Curriculum Vitae

Education

Doctor of Musical Arts in Composition

University of Colorado – Boulder

  • Composition teachers: Daniel Kellogg, Carter Pann, Michael Theodore
  • Areas of emphasis/specialization: Max/MSP/Jitter, Music Technology, Popular Music
  • Dissertation Portfolio
    Outline

2005-2009

Post-graduate Studies in Recording Arts

University of Colorado – Denver

  • Post graduate studies in the Master of Science in Recording Arts program. 30 credit hours of applied and theoretical study in recording production and engineering, pedagogy, audio for post production (film and video), surround mixing

2009-2010

Master of Music in Composition

University of Denver, Lamont School of Music

  • Composition teachers: Chris Malloy, William Hill, Dave Hanson
  • Areas of emphasis/specialization: Pedagogy of Music Theory, Popular Music

2002-2004

Bachelor of Music in Composition

University of Denver, Lamont School of Music

  • Composition teachers: Donald Keats, Malcolm Lynn Baker
  • Guitar teachers: Masakazu Ito, David DiMichaelis; performance classes with Ricardo Iznaola

1994-1998

Additional Masterclasses/Private Instruction

  • Dale Manquen (analog tape machine maintenance and repair masterclass) Spring 2010
  • Jay Harper (audio mastering masterclass) Spring 2010
  • John Storyk (studio design masterclass) Fall 2009
  • George Crumb (composition masterclass) Fall 2009
  • Robert Mahoney (concert hall design masterclass) Fall 2009
  • Sandy Hoover (virtual production masterclass) Fall 2009
  • R. Luke Dubois (private instruction) Jan. 2008
  • Todd Reynolds (private instruction) Jan. 2008
  • Mark-Anthony Turnage (private instruction) Jan. 2008
  • Alan Parsons (production masterclass) Jan. 2008
  • Kevin Puts (composition masterclass) Spring 2007
  • Kenji Bunch (composition masterclass) Spring 2007
  • Samuel Adler (private instruction, masterclass) Fall 2004
  • Andrew List (Composition masterclass) Fall 2004
  • Robert Kyr (private instruction) Fall 1997

Teaching Experience

University of Massachusetts – Lowell

Coordinator of Sound Recording Technology 2017-present

Assistant Teaching Professor 2014-present

  • Recording Production
  • Audio for Visual and Interactive Media
  • Recording Industry
  • Director, Contemporary Electronics Ensemble
  • Recording Ensemble
  • Technologies of Audio
  • Video Production
  • Intro to Recording

2014-Present

Kent State University at Stark

Assistant Professor of Music

  • Music Production
  • Audio Recording
  • Guitar
  • Studio Ensemble
  • Destination Kent State: First Year Experience

2010-2014

University of Colorado, Boulder

Instructor of Composition

Graduate Assistant in Theory

  • Private Composition Lessons – 2009-2010
  • Instructor for Basic Music Theory (for non-majors) – 2006-2009
  • Instructor for Instrumentation – 2008
  • Graduate Assistant for Theory II – 2005-2006

2005-2010

Lamont School of Music, University of Denver

Instructor, Composition and Theory

  • Private Composition Lessons – 2007
  • Advanced Composition class – 2007
  • Theory I – 2004
  • Theory II – 2004-2005
  • Aural Skills I (Advanced) – 2004
  • Aural Skills II (Special Needs –Rhythm) – 2004-2005

Additional Experience:

  • Blackboard software
  • Curriculum planning and development

2004-5, 2007

Lamont School of Music, University of Denver

Teaching Assistant in Theory

  • Instructor for Aural Skills I (Targeted Skills –Pitch) – 2003-2004
  • Instructor for Aural Skills II – 2003-2004
  • Supervised two students completing Independent Study in 18th Century Counterpoint – 2003-2004
  • Teaching Assistant for Theory & Aural Skills I – 2003-2004
  • Teaching Assistant for Advanced Composition class – private composition lessons with students to complement classroom instruction – 2003-2004
  • Instructor for Graduate Theory Review – intensive review for graduate students who failed the theory placement exam – 2003
  • Teaching Assistant for Theory & Aural Skills II – 2002-2003

Ensemble Coaching

  • Assistant for New Music Ensemble – coaching of undergraduate ensembles for composer’s concert series – 2002 to 2004
  • Ensemble Director for IIA (Improvisation, Indeterminacy, and Aleatory) – 2003

Additional Experience:

  • Blackboard software
  • Course planning and development

2002-2004

Community College of Denver

Instructor of Guitar

  • Private and class guitar instruction – 2000-2002

2000-2002

Private Instruction

  • Guitar
  • Composition
  • Songwriting
  • Music Theory
  • Musicianship
  • Music Technology

1995-2010

Select Masterclasses and Seminars Taught

  • An Introduction to Critical Listening, Northern Essex Community College – October 2017
  • An Introduction to Critical Listening, Wayland High School – April 2017
  • Audio Post-Production Spotlight: The Lord of the Rings series – UMass Lowell Audio Engineering Society Student Chapter March 2017
  • UMass Lowell Audio Engineering Society Student Chapter April 2016
  • Demystifying Mastering, Music Technology Weekend. Kent State University at Stark Music Technology Club – November 2013
  • Approaches for Critical Listening, MSRA Pedagogy class, University of Colorado, Denver – April 21, 2010
  • Composer Presentation, Experimental Music & Performance Art class, University of Colorado, Denver – April 21, 2010
  • Composer Presentation, University of Colorado, Boulder Composers’ Seminar – Spring 2009
  • Interactive Computer Composition with Max/MSP/Jitter: In Search for a Personal Interface. University of Denver, Lamont School of Music – May, 2008
  • Analysis in the Composition Process. University of Colorado, Boulder – March 2008
  • Composer Presentation, University of Denver Composers’ Seminar – 2007
  • Game Theory and Improvisation. Denver School of the Arts – with The Playground – 2005

Recording Experience

Audio Engineer and Producer

  • Experience as an audio engineer and producer in professional, academic, and project studios
    • Studio – This has included work with rock, electronic and acoustic (“classical”) instruments
      • Built and managed several project studios including The Lodge and Fairest One/Kallisti Studios.
      • Editing
      • Mastering
    • Live/On-location – This has included work with rock and acoustic (“classical”) instruments
      • Recital recording
      • Remote recording sessions
  • To view my online audio engineering portfolio

1995-Present

University of Denver, Lamont School of Music

Recording studio supervisor

  • Student work-study program. Managed daily operations of the university’s recording studio. Produced and engineered annual recording projects of student combos from the Jazz and Commercial Music program. Setup the studio for lab use by music technology students. Scheduled and implemented gear maintenance and repair. Wrote proposals for technology needs.

1995-1998

Select Service Service Outside the University

  • Journal for the Art of Record Production
    • Editorial board for conference proceedings issues – 2013 – 2015
      • Senior Editor – 2015-present
  • National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS)
    • Judge for various regional Emmy® competitions – 2012 – present
  • Audio Engineering Society (AES) – Colorado Section
    • 2009 Student Recording Competition Planning Committee – 2009
  • International Society for Improvised Music (ISIM)
    • 3rd Annual Conference Planning Committee – 2008
    • Membership Outreach Committee – 2007-2009; Chair, 2008-2009
      • Strategic planning and implementation for annual recruitment campaign

Related Professional and Service Experience

Entrepreneurship & Management

Contract Composition and Arranging

  • Contract composition and arranging as well as providing the following services:
    • Music “Engraving” (Finale)
    • Film Scoring & Media Library

2002-Present

Mystery Cabal

Owner

  • Mystery Cabal is devoted to the publication, distribution, and promotion of new, experimental, and/or improvised music. The company operates as a production group, with ventures as publisher, record company, and promoter.
    Mystery Cabal website

1995-Present

Sound.scapes Presented by Mystery Cabal series

Director

    • Strategic planning, recruitment, event planning, and fund raising for the “Sound.scapes Presented by Mystery Cabal” series, which promotes music and sound art through its support of a concert series, collaboration with gallery spaces, and educational outreach program. Since June 2007, Object+Thought, located in the RiNo Art District, has hosted this series for new/experimental/improvised music, sound installations, and audio/visual works.

2007-2008

Guitar Center

Assistant Manager (Classic Technology)

Guitar Department Manager

    • As assistant manager, supervised sales and support staff of 20-30 employees in a retail environment with a $2 million inventory and $3 million+ gross sales per year. Extensive in-store and factory training and certification on recording, sampling, and synthesis platforms, as well as B- and C-level certification in Guitars and Guitar Technology.

2001-2002

That Scary Place Tattoos and Body Piercing

Co-owner

    • Co-owner and co-founder of one of Colorado’s top tattoo shops. Managed business operations, accounting and bookkeeping, inventory control, advertising, strategic planning.

1999-2001

Skin Deep Tanning Salon

Owner

    • Owner of a tanning salon. Managed all business and daily operations for a tanning salon.

2000-2001

Stage Production

University of Denver – Houston Fine Arts Center

Facilities Assistant (Work-Study)

  • Assisted in all aspects of production work for the Houston Fine Arts Center. This included
    • Stage lighting design and operation
    • Live sound reinforcement
    • Set design
    • Operation of fly system

1994-1995

Davenport West High School – Drama Department

  • Involvement in technical and performance aspects of numerous theater/musical productions. Additional production work on theater rentals, school music performances, etc.
    • Chair of Sound Crew
      • Live sound reinforcement for numerous musical events
      • Sound design for theater and musical productions
      • Management of sound crew
    • Make-up crew
    • Director of several one-acts, and assistant director on major productions
    • Publicity/promotion

1991-1994

Publications

  • “Schools of Music.” In Music in American Life: An Encyclopedia of the Songs, Styles, Stars, and Stories that Shaped Our Culture. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO/Greenwood, 2013.
  • Finale 2010 Tutorials. Video training tutorials course. Virtual Training Company (VTC) – 2010
  • Decoding Faith No More’s “Just a Man: The Role of Production in the Interpretation of Recorded Music. Dissertation document. University of Colorado, Boulder – Fall 2009

Recent Conferences

  • 9th Annual International Society for Improvised Music Conference May 2016
    • Wilfred Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario
    • Paper/Presentation: An Eye (and Ear) Towards Post-production: A Brief Consideration of Audio Mastering for the Improvising Musician
  • 8th Annual Art of Record Production Conference July 2013
    • Université Laval, Québec
    • Round-table discussion: Shifting Approaches in Music Technology Lab Design
  • 7th Annual Central Region Audio Engineering Society Student Summit March 2013
    • Webster University, St. Louis
    • Panel Discussion – Recording the Beatles – Panelist
    • Studio Session – Nashville Recording – Session guitarist
  • 7th Annual Art of Record Production Conference December 2011
    • San Francisco State University
    • Paper/Presentation: Towards a Recording Repertoire
  • Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association Conference April 2011
    • San Antonio, TX
    • Session Chair, Music Panel 12
    • Paper/Presentation: Decoding Faith No More’s “Just a Man”
  • 5th Annual Central Region Audio Engineering Society Student Summit March 2011
    • Webster University, St. Louis
    • Honorable Mention, Student Mixing Competition
  • 6th Annual Art of Record Production Conference December 2010
    • Leeds Metropolitan University
    • Paper/Presentation: Decoding Faith No More’s “Just a Man”
  • International Society for Improvised Music Third Annual Conference December 2008
    • University of Denver
    • Panel discussion: “Building Community in Colorado’s Front Range.”
  • International Society for Improvised Music Second Annual Conference December 2007
    • Northwestern University
    • Solo performance
  • GAMMA-UT Conference – University of Texas, Austin 25 March 2006
    • Performance of Turbulent Returns by Tosca String Quartet

Professional Organizations

I currently or previously have belonged to these organizations

  • American Composers Forum
  • American Music Center
  • American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP)
  • Audio Engineering Society
  • College Music Society
  • Colorado Music Business Organization (CoMBO) – previously CoMA
  • Film Music Network
  • International Society for Improvised Music
    • Chair, Membership Outreach Committee
    • Third Annual Conference Planning Committee
  • International Thespian Society/EdTA
  • Music Teachers National Association (MTNA)
  • Pi Kappa Lambda Music Honor Society
  • Society of Composers, Inc. (SCI)
  • Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States (SEAMUS)

Honors and Awards

  • 2014 National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Heartland Emmy® for Music nominee – Driven to Ride– Summer 2014
  • 2012 National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Heartland Emmy® for Documentary – Topical – Associate Producer – Above the Ashes – Summer 2012
  • 2011 Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel nominee – Music Editor – Above the Ashes – Spring 2012
  • Kent State University Teaching Council Teaching Conference Grant – For travel to PCA/ACA Conference in San Antonio – Spring 2011
  • Honorable Mention – AES Student Summit Mixing Competition – Spring 2011
  • Faculty Travel Find Grant, Kent State University at Stark – For travel to Art of Record Production Conference – Fall 2010
  • Best Student Film Original Score at Los Angeles Reel Film Festival for A Complex Villainelle 2010
  • Nominated to Golden Key Honor Society – 2010
  • UGGS Travel Grant – to support travel to a conference – Fall 2009
  • Beverly Sears Grant to support recording of Song & Dance for Alto Saxophone and Piano – Spring 2008
  • SCI/ASCAP 2007 Student Composition Commission Regional Winner for Fitful Slumbers
  • Cecil Effinger Fellowship, University of Colorado, 2007-08, 2005-06
  • Honorable Mention – Edward Levy Prize 2007 for Fitful Slumbers
  • Special Recognition (Top 7 entries) from New York Youth Symphony/FirstMusic 23 (2006) for Local Group vs. The Virgo Supercluster
  • Winner of Iowa State University (ISU) Carillon Composition Competition 2006 for Erisian Cycles
  • Nancy and Ted Anderson Composition Award, University of Colorado, 2006-2007
  • ASCAPlus Award – 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011,
  • Graduate Assistantship, University of Colorado, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-2009
  • Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) Student Achievement Recognition Award, University of Denver Lamont School of Music, 2004
  • Nominated to Pi Kappa Lambda Honor Society, 2004
  • Outstanding Student in Composition Award, Lamont School of Music, 2004
  • Outstanding Graduate Student in Academic Achievement Award, Lamont School of Music, 2004
  • Graduate Teaching Assistantship, University of Denver, 2002-03, 2003-04
  • “Rookie of the Year” Employee Award, Guitar Center, 2001
  • Hornbeck Scholar, University of Denver, Fall 1994
  • International Thespian Society – Davenport West High School Chapter
    – Outstanding Contribution to Theater – Technology (for sound design and reinforcement), Spring 1994

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