Bob hoffnar

Pedalsteel Guitar, Composition, Production

January 25, 2026

1/26/2026 Prismatic Listening at Dadalab

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About ME

Pedal steel guitarist Bob Hoffnar relocated to Austin from NYC in 2009 and has since become a major contributor to Austin’s cultural landscape. Originally from Silver Springs, Maryland, Hoffnar graduated from Purchase Conservatory of Music in 1998 with a BFA in Composition that included private studies with Richard Cameron Wolf. Further private studies included time with such musical luminaries as Lamonte Young, Pandit Pran Nath, and Ernest Tubb’s steel player Buddy Charleton.

Bob currently runs Liminal Sound Series — a live concert performance series dedicated to the commissioning of new works and collaborations between visionary composers and
Austin-based musicians and performers.

Recent Commissions:

Soundtrack for Buster Keaton’s “My Wife’s Relations” performed live at the Paramount Theater
Austin, TX
Music for Stuart Hyatt’s “Field Works, Glen Rose Formation”
“Mr Salamander #3”, using the Hayward Tuning Vine
Soundtrack for Edison’s Frankenstein performed live at The Blanton Museum Austin, TX
Current ongoing collaborations and projects include:
Improvisations with Janie Cowan
Composer Robin Hayward (Berlin)
Active Prismatic Listening: a sound sculpture system developed with Max Lorenzen

1/26/2026 Prismatic Listening at Dadalab