Joseph Saulter is an American musician, actor and video game designer. He is the co-founder of The Urban Video Game Academy and is currently the president of the DeKalb Council of the Arts, chairman of the Diversity Advisory Board at the

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and a full-time faculty member at the Art Institute of Atlanta in the field of audio production. Saulter is also the CEO of Entertainment Arts Research which is the first African American-owned 3D video-game development company in the United States. Saulter is probably best known for his work as a

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actor and musician. His Broadway credits include '' Hair'', '' Jesus Christ Superstar'' and ''

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'' for which Saulter won a Drama Desk Award. Saulter also wrote the Drum book for

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's Broadway hit ''

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''." Saulter is a professional jazz drummer and still performs today. When was he born? Saulter was featured in the October 2006 issue of ''

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'' magazine as "Who's Who in the Technology Boom". He is also the author of the book ''Introduction to Game Design and Development'' published by McGraw-Hill.Savannah College of Art and Design > Events > Speakers

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''I Love My Wife'' excerpt
{{DEFAULTSORT:Saulter, Joseph Year of birth missing (living people) Living people African-American musicians Drama Desk Award winners 21st-century African-American people