According to Robert Kubey, Stephen Cooper is the "only true musician" in The Professors. Indeed, Steve earned a BA in Music Composition from Princeton University. Steve played bass guitar for the band from 1995 to 1997, bringing with him 15 years of professional "on the road" experience and co-wrote The Professors' now-classic Foucault Funk. Steve was a doctoral candidate in the School of Communication, Information, and Library Studies at Rutgers University during his tenure with the band.