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CURRICULUM VITAE

The highlights of my professional accomplishments & experiences are below. Please contact me to obtain the full version of this document.

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INSTRUMENTS & EQUIPMENT

  • Violoncello - 1923 A. Baldoni, Buenos Aires

  • Electric cello - NS nxt 4 string

  • Voice range - alto/contralto

  • Microphone - DPA 4099 CORE Instrument Microphone

  • Pickup - C2 Wilson

  • Amplification - Genz Benz Shenandoah SHEN-CPK-8T

 

EDUCATION

  • Master of Fine Arts - California Institute of the Arts

  • Bachelor of Arts - Illinois Wesleyan University

CELLO PERFORMANCE/RECORDING

  • CLASSICAL CONTEMPORARY

The Industry, WildUp, Jackass Flats, Hope Orchestra Los Angeles, Ventura Symphony Orchestra, Center Stage Opera, Guthrie & Streb Duo, ROMP Ensemble, Illinois Symphony Orchestra.

  • NON-TRADITIONAL ENSEMBLE

VOCE with Vardan Ovsepian, Gurrisonic, Miroslav Tadic & Rade Serbedzija ,Vinny Golia Large Ensemble, Wadada Leo Smith Silver Orchestra, Kyai Dorodasih Javanese Gamelan, Burat Wangi Balinese Gamelan.

  • POP/ROCK/FOLK BANDS

Björk, Bonobo, Cheap Trick, Halsey, FUN, Guster, Alan Parsons Project, Amanda Palmer, Angel Olsen, The Used, Grandemothers of Invention-Zappa, Moira Smiley & VOCO, Spiritualized, Spirit Girls, Perfume Genius.

 

TEACHING CELLO TO ACTORS, HAND-DOUBLING, COMPOSING, & RECORDING FOR FILM & TV EXPERIENCE

  • Blue Planet II (BBC)

  • Big Cats (BBC)

  • Curb Your Enthusiasm

  • Blood Coral (indie short film)

  • Ghost in the Gun (indie short film)

  • Breaking the Maya Code

  • Single Wing Turquoise Bird

  • Young Sheldon

  • Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

  • Heroes

  • The Mourning Hour (indie short film) 

 

COMPOSITION RESIDENCIES, FESTIVALS, FELLOWSHIPS, COMMISSIONS, & WORKSHOPS

  • The Assembly’s Deceleration Lab

  • The Workshop Theatre, New Dramatists Workshop

  • Commission by Reno Modern Brass with support from the Nevada Arts Council and National Endowment for the Arts

  • 15th Annual Dogstar Orchestra Festival Composition Commission

  • So Go the Ghosts of Mexico Part III – Undermain Theater Named Best Original Music/Songs of 2019 by Theatre Jones

  • Wyoming Music Festival Composition Fellowship with support from the Equipoise Fund

  • Center Theater Group Writer’s Workshop

  • New Dramatists Workshop with Bucket List Initiative

  • New Dramatists Composer/Librettist Studio with Nautilus Music-Theater

  • Banff Center for the Arts Composition Residency

  • Hammer Museum LA Artists Residency

  • Darmstädt International Festival for New Music