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Matthew Giobbi

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Giobbi in January 2012

Matthew Tyler Giobbi (born 1974) is an author and educator in the fields of music, science criticism, philosophy, media theory, psychoanalysis, and psychology. He has written A Postcognitive Negation: The Sadomasochistic Dialectic of American Psychology.[1]

Early life and education

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Giobbi was born and raised in Easton and Wind Gap, Pennsylvania. He began studying music with Paul Schocker, a pianist and composer.[2]

He attended Moravian College in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, where he studied trombone with Timothy Soberick, and at Mannes School of Music, where he studied trombone with Per Brevig. He performed with the New York Youth Symphony at Carnegie Hall, and was a trombonist with the Orquesta Filarmónica de Lima in Peru.

Giobbi studied trombone with Ivan Meylemans at the Koninklijk Conservatorium, in Brussels.[3]

In 2005, Giobbi earned a masters degree in psychology from the Graduate Faculty at The New School for Social Research in New York City.

In 2009, he earned a Ph.D. from the European Graduate School, under Wolfgang Schirmacher.[4]

Career

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Academia

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Giobbi designed the first undergraduate course in media psychology at Rutgers University at Newark. The course was added to the university's curriculum catalogue in 2015.[5]

In 2014, he authored Media Psychology, published by Atropos Press.[6] His private teaching focus is now on the application of existential-phenomenological psychology and Buddhist psychology in the practice of creative and performing arts.[7]

Music

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Albums

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In 1998, Giobbi released Collected Songs,[8] which is a series of original songs, recorded in Brussels, Belgium. In 2018 he released an album of original compositions, Ode.[9] Take on Me, an album of jazz-inspired music from the 1980s was released in 2021.[10]

Singles

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  • Noelle (2021)[11]
  • Silent Night (2021)[12]
  • Good King Wenceslas (2021)[13]
  • Did You Mean to Tell Me, "I Love You"? (2021)[14]
  • Suddenly! (2021)[15]
  • Whatcha Gonna Do? (2021)[16]
  • Do Your Thing! (2021)[17]
  • Once Upon a Time in Brussels (2021)[18]
  • How to Love Again (2019)[19]
  • Lost in Savannah (2019)[20]
  • Learning How to Swim (2018)[21]
  • Believe in Me (2018)[22]
  • Ragazza Mia (1998)[23]

Books

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  • Musings: On Buddhist Psychology, Intellectual History, Psychodynamic Theory, Media Psychology, & Existential-Phenomenology. (Zürichsee Press, 2020). ISBN 979-8554962516.
  • Inner Harmony: Personal Exploration at The Piano. (Zürichsee Press, 2017). ISBN 1546348840.
  • Media Psychology. (Atropos Press, 2014). ISBN 194081393X.[24]
  • The Ego and the ID & Caesar and Me: An Introduction to the Text of Sigmund Freud Through The Twilight Zone. (Zürichsee Press, 2015). ISBN 1508591075.
  • An "A" Effort: The College Student's Guide to Success. (Tribeca Press, 2011). ISBN 149524038X.
  • A Postcognitive Negation: The Sadomasochistic Dialectic of American Psychology. (Atropos Press, 2010). ASIN: B014IC6Z72.[25]

References

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  1. ^ "A Postcognitive Negation: The Sadomasochistic Dialectic of American Psychology". Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2011-02-27.
  2. ^ Report, Morning Call | Staff (1997-01-05). "3 CAREERS IN NUSIC PAUL SCHOCKER IS PERFORMER, COMPOSER AND A TEACHER". The Morning Call. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  3. ^ Report, Morning Call | Staff (1996-09-19). "SLIDING INTO A CAREER". The Morning Call. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  4. ^ "About". Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  5. ^ "Catalog Navigator : Courses". catalogs.rutgers.edu. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  6. ^ https://www.atropospress.com/media-psychology
  7. ^ https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/contributors/matthew-t-giobbi-phd
  8. ^ Collected Songs by Matthew Giobbi on Apple Music, 1998-09-01, retrieved 2023-12-29
  9. ^ Ode by Matthew Giobbi on Apple Music, 2018-06-01, retrieved 2023-12-30
  10. ^ Take on Me by Matthew Giobbi on Apple Music, 2021-04-13, retrieved 2023-12-30
  11. ^ Noelle - Single by Matthew Giobbi on Apple Music, 2021-12-24, retrieved 2024-01-01
  12. ^ Silent Night - Single by Matthew Giobbi on Apple Music, 2021-12-15, retrieved 2024-01-01
  13. ^ Good King Wenceslas - Single by Matthew Giobbi on Apple Music, 2021-12-13, retrieved 2024-01-01
  14. ^ Did You Mean to Tell Me, "I Love You" ? - Single by Matthew Giobbi on Apple Music, 2021-04-19, retrieved 2024-01-01
  15. ^ Suddenly! - Single by Matthew Giobbi on Apple Music, 2021-04-19, retrieved 2024-01-01
  16. ^ Whatcha Gonna Do? - Single by Matthew Giobbi on Apple Music, 2021-04-16, retrieved 2024-01-01
  17. ^ Do Your Thing! - Single by Matthew Giobbi on Apple Music, 2021-04-13, retrieved 2024-01-01
  18. ^ Once Upon a Time in Brussels... - Single by Matthew Giobbi on Apple Music, 2021-04-13, retrieved 2024-01-01
  19. ^ How to Love Again - Single by Matthew Giobbi on Apple Music, 2019-01-21, retrieved 2024-01-01
  20. ^ Lost in Savannah - Single by Matthew Giobbi on Apple Music, 2019-01-01, retrieved 2024-01-01
  21. ^ Learning How to Swim - Single by Matthew Giobbi on Apple Music, 2018-12-26, retrieved 2024-01-01
  22. ^ Believe in Me - Single by Matthew Giobbi on Apple Music, 2018-12-08, retrieved 2024-01-01
  23. ^ Matthew Giobbi - Ragazza Mia | iHeart, 1999-08-01, retrieved 2024-01-01
  24. ^ Giobbi, Matthew (2014-10-19). Media Psychology. New York (N.Y.): Atropos Press. ISBN 978-1-940813-93-6.
  25. ^ Giobbi, Matthew. A Postcognitive Negation: The Sadomasochistic Dialectic of American Psychology by Giobbi, Matthew (September 20, 2010) Paperback.
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