Dustin Yoder is a violinist, composer, and film director from the Central Arkansas area. Growing up, he was a part of the Arkansas Youth Symphony Program and developed both his love of violin and the arts under the nurturing guidance of his first violin teacher, the late Eric Hayward. In high school, he was the concertmaster of the South All-Region orchestra, Participated in All-State clinics, performed solo violin for a former U.S. President, and was a finalist for the High School Honors Performance Series and flew to New York City to perform in Carnegie Hall.

He then went on to the University of Central Arkansas as a violin performance major under the instruction of Professor Linda Hsu. In College, he developed relationships that lead him from violin performance to Film. Since then, he has scored numerous film projects for directors like Paula Blanco (“Dust”, “Be Here Now”, & “Canchas”), Jason Pitts (“Alone” & “Masquerade”), and many more. Currently, he teaches private violin students in the Little Rock and North Little Rock areas. And more recently, became the Director for the Wildwood Academy of Music and the Arts at Wildwood Park for the Performing Arts in West Little Rock.