I'm a musician and composer from Chicago. I studied Composition and Music Theory at the University Chicago and recently graduated from the Pacific Northwest Film Scoring program under the direction of Emmy Award-winning composer Hummie Mann. I specialize in jazz, classical, contemporary film, and rock music styles, but I love listening to and writing just about every type of music. Some of my favorite film composers include Mica Levi, Johnny Greenwood, and Johann Johannson. PNWFS taught me tons of useful skills in the world of film scoring including copying, orchestrating, arranging, use of timecodes, use of DAWs (including Logic, Pro Tools, Digital Performer, and Cubase), use of notation software (including Dorico, Sibelius, and Finale), and how to write for film in general. I'd love an opportunity to use any of these skills on your project. Prior to my work in film scoring, I spent most of my time writing, recording, and playing music in bands. In 2021, the city of Chicago awarded me a grant to write an album of solo material, which I expect out in 2022. My primary band Cordoba has recorded one full-length LP and has a second one due out in 2023. We were invited to showcase at SXSW and have toured the US. I hope to focus on scoring films while continuing to write songs for Cordoba and other projects.

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I'm a musician and composer from Chicago. I studied Composition and Music Theory at the University Chicago and recently graduated from the Pacific Northwest Film Scoring program under the direction of Emmy Award-winning composer Hummie Mann. I specialize in jazz, classical, contemporary film, and rock music styles, but I love listening to and writing just about every type of music. Some of my favorite film composers include Mica Levi, Johnny Greenwood, and Johann Johannson. PNWFS taught me tons of useful skills in the world of film scoring including copying, orchestrating, arranging, use of timecodes, use of DAWs (including Logic, Pro Tools, Digital Performer, and Cubase), use of notation software (including Dorico, Sibelius, and Finale), and how to write for film in general. I'd love an opportunity to use any of these skills on your project. Prior to my work in film scoring, I spent most of my time writing, recording, and playing music in bands. In 2021, the city of Chicago awarded me a grant to write an album of solo material, which I expect out in 2022. My primary band Cordoba has recorded one full-length LP and has a second one due out in 2023. We were invited to showcase at SXSW and have toured the US. I hope to focus on scoring films while continuing to write songs for Cordoba and other projects.

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I’m a musician and composer from Chicago. I studied Composition and Music Theory at the University Chicago and recently graduated from the Pacific Northwest Film Scoring program under the direction of Emmy Award-winning composer Hummie Mann. I specialize in jazz, classical, contemporary film, and rock music styles, but I love listening to and writing just about every type of music. Some of my favorite film composers include Mica Levi, Johnny Greenwood, and Johann Johannson.

PNWFS taught me tons of useful skills in the world of film scoring including copying, orchestrating, arranging, use of timecodes, use of DAWs (including Logic, Pro Tools, Digital Performer, and Cubase), use of notation software (including Dorico, Sibelius, and Finale), and how to write for film in general. I’d love an opportunity to use any of these skills on your project.

Prior to my work in film scoring, I spent most of my time writing, recording, and playing music in bands. In 2021, the city of Chicago awarded me a grant to write an album of solo material, which I expect out in 2022. My primary band Cordoba has recorded one full-length LP and has a second one due out in 2023. We were invited to showcase at SXSW and have toured the US. I hope to focus on scoring films while continuing to write songs for Cordoba and other projects.

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Education

M.A. at University of Chicago
September 1, 2010 - June 1, 2014
M.M. at Pacific Northwest Film Scoring Program
September 1, 2021 - July 22, 2022

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    uniE608 Composer Reel
    These are all pieces composed by me during my time at the Pacific Northwest Film Scoring Program. The reel includes scenes from the following films: Retouch dir. Matthew Webb Nightmare House dir. Kaila Gutierrez La Telaraña dir. Dan Husted Last Race dir. John Haley filmcomposer filmscore arranger score orchestrator video composer music
    uniE608 Could Be Us
    This is a piece I wrote at PNWFS for 52-piece orchestra. We recorded it at the beautiful Bastyr Chapel just outside of Seattle. I composed, orchestrated, and conducted this work. video filmcomposer orchestrator arranger copyist conductor composer
    uniE608 Cane
    This is a scene I scored for a student film. The score consists of a combination of electronics and live instruments.

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