Misty Jones Simpson

Associate Professor

Misty Jones Simpson
(615) 898-2518
Room 220, John Bragg Media and Entertainment Building (BRAGG)
MTSU Box 21, Murfreesboro, TN 37132

Degree Information

  • MM, Berklee College of Music (2014)
  • BME, Baylor University (1995)

Areas of Expertise

Recording Industry, Production

 

Biography

Misty Jones Simpson is an Associate Professor in the Department of Recording Industry at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, Tennessee (MTSU), and was one of the few female Ableton Certified Trainers in the United States from 2020-2024. Misty has over twenty years of experience as a performer, music director and producer.
She received her bachelor’s degree in Music Education from Baylor University and studied ...
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Misty Jones Simpson is an Associate Professor in the Department of Recording Industry at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, Tennessee (MTSU), and was one of the few female Ableton Certified Trainers in the United States from 2020-2024. Misty has over twenty years of experience as a performer, music director and producer.
She received her bachelor’s degree in Music Education from Baylor University and studied Music Technology Innovation at Berklee Valencia in Spain, where she received the Outstanding Scholar award and earned a Master of Music degree. Simpson’s research has been featured in Billboard Magazine and on Ableton’s website.  She has presented and performed at various festivals and conferences including Ableton's LOOP, APME, MEIEA, MIT’s EmTech España, Madrid Music Days, and the King of Spain’s Impulsa Music Forum. Simpson is a contributing author to The Music Technology Cookbook, published by Oxford University Press, and also self-published a book titled Decompressed: How to Find Joy as a Music Producer in a Flattened World, available on Amazon. Most recently, Misty published an article titled "Why I Love...Distortion" in Sound on Sound Magazine.

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