, began composing music in 1996 at Vito DeSario Editing in New York with veteran composer Wendell Hanes, where he composed for such national television commercial spots as AT&T, Kodak, Canon, the VH1 Fashion Awards, and Showtime’s “All Out Summer Campaign,” which won a GOLD WORLD MEDAL for Best Original Music at the New York Festival. He attended IAR and graduated in 2005, after which he accepted a full-time staff position at the school as Marketing Director. In 2007, he became an instructor at the school.

David teaches the Basics of Digital Audio Lab, Digital Music Production Lab, and Audio Electronics Lab. He also manages the IARadio Station which features IAR student, faculty, and alumni mixes and original music. David continues to work as a freelance composer, and some of his music can be heard here and here.
dtardy@iar.edu