What can I say? Hmmmm....talking about myself is about as comfortable as giving myself root canal. I love my parents. I love my dogs. My humor is dry, but I work with what I have. My friends are few, but they are mine. I am open and to the point but not belligerent. Some might say that I am an acquired taste...so beware (haha). I enjoy learning whether it be on a scholastic level, or one of the many everyday 'studies' that life provides. I enjoy visiting new places, meeting new people, and trying new things. I am a musician. I have a degree in composition. I have lived in L.A., N.Y., Vienna, Austria, and I currently reside in VA. I have done session work as a composer and as a player. I have played guitar in a variety of settings such as rock, southern rock, small jazz, jazz/fusion combos, classical guitar ensembles, as well as viola in string quartets, and the orchestra. In addition to composing and playing I am currently teaching at the Community College and at a music store. So, music is my life. But I still enjoy other things such as working out, mixed martial arts, and swimming. Movies, playing pool, and getting together with my friends is fun too. Well, I can't think of much more to write, but if I do, or if I find a solution to world peace, or time travel I'll add that (there's that dry humor...no...maybe it's more cheesy).
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Composing music for film and television is probably one of the most challenging and at the same time most stimulating things one can do as a composer. The ability to add to a scene as well as the project as a whole and at the same time compose a piece of music that can stand on its own regardless of the situation (ie hearing the music with or without the scene) can prove to be quite a task. But that is the challenge, isn’t it? Education: 2001 B.A. cum laude, George Washington University, Washington, D.C. Major: music composition. Studies included a semester at the Institute for European Studies (now I.E.S.: Institute for the International Education of Students Abroad), 2000. Courses in composition, theory and analysis, film, German language, guitar, viola, and piano. 2000 Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst, Vienna, Austria. Courses in music composition, theory and analysis, music history, and viola. 1995-1996 The Juilliard School, New York, NY. Courses in music composition, theory, and conducting. Professional Experience 1989-present Independent Composer. 2005-present. Member, Governing Board, NOVA Manassas Symphony Orchestra. 2004-present Music Faculty, Northern Virginia Community College. Courses in guitar performance and theory. Prepared to teach composition, theory, and history of music. 1999-present. Music and Arts, Manassas, VA. Instruction in guitar, composition and theory, and songwriting.
