Honors & AWARDS
Fusion Fest 2019 (Downtown Arts District, Orlando) Judge 2019
House of Blues Music Forward Foundation: Education Panelist 2019
National Young Composers Challenge, Presenter and Judge, 2019, 2020
Florida State Music Teachers Association 2018 Commissioned Composer
National Young Composers Challenge, Presenter and Judge, 2017
The American Prize 2015 Judges Citation for “Special Achievement in the Art of the Concerto” for “Children On The Playground: Tamas Kocsis and the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra under Maestro Christopher Wilkins
The Recording Academy: Certificate of Appreciation for 15 Years of Membership 2015
National Young Composers Challenge, Presenter and Judge, 2015
Florida Division of Cultural Affairs Fellowship Grant 2014-15
United Arts of Central Florida, Large Budget Organization Grant Panelist 2014
Awesome Foundation grant recipient 2014
United Arts of Central Florida Artists in Communities Grant 2014
United Arts of Central Florida, Large Budget Organization Grant Panelist 2013
Young Composers Challenge, Presenter and Judge 2011-12
ASCAP Plus Award , recognition for creative contributions to music 2011-2
Silver Reel Award for Best Audio “The Young Composers Challenge” award winning documentary by Lisa Mills
National Young Composers Challenge, Presenter and Judge 2010-11
United Arts of Central Florida Grant Panelist 2010
Young Composers Challenge, Presenter and Judge 2009-10
Gold Classic Telly Award (National) 2009. Music for “Space Bound” documentary film
Young Composers Challenge, Presenter and Judge 2008-9
United Arts of Central Florida Grant Panelist 2009
Young Composers Challenge, Presenter and Judge 2007-8
United Arts of Central Florida Grant Panelist 2008
The Center for Entrepreneurship and Broad Street Partners, Rollins College – panelist 2007
United Arts of Central Florida Individual Artist Development Grant 2006-7
Young Composers Challenge, Presenter and Judge 2006-7
Top Gun Artistic Achievement Award – Full Sail Real World Education 2005
Young Composers Challenge, Presenter and Judge 2004-5
Grand Prize: Riverside Symphony International Composition Competitions, – 1997 to 2004
Young Composers Challenge, A Founding Composer, Judge 2003-4
United Arts of Central Florida Individual Artist Development Grant, FL 2003-4
Top Gun Outstanding Educator Award – Full Sail Real World Education, FL – 2004
6th Riverside Symphony International Composition Competition, NY – Winner 2003
Florida Division of Cultural Affairs Fellowship Grant 2002-3
National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Certificate of Appreciation, FL 2001
Margaret Jory Fairbanks Grant (American Music Center, NY) 2000
Top Gun Award – Full Sail Real World Education, 1995
John Philip Sousa Award – 1976
All-Ohio Boys Band 1973, 1974, 1975 and 1976 (Tenor Saxophone)
work experienceS
July 2019 – present
Music Manager, Princeton Entertainment, Philadelphia, PA for America’s Wonders
• Set up orchestral score templates for conductor and all parts
• Cooperated with other composers and copyists to assemble final scores and partbooks for orchestra
• Managed solutions for error corrections
• Interfaced with Orchstral Librarians and printer services
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January 2016 –present
Department Chair of Music Industry Studies | Course Director of Projects & Portfolio VII
Music Production Bachelor of Science program | Full Sail University, 3300 University Blvd., Winter Park, FL 32792
- Manage a staff of 5 Course Directors, 7 Associate Course Directors, and 2 Lab Specialists
- Assist in Administrative projects, hiring, training, curriculum improvements, budget decisions, show production, monthly graduations
- Hall of Fame 10 and 11 Music Director
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1974 – current
Professional Concert Music Composer
Work performed and professionally recorded and released and gained rave reviews from leading musical criticism establishments in the US and Europe.
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September 1986 – current
Commercial Music Composer, Producer and Engineer
Maintained an award-winning, successful business in commercial music
Promoted, canvassed, sold, produced, engineered and delivered productions
Produced National, Regional and local jingle and music branding campaigns
Produced music for national TV and radio, soundtracks, theme parks, and corporate shows
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June 1995 – current
Audio Engineer, Mix Engineer
United States
Classical music production for various record labels and music organizations.
Active, voting Grammy member
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January 2012 – January 2016
Department Chair of Music Technology, Course Director of Music Genres course
Music Production Bachelor of Science, Full Sail University; Winter Park, FL
• Instructional Design for the Music Production Bachelors Degree Program
• Created Syllabi and Course Work for Music Genres
• Manage the Music Production Technical courses Department, a team of about 20 professors and instructors
• Regularly teach Music Genres and Music Theory to 50 students per month through the year
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October 2009 – January 2012
Curriculum Designer for the Music Production Bachelor of Science Degree Program
Full Sail University; Winter Park, FL October 2009 – January 2012
• designed the overall program for accreditation under the guidance of the Vice President of Education Affairs and the Audio Arts Program Director
• Created the initial Syllabi, Outcomes, and descriptions for each course in the program
• Managed the Music Production Asset team to produce over 30 online video lessons (as of June 2010)
• Created scripts, music, and video assets for use in courses
• Taught students in Music Composition Programming I
• Trained new staff
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August 2008 – May 2009
Director of Faculty Development Department
Full Sail University; Winter Park, FL August
• designed, branded and implemented successful policies, web tools, information including
•Creating Continuing Education programming and led development of its supporting online database management
• achieved a thriving Continuing Education program at Full Sail
• collaborated and implemented the iTunes U rollout with Mark Gilbert and IMT
• redesigned the New Employee Orientation program and introduced Full Sail culture and policies to new hires.
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December 2007 – August 2008
Corporate Trainer
Full Sail University; Winter Park, FL
• Helped to create and implement new Continuing Education systems
• Taught faculty the Apple Operating System, Podcasting techniques, and common office and productivity software
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May 1991 – December 2007
Course Director of Music History
Full Sail University; Winter Park, FL
• designed and built the highly rated Music History popular music style survey course for recording engineers
• authored textbook Music History, with additions by Matthew Gorney, published by Full Sail University from 1994 through 2010
• built and managed a small high caliber team of experts
• from 2003 – 2007, produced and authored over 30 hours of effective classroom video that provided the backbone of lecture content.
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March 1995 – January 2003
Co-director of music
Oviedo Presbyterian Church 2500 Lockwood Blvd., Oviedo, FL 32765 choir
• Conductor and vocal coach for a small church choir
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April 1994 – February 1997
Course Director of Introduction to the Media Arts
Full Sail University; Winter Park, FL
• designed the curriculum for its transition from “Introduction to Recording Arts”
• authored the original textbook covering physics of sound and light, film, audio, and digital media and the entertainment business
• managed a small staff for this important first course at Full Sail
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March 1990 – May 1992
Lab Specialist for Tapeless course
Full Sail University; Winter Park, FL
• Taught labs and selected lectures for Full Sail’s Synclavier course
• Developed and taught the more advanced “Intermediate Tapeless” course
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September 1987 to March 1990
Producer, Synclavierist
Kopperhead Studios, 935 Schneider Road, North Canton, OH
• Canvassed new leads and maintained an active client list covering Northern Ohio region
• Bid and closed sales of music production jobs
• Billed and collected revenues on my music production jobs
• Composed and Produced over 8 hours of production music tracks, jingles, and music for advertising campaigns using Synclavier and 24 track John Storyk designed studio complex
• Produced music of lower budgets in MIDI based 16 track multitrack studio
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September 1988 – December 1989
Adjunct Music Professor
University of Akron, School of Music, Akron, OH. A leading music university in Ohio with over 300 active music majors at that time.
• Music Theory I
• Music Theory II
• Introduction to Music Theory
• Electronic Music
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April 1986 – September 1987
Small business owner, subcontracting from the Akron Beacon Journal newspaper Circulation Department, 44 East Exchange St, Akron, OH 44309
• I interviewed, hired, and trained and employed high-school students for evening, door to door subscription solicitation
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June 1985 – April 1986
Retail Salesman, J.C. Penny Men’s Suit Department, Rolling Hills Mall, Akron, OH
• Selling, preparing alterations
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June 1985 – September 1985
Director of Trip Camps, Camp Y-Noah, Summit County, OH YMCA Clinton, OH
• In charge of all trip-camp operations
• Led week-long camping and canoeing trips for co-ed teens and staff. Group sizes 5 to 30
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September 1983 – June 1985
Graduate Assistant Instructor, University of Akron School of Music
• Electronic Music Studio manager
• Music Theory grading assistant to faculty
• Taught Introduction to Music Theory classes
• Taught Fundamentals of Music night clases
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October 1982 – September 1983
Service Manager, Montgomery Wards Auto Center, Rolling Hills Mall, Akron, OH
• Interface between mechanics and customers
• Commission sales of tires, automobile maintenance
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September 1980 – June 1983
Electronic Music Instructor
University of Akron School of Music
• As an undergraduate student, the University paid me to be the lab instructor for the Electronic Music Lab (and for one semester, the lectures of the course, as well)
• Composition, tape recording and editing techniques, additive and subtractive synthesis theory and application
• MOOG System 55, MOOG Series I, ARP 2600, Bode, Ampex and Tascam multitrack tape machines, Tascam console, Yamaha DX-7 (1983)
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October 1978 – October 1980
Retail Furniture Salesman, Maddox Fabulous Furniture, Akron, OH
• Commission only sales floor
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June 1978 – December 1978
Public High School Saxophone Instructor, Akron Public Schools Music Fund, Buchtel High School
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June 1976 – September 1978
Factory Labor / Line Work Full-time while attending college
• Plastipak, Inc. in Medina, OH
• Harco, Inc. in Medina, OH
• Morton Salt Company in Rittman, OH
• Clampco, Inc. in Wadsworth, OH
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December 1968 – June 1976
Akron Beacon Journal Newspaper Boy / route owner, Wadsworth, OH
• an excellent job experience for a young person (10 yrs-18 years old)
CONCERT WORKS LISTING
“DRIVING TO WORK, I STOP SUDDENLY TO LET AN ALLIGATOR CROSS THE ROAD” an Ariel Fransisco poem, for Soprano and Piano – 6″27″
“Green” for “America’s Wonders: A 3D and Musical Adventure Exploring America’s National Parks and Exciting Cities” for Orchestra (2+picc, 2+eng horn, 2+bcl, 2+cb – 4,3,3,1 – timp, 4 perc., hp, pno/cel – str) – 7’00”
“Funky Tubes: Explorations of James Brown motifs from ‘Funky Drummer’” for Tuba Trio and drums – 6’30”
“Fanfare Orlando” for Brass Choir and SATB Chorus: 3 trumpets, 4 F horns, 2 Trombones, Bass Trombone and Tuba – 2’00”
“Fanfare Orlando” for Brass Choir : 3 trumpets, 4 F horns, 2 Trombones, Bass Trombone and Tuba – 2’00”
“Woodwind Quintet No. 2 “1. Nostalgia”, “2. Alone”, “3. Great River”, “4. Cats and Boots” – 12’00”
“Over the North Jetty” a William Stafford Poem, for SATB SATB Chorus, Flute, Oboe, Horn, Euphonium, Bassoon and Contrabassoon (revised from 2008) – 7″35″
“feelings” for String Ensemble (3-2-2-2-1) “1. Forlorn”, “2. Ebullient”, “3. Guilty”, “4. Ecstatic,” – 15’45”
“Practicing Happiness” (a Deep Listening composition), a text work for any number of participants – no set duration
“Venus and Vulcan in America” for Orchestra with Sub-bass synthesizer, (2+picc, 2+eh,2+bcl, 2 – 4,3,3,1 – timp, 4 perc, celeste/synth, hp – str) “1. Venus and Vulcan”, “2. Transformation of Heart,” “3. Love’s Flight and Play” (needs 4th mvmt) – 20’15”
“Following Directions” (a Deep Listening composition), for up to 12 musicians via Synchronous Video-conferencing – no set duration
“The Joy of Mindfulness” for small orchestra (2,2,2,2 – 2,2,2-timp, 1 perc – pno – str) – 8’15”
“Acuity” for small orchestra: (2,2,2,2 – 2,2,2-timp, 1 perc, pno – str) – 2’45”
“When Leaders Stop Listening” for Brass Trio and Three Mimes (Trumpet, F horn, Trombone) – 9’30”
“Joyful Play” for Four Hands Piano – 4’45”
“Two Edged Sword” for Brass Quintet and Trap Set – 6’15”
“Distance Music for Walking Audience, 7 remote controlled Train Horns and 2 Brass Choirs” (an outdoor quasi-installation piece that uses varying large distances to create rhythm) requires 40 acre space, 7 remote MIDI-controlled train horns C4,Eb4,F4,G4,Ab4,B4,D5, two brass choirs: 4,3,3,2 – 1perc – two conductors required: 1. Fanfare, 2. Parallax, 3. Finale – 17’00”
“Bright Shadow” for Alto Saxophone and Piano – 7’15”
“Equilateral” from Studies in Flowing Meter for clarinet quartet – 6’00”
“1. the still unborn about the dead” from Five Stanescu Songs, for high voice and piano quintet (2013 revision) – 8’15”
“Inspire” for 22 Brass, C Bell, Carillons and Distance. Performed by musicians from the rooftops of buildings, employing timing delays over large distances to create antiphonal counterpoint: 7 Trumpets, 6 F Horns, 6 Trombones, 3 Tubas, Carillon, C Bell – 7’30”
“The Glazer Family Suite” for Trumpet and Piano Quartet 1. Meditation, 2. Fun, 3. Lesson on the Circle, 4. Family, 5. Acuity – 12’00”
“Four Dimensions for Orchestra, EWI and Surround Electronics” with real time computer art (1+picc,2,1+bcl,2, EWI – 4,3,3,1 – timp, 3 perc, pno, hp, – electronics (simple triggers of 5.1 soundfiles using Max) – str) – 6’30”
“Children on the Playground” Violin Concerto for Strings (2010 revision) 1. Joyful Play, 2. Yearning, 3. Follow the Leader – 16’15
“If Ye Would Hear” a Christmas Carol arrangement for SATB choir and piano
“Contented Waltz” for solo guitar
“Vision of the Earth” for Large Chorus (SSAATTBB), 2 Soli (S,B), Organ, and Orchestra ( 2+picc, 2,2,2 – 4,2,2,0 – timp 3 perc., pno, hp – str) – 14’45”
“Binkie Goes to Follywood” for vocal quartet (SATB), banjo, turntables, vibraphone, Bb clarinet, alto saxophone, Bb trumpet, bass and drums – 1’45”
“Starboy: An Opera Preview”: for 2 singer-actors (S,T) and surround electronic music (5.1 surround) – 40’00”
“Earth Caoine” (alt. “Earth Cry”): A Tone Poem for Clarinet and Orchestra (2d1,cor anglais, bcl, 2 – 2,1,2,1 – timp., 3 perc., harp, solo Bb clarinet, strings) – 9’00”
“Wondrous Love” for mixed choir SATB and piano – 4”00”
“Jack and the Beanstalk” for violinist/storyteller
“Oceans” for sampled whales and Synclavier – electronic music recording – 15’00”
“Tartuffe” music for a modern, musical adaption of Moliere’s satirical farce
Five Stanescu Songs: Lessons On the Circle for Tenor and Piano Quintet “1. the still unborn about the dead, “2. Song,” 3. Talking,” “4. The Sky’s Mistake,” “5. Lesson On the Circle” – 19’00”
“The Winter of Our Discontent” for string quintet: 2vln, vla, cllo, bs – 8’00”
“Poem” for Viola and Digital Delay
“Dissipative Structures” for magnetic tape in Quadrophonic Sound – 7’15”
“The Cloud of Unknowing” for Orchestra, (2+picc,2+cor anglai,2+bcl,2 – 4,3,3,1 – timp,4 perc. – str) – 8’00”
“Jamais Vu” for Solo Oboe and Digital Delay, Random Signal Generator and Sample and Hold Electronics
“Woodwind Quartet No. 1” – 3’30”
“move deeply, rain” for Eight Voices (SSAATTBB) and Magnetic Tape – 12’45”
“Five Violin Duets” – 8’02”
“Quintet” for Violin, Bb Clarinet, Cello, Piano and Percussionist – 8’30”
“Passacagia for Organ” – 5’15”
“Your Quiet Place” for medium voice and piano, lyrics by Leslie Crislip
“Prelude for Organ” – 3’15”
“Night” for Soprano and Piano, Lyrics by Kevin Lay – 0’45’
“Citadel” for Symphonic Band – 6’00”
“Sunset” for Piano