MEET ALEYNA
Aleyna Neivandt-Brown (formerly published as Aleyna M. Brown) is a contemporary American composer, multi-instrumentalist, audio engineer, and educator based in Dallas, TX. In her roles as a leader and artist in the music industry, Aleyna is an advocate of inclusive concert programming and the exploration of femininity in music and art. To get a glimpse into her artistic vision, explore her thesis on FEMININITY: Ownership and Power.
As a COMPOSER, Aleyna has scored short films and composed concert works for orchestra, mixed chamber ensembles, solo instruments, multimedia and live electronics, with premieres across the United States. She particularly enjoys collaborating across artistic disciplines and genres including contemporary dance, intermedia, free improvisation, and popular music. Her music has been commissioned by award-winning artists and premiered by acclaimed ensembles including the International Flute Orchestra and the Green Vibes Project. Her music can be found across all streaming services under her composer artist profile, "Aleyna Neivandt-Brown."
As a classical PERFORMER, Aleyna has performed as a concerto soloist, contemporary music flutist, recording artist, pit orchestra member for theater, opera, and ballet, and orchestral flutist in the U.S. and Italy.
As an AUDIO ENGINEER and producer, Aleyna has worked with award-winning clients across a variety of genres. She is AVID-certified in Pro Tools. With this training she composed, arranged, recorded, mixed, and mastered her own debut album “EXHALE,” released May 18, 2019. Aleyna currently engineers out of studios in Dallas-Fort Worth, TX and is available to travel for production hires.
As a RECORDING ARTIST and singer-songwriter, Aleyna writes original music with her unique blues-infused folk fingerpicking style of guitar playing and expansive vocal range. Hear her in action on her debut independent album EXHALE (2019), and her sophomore album, nearing (2024), available on all streaming services under her singer-songwriter artist profile, "Aleyna."
As a TEACHER, Aleyna has pedagogical training and experience teaching lessons, music theory, and audio engineering to all levels. She served as full-time Adjunct Professor of Music Industry Studies at the University of Texas - Arlington from 2022-2024, where she designed and taught courses in Digital Music Technology, Game Audio, Film Composition, and Recording Techniques as an AVID-certified Instructor in Pro Tools. She previously served as the instructor for two collegiate Music Audio Engineering courses at the University of North Texas College of Music: "MIDI Sequencing in Logic Pro X" and "Audio Recording & Editing in Pro Tools." Read more about her teaching style and philosophy on the teacher tab, where you'll also find her free children's book, Music Theory for Kids that is available for download.
Aleyna is a music creator registered with ASCAP, with which she also maintains publishing membership as the creator and owner of her independent publishing company, RED PIN PUBLISHING.
Aleyna earned her three bachelors degrees from Florida State University graduating summa cum laude in 2018.
B.M. in Composition
B.M. in Flute Performance
B.A. Commercial Music
minor in Business
She earned her two master's degrees from the University of North Texas graduating summa cum laude in 2021.
M.A. in Composition
specializing in Computer Music
M.M. in Flute Performance
related field of Contemporary Music
Coming soon to this site:
"Audio with Aleyna" a new audio engineering and music production podcast. See the Audio With Aleyna tab for more information and to let her know what you would like to learn on this new series.
Newlywed
In January 2025, Aleyna tied the knot to Philip Neivandt in a beautiful intimate ceremony in Denton, TX. She is now transitioning all published works and professional profiles to reflect her new last name, Neivandt-Brown.
