I am a composer for advertising and film, a performer and educator. Throughout my career, an all-consuming passion for music has inspired me to explore many areas of the world of music.
After graduating Mannes College of Music with a degree in composition I worked as a senior staff writer for David Horowitz Music Associates, one of the leading music production companies in New York. During my tenure there I composed, arranged, orchestrated and conducted music for hundreds of spots. My eclectic musical background enabled me to compose music in all styles from large orchestral works to rock, pop and jazz for top shelf clients such as American Airlines, Mercedes, Visa, Pepsi, GE, KFC, Lincoln Mercury, FedEx, Met Life, John Hancock, and Verizon among others. I garnered AICP, Clio, Effie, and Mobius awards along the way and my music was featured at Cannes, the Superbowl and at the Paley Center for Media. I worked on various projects for Phillip Glass.
I performed on guitar with artists as diverse as Blue Lou Marini from the Blues Brothers, Glen Branca, the Yale Jazz Ensemble, the Big Apple Circus at Lincoln Center, and Bang on a Can All Stars.
Recent projects include: creating and composing music for the theater/music work in progress, Etty Hillesum: The Thinking Heart of the Barracks; co-composed incidental music for the documentary film about restorative justice, Unguarded https://www.unguardedmovie.com/; co-composed music forThe Girl From Hong Kong, an exhibit featured at the Meeting for the Friendship of Peoples, Rimini, Italy; produced and composed The Psalms, a collaborative effort, featuring 6 international composers, performed at the New York Encounter at the Metropolitan Pavilion; and co-composed the soundtrack to Humans and Trees, a feature film directed by John Touhey.
Upcoming projects include Song of Hannah, a work for soprano and string quartet and The Canticle of Zechariah, for chorus.
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