Degrees: DMA, 1996, Juilliard Schl; MA, 1992, Rutgers Univ; BA, 1986, Rutgers Univ

Bio:

Education

Doctorate of Musical Arts, Composition
The Juilliard School
Composition studies with Milton Babbit and John Corigliano

Master of Arts, Composition and Theory
Rutgers University
Composition studies with Charles Wuorinen
Conducting studies with Jens Nygaard

Bachelor of Arts, Composition
Rutgers University
Composition studies with Charles Wuorinen

The American Conservatory in Fontainbleau, Composition
Composition studies with Tristan Murial, Gilbert Amy and Betsy Jolas.
Conducting studies with Jean-Pierre Marty
Solfege, Theory and Keyboard Harmony studies with Isabelle Duha.

Professional Positions

Hofstra University: 2002- Present
Music Merchandizing Program Director

The Juilliard School: 1996-1999
Theory, Counterpoint and Harmony

Rutgers University: 1998
Orchestration

Selected Professional Experience

Film Scoring
Satan's Playground, directed by Dante Tomaselli, Anchor Bay Entertainment, 2005
Pokemon: Mewtwo Returns, additional music, Warner Bros., 2001
Pokemon: The First Movie, additional music, Warner Bros., 2000
Empty, directed by Mica Herman, Emmy Award 2001
Six Miles of Eight Feet, directed by Ben Tomlin, Academy Award 2000
Believe, directed by Aaron Saidman, Sci-Fi channel
Airplanes and Airports, directed by Rolf Gibbs, Berlin Film Festival 2001

Commercial Music
Nightmare/Relentless, Orchestral Dance Remix, Victor Calderone 2001.
Mechwarrior 3, Hasbro Video Game, Theatrical Trailer, 1998.
Mechwarrior 3, Hasbro Video Game, Television Commercial, 1998.
Pong, Hasbro Video Game, Television Commercial, 1999.
Tonka Joe, Hasbro Product, Television Commercial, 1998.

Commissions and Performances
It's Like That!

The Kansas City Symphony, Daniel Hege, conductor.
The Delaware Symphony, Stephen Gunzenhauser, conductor.
The Greenville Symphony, David Pollitt, conductor.
The Juilliard Orchestra, Jeff Milarsky,conductor.

Parallax for Large Orchestra

The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Keith Lockhart, conductor.
The Rutgers University Orchestra, Peter Rubardt, conductor.

An American Festival Overture

The Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Kerri-Lynn Wilson, conductor.Empire of the Sun The Tanglewood Festival Orchestra, Kenneth Lampl, conductor.Grants and Awards

ASCAP Concert Music Awards: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003. 2004, 2005

Emmy Award:Empty, dir. by Mica Herman, Student Film Division, Original Score, 2001

Academy Award: Six Miles of Eight Feet, dir. by Ben Tomlin, Student Film Division, Original Score, 2000

Houston Film Festival: Honorable Mention, Believe, dir. Aaron Saidman, Original Score, 2000

New York University: Outstanding Original Score, Six Miles of Eight Feet, 2000

The American Music Center: Margaret Jory Copying Assistance Grants, 1991, 2000

New Jersey State Council on the Arts: Composition Fellowship, 1991, 1996, 1998

Tanglewood Music Festival: TMC Composition Fellowship, 1998

Gretchanov Memorial Prize in Composition: The Juilliard School 1995

ASCAP Awards to Young Composers: 1991

Richard Rodgers Fellowship: The Juilliard School 1993

Henry Mancini Scholarship: The Juilliard School 1993

Cincinnati Symphony Young Composers Award: Parallax, 1991

ASCAP Raymond Hubbell Fellowship: 1991

Prix Ravel: The American Conservatory in Fontainbleau, 1990.

Selected Discography

Tonka Joe Theme (Hasbro Television Commercial)
Mechwarrior 3 (Hasbro Video Game Theatrical Trailer)
One Fleeting Moment (End Credit Music for Someday Soldiers)
Six Miles of Eight Feet (End Credits)
Space Madness (Theme Music)