Stephen Pope is a composer, software developer, and social and spiritual activist based in Santa Barbara, California. He is affiliated with  the Center for Research in Electronic Art Technology (CREATE) in the Dept. of Music at UC Santa Barbara, and is a software developer and consultant through FASTLab, Inc.  His music and video compositions are released through HeavenEverywhere.  He is also a practising Quaker, an active conscientious objection counsellor, a trained Reiki practitioner and a facilitator in the Alternatives to Violence Program.