"The most important step a person can take is always the next one."
I would feel weird if I wrote the "About" section in the third person...so I won't. I'm a composer and a songwriter. I received my B.A. from CSU Northridge in music, then started a band (The Kepler Mission) and did the whole rock and roll thing for a while. As the band died down, I was trying to figure out what to do with my life. A customer at my day job (bagging groceries) asked if I liked film music. I never really thought about film music as something I would be good at, but he ended up helping me secure an internship at Remote Control working for Hans Zimmer, then Ramin Djawadi. I learned a lot while I was there. The most important thing I learned, was that my love of writing music didn't have to be for one genre or medium. There were films, games, trailers, commercials, etc. Shortly after my time at Remote Control, I was selected to participate in the Society of Composers and Lyricist's (SCL) mentorship program, where I met with a handful of established composers and industry professionals.
It was a great experience, and I highly recommend it to all up-and-coming composers. After the SCL mentorship, I was chosen for SESAC's first composer workshop with Christophe Beck and Chris Bacon, getting direct feedback of compositions from two of today's top TV and film composers. Most recently, I was commissioned by the Dungeons and Dragons company Ghostfire Gaming/Eldermancy to write a sixteen track album of fantasy music for 'The Seeker's Guide to Twisted Taverns', with full orchestra and an all-star ensemble of soloist musicians. It is available on all streaming platforms now!
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The Kepler Mission
If you like progressive rock and songs about nerdy things. You might like my old band, The Kepler Mission The Kepler Mission
Me in headphones
Snapped during the SESAC Workshop One day I'll get a picture of me working at my studio ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Rock 'n Roll
Besides music, I find peace and clarity of mind through climbing. Figured you should all know that...
Listen
Albums and projects I have had the pleasure of working on.