Rick McNerny, faculty director for CAPA Antithesis. 

Rick is a 2000 graduate of Duquesne University, with a BA in sound recording technology and jazz guitar performance.  He is a partner and engineer at Epigram 154 L.L.C Recording Studio, and has engineered and produced a variety of CD releases. At CAPA High School, he teaches recording technology, sound design, and live sound technology. His current creative work included playing, composing, and even singing with the Dirty Sunshine, G-Sus and the 12-Tone Apostles, and Transcending Angers Rudimentary Desire. 
 
Ben Opie, faculty director for CAPA Antithesis. 

Ben has a long history of creative involvement in Pittsburgh's music community. Active as a saxophonist and composer, his current ensembles include Thoth Trio, OPEK, Syrinx Ensemble, and Dust & Feathers. He has previous played, recorded and toured with Water Shed 5tet and Coal Train, among others. In 1996, he was awarded the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Creative Achievement Award, for his work as composer and player. His composition commissions included a debut by the Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble. He is currently on staff at CAPA High School and Carnegie Mellon University, teaching music technology, electronic music, scoring, and avant-garde techniques.