Trevor David Rött is a composer and audio engineer.

Rött earned his Bachelor of Music from the Setnor School of Music at Syracuse University and his Master of Arts from the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University in Audio Sciences. At Syracuse, he studied under Texu Kim, Natalie Draper, Nicholas Scherzinger, Stephen Ferre, and Robert E. Thomas. At Peabody, he was mentored by Scott Metcalfe and Ed Tetreault. Across both institutions, he had the opportunity to collaborate with and learn from industry professionals such as David Rosenthal, Josiah Gluck, and Eric Messe, as well as from groups like Outcalls, Invoke (String) Quartet, and Mana (Saxophone) Quartet.

With a combined skill set in composition and audio engineering, Rött’s work is multidisciplinary and holistic. As a composer, he emphasizes structural consistency, nuanced relationships between lines, and attention to harmony; as an audio engineer, he meticulously integrates sonic elements to create balance and cohesion. These disciplines converge in his work, where Rött brings a refined ear and broad perspective to every project.

Rött's compositions are distinguished by their expressive melodic lines and complex harmonies, blending classical forms with influences from Arabic and Byzantine modality. As an Arab-American from an Orthodox Christian family, his deep cultural roots inform a compositional style that is grounded in tradition while looking toward the future.

He views music as a synthesis of ideas shared between impassioned musicians and attentive audiences. To Rött, music is fundamentally a form of communication within a community, achieving its purest form when infused with a spirit of empathy and compassion.