Education:
Bachelor of Arts in Music at San Diego State University, 1992
Awards Include:
•Del Mar Fair Video Exposition, Second Place in Music Composition for the music of "Demonstration of Time-Lapse and Cinematography" by Pacific Illusions
•Billboard Song Contest Certificate of Achievement Award for music video, "Goodbye, Jane McBride"
•Billboard Song Contest Certificate of Achievement Award for song "Lost Faith: for Betty Broderick"
•New Artist Music Video/Composer Finalist Award for music video "Goodbye, Jane McBride", Houston International Film Festival
Professional Affiliations:
American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP), TAXI
Education:
•Ph.D. in Music Theory, University of California at Santa Barbara, June 2004. Dissertation: Performance analysis of David Tudor’s interpretations of Karlheinz Stockhausen’s "Klavierstuecke."
•M. A. in Music Theory, San Diego State University, December 1997. Thesis: A Classification of Musical Rhythm: Towards an Analytical System.
•B. A. in Music Education, San Diego State University, December 1993.
•Certificate in Recording Engineering, UCLA Extension, September 1991.
Professional Experience:
•Paramount Recording Studios: First and Second Engineer of recording and mixing sessions for Keith Washington, L.V., Quiet Riot and Johnette Napolitano, 1994-5.
•Media Ventures: Assistant to Hans Zimmer during the recording of The Lion King and Assistant to Mark Mancina during the recording of Speed, 1993-4.
Professional Affiliations:
American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP), TAXI, Pi Kappa Lambda, the Society of Music Theory, the College Music Society, and the Association of Technology in Musical Instruction
