Introduction to Cultivating Feedback: Training for Creative Success is created by Garrett Fisher, based on the practice he co-developed with Ken Cerniglia. Garrett is a composer, writer, pianist, and filmmaker who wears many hats.

In addition to using Cultivating Feedback as a guide for his own work, he has coached and led workshops since 2021 for creators of all kinds—artists, commercial designers, educators, students, wealth managers, and lawyers—helping them find their path to creative fulfillment.

Originally from Michigan and Maine, Garrett has also lived in Istanbul and London, thanks to his parents' sabbaticals. After earning degrees in composition and English from Oberlin College, he moved to Seattle, where he formed the Fisher Ensemble.

Throughout his career, Garrett has blended influences from different musical traditions, developing a unique voice. His work, performed across the U.S. and internationally, was called “a groundbreaking hybrid...a strong, unified, and strikingly individual utterance of unambiguous beauty” by The New York Times.

When he's not composing (he created the soundtrack for this course!), Garrett is also a graphic artist (he designed the illustrations!), a writer (he wrote the scripts!), and an editor (thank you, Avid and Adobe!).