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Artists:
Joan Osborne, Jackie Greene, Bob Weir, Warren Haynes, Phil Lesh, Nikki Lane, The Autumn Defense (Wilco), The Womack Sisters, Zane Carney, Daniel Donato, Julie Roberts, Wakey Wakey, Jillette Johnson, Constantine Maroulis, Rachel Potter, Erin Willet, The Rise, Pie Boys, Chappo
Producers:
Karl Derfler (Dave Matthews), Steve Berlin (Los Lobos), John Fields (Jonas Brothers),
Ryan Dusick (Maroon 5 - Grammy), Tommy Faragher (Bee Gees), Fab Dupont (Toots and the Metals), Jens Gad (Enigma)
Additional Credits:
-Blue Man Group – Drums/Blue Man - Astor Place Theatre, NYC
-Black Box T.V. – Trailer Music – All Drums / Percussion
(Composer: Brandon Roberts)
-Ministry of Progress – Lead Singer / Drummer / Percussionist – Jane Street Theatre, NYC
-The National Symphony Orchestra - Featured Tenor, Berlioz Requiem:
Shrine of the Immaculate Conception: Washington D.C. (Conductor: Leonard Slatkin)
-Berlioz Requiem Germany/Italy Tour– Featured Tenor
(Conductor: Robert Shafer)
-Discovery Channel – composer/performer – percussion and voice-overs
-Hank Lane Orchestras - Featured Singer/Drummer/Percussionist
Studios:
-Clear Lake Recording Studios, N. Hollywood, CA
-Fever Recording Studios, N. Hollywood, CA
-25th Street Recording, Oakland, CA
-The Lair, Los Angeles, CA
-4th Street Recording, Santa Monica, CA
-Konscious Studios, Santa Monica, CA
-L.A. Recording, Hollywood, CA
-Fly By West, Nashville, TN
-Tainted Blue Studios, New York, NY
-Slope Studios, Brooklyn, NY
-Soundworks, Astoria, NY
-Ears and Gears, New York, NY
-Underground Studios, LIC, NY
Education:
Drums/Percussion:
Bruce Becker (Freddy Gruber)
Dave Elitch (Mars Volta, M83)
Nate Morton (The VOICE)
Joe Goretti (Moby, Ne-Yo)
Voice/Theory:
Robert Shafer (Leonard Bernstein, Grammy)
Michael Forest (Metropolitan Opera, NYC)
Aimée Sposato (National Symphony Orchestra, Kennedy Center)
Degrees:
-Trinity Rep Conservatory, M.F.A.
-Shenandoah Conservatory, B.F.A.
Teaching Experience:
-Rock Nation ('15, Agora Hills, CA)
Taught private lessons in music, drums, percussion, and voice. Coached students
preparing instrumental and vocal performances.
-YPI at Suffield Academy (’09 – Present, Suffield, CT)
Created and taught a music curriculum focused on song writing, performing
and recording. Students ages 12-17 wrote songs, arranged those songs for a full band,
then performed/recorded those songs with the band.
-YPI at The University of Bridgeport (‘08 Bridgeport, CT)
-YPI at The Westover School (‘05, ‘06, ‘07 Middlebury, CT)
-82nd Street Academics (’05 Jackson Heights, NY)
Developed, wrote and taught curriculums in music and theatre for grades K through
8. The mission was to enrich the academic education of the students and better
qualify them for higher education.
-Barrington High School (‘02 Barrington, RI)
Created and taught a curriculum on Shakespeare. Primary focus was activating
Shakespearean thought and language through voice, speech, and movement
technique Students from 14 to 17 years of age studied and presented scenes from The
Merchant of Venice, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Macbeth, and Julius Caesar.
-Maine Shakespeare Festival: Young Actors Training Program
(‘01 Bangor, ME)
Directed Romeo and Juliet with a cast of students ranging from 14 to 17 years of age.
As at Barrington, my primary focus was activating Shakespearean thought and
language through voice, speech and movement technique.
-Shenandoah Conservatory (‘96-‘98 Winchester, VA)
Taught voice and vocal technique for both singers and actors to other students
under the supervision of the voice faculty.
-French Woods Festival of the Performing Arts (‘94-‘95 Hancock, NY)
Taught private lessons in music, drums, percussion, and voice. Coached students
preparing instrumental and vocal performances.
-Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church (‘99-‘00 Winchester, VA)
Professional tenor section leader and featured tenor for the church choir.
Responsibilities included teaching the repertoire to the tenors.
-Private Music Lessons (’94-Present – LA, NYC, VA, CT)
Recruited and taught students music, voice, drums, and percussion.