EXPERIENCE
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Independent Sound Designer - New York/California
Lecturer - University of California San Diego Co-founder & curator emeritus - JACK, Brooklyn Design Director - Definite Media Collaborative Artist - Hoi Polloi Theater Company International Computer Music Association - Member |
EDUCATION |
2014 - 2017, Master of Fine Arts - Sound Design
University of California San Diego Studies of aesthetics and engineering with Shahrokh Yadegari Independent research with Miller Puckette Studies of music analysis with Roger Reynolds Studies of directing with Gabor Tompka 2014 - 2017, Master of Fine Arts - Sound Design 2005 - 2008, Doctor of Music in Performance and Pedagogy University of Maryland Studies with Dale Underwood and Thomas DeLio Dissertation The Saxophone Enters the 21st Century: Performance and Composition Analysis of "XAS" by Iannis Xenakis, spectral analyses of saxophone music by Giancinto Scelsi 2014 - 2017, Master of Fine Arts - Sound Design 2005 - 2008, Doctor of Music in Performance and Pedagogy 2003 - 2005, Master of Music - Music Performance University of Florida Studies with Jonathan Helton Thesis performance of works by Wuorinen, Berio, Lauba, Rosse, and Deall 2014 - 2017, Master of Fine Arts - Sound Design 2005 - 2008, Doctor of Music in Performance and Pedagogy 2003 - 2005, Master of Music - Music Performance 2001 - 2003, Diplome des Etudes Musicale Music Performance and Chamber Music Conservatoire Nationale de Region, Paris, FR Studies with Jean-Michel Goury Premiere prix a la unanimite de la jurie Tours of northern and southern France with the Grand Ensemble des Saxophone Boulogne-Billancourt. 2014 - 2017, Master of Fine Arts - Sound Design | University of California San Diego 2005 - 2008, Doctor of Music in Performance and Pedagogy | University of Maryland 2003 - 2005, Master of Music - Music Performance | University of Florida 2001 - 2003, Diplome des Etudes Musicale | Conservatoire National de Region Boulougne-Billancourt 1995 - 2001, Bachelor of Music - Music Education | Bowling Green State University, OH |
UNIVERSITY TEACHING |
Advanced Sound Design
Sound & Light Sound Design Practicum Introduction to Theatrical Design Introduction to Theater Audio/Visual: Music's Role in Film and Art Graduate Mentor Undergraduate Mentor |
VENUES |
NEW YORK CITY
Joe’s Pub Danspace Project @ St. Mark’s Church Little Theater @ Dixon Place Spectrum Under St. Mark’s Theater The Secret Theater Goodbye Blue Mondays The Collapsable Hole JACK, Brooklyn OTHER La Jolla Playhouse 2015 Ubuntu Theater Project, San Fransisco, CA Heaven’s Gate, Philadelphia PA Man Bites Dog Theater, Durham NC 2013 BIPAF Festival 2012 Underground Zero Festival 2009 DC Fringe Festival UNIVERSITIES University of California San Diego - various Duke University - The Republic |
SOFTWARE |
Pure Data
Ableton Live Qlab MaxMSP Reaper Protools Meyer Sound MAPP online XT Vectorworks Adobe Creative Suite |
MUSIC
ALBUMS |
A Theory of Harmony - 2016
Futures - with Rhonda Taylor (saxophones) 2015 Aurora Corporealis - with Tatsuya Nakatini (percussion) 2014 Tandava - 2014 |
MASTERCLASSES |
Northwestern University
West Virginia University Bowling Green State University Youngstown State University |
EXPERIENCE &
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International Association of Computer Music - Member
North American Saxophone Alliance - Member Director - International School of Music, Washington DC Instructor of Woodwinds & Music Theory - ISM, DC Instructor of Woodwinds - Harmonia School of Music |
COMMISSIONS & DEDICATIONS |
Nathan Davis - Cipher for baritone sax and electronics
Robert Morris - Knot Lilacs for solo alto saxophone Thomas DeLio - Transparent Wave VII for solo alto saxophone Kyle Johnson - The Time Then Was Now, literally for saxophone and mixed media Stephen Lilly - Edgeplay for saxophone and MAX Chan Ji Kim - Bamboo Forrest for saxophone quartet (s,a,t,b) Andrew Mead - Schema solo soprano saxophone, Schemata (2 performers: s,s,a,a,t,b,b,bs) Heather Figi - Moon Big soprano saxophone + string quartet Blair Goins - Concerto for soprano saxophone & chamber ensemble |
COMPOSITIONS |
Sonata for solo alto saxophone
Sonata II for solo bass saxophone Sonata III for tenor saxophone and piano, for Michael Ibrahim Variations I for solo alto saxophone rhonDATA for saxophone and live signal processing Music Composition for Theater Rhinoceros - November 2015 Ερυθρό - November 2014 "A Brief History of Japanese Theater" - June 2014 WGRG-TV - The Georges April 2014 The Republic - Plato February - March 2014 Cascando - October 2013 Alarmed - April 2013 Baal - August 2012 Billy the Kid: First Exhumation - 2009 DC Fringe Festival |
COMPETITIONS &
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First Prize Winner - Coleman Chamber Music Competition
Premiere Concours de Musique Populaire, Limoges, FR Semifinalist - Concours Nationale de Jeune Musicien Concours International de Adolphe Sax, Dinant, BE First Prize - Bowling Green State University Concerto Competition |
NOTABLE PERFORMANCE
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NEW YORK CITY
Joe's Pub, Manhattan Danspace, Manhattan Dixon Place, Manhattan ABC No Rio, Manhattan Spectrum, Manhattan Clemente Soto Velez Cultural Center, Manhattan The Secret Theater, Queens Goodbye Blue Mondays, Brooklyn 739 Franklin, Brooklyn The Collapsable Hole, Brooklyn JACK, Brooklyn WKCR, Columbia University PARIS FRANCE La Masion des Etats Unis La Sorbonne Conservatoire Nationale de Region Bolougne-Billancourt WASHINGTON DC Russian Cultural Institute Pyramid Atlantic Arts Center UNIVERSITIES Northwestern University Eastman School of Music Catholic University of America South Carolina University Youngstown State University West Virginia University Bowling Green State University |