Meet the Artist
I am a Composer and Percussionist from Louisiana, where I received my bachelors degree in Music Theory and Composition from the University of Louisiana at Monroe. During my time there, I studied percussion with Larry Anderson and Joe W. Moore III, as well as composition with Mel Mobley. Now based in North Carolina, I have also received a MM in Composition with Mark Engebretson and Alejandro Rutty at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. While earning my master’s degree, I took up an interest in vibraphone and jazz within the Miles Davis Jazz Program at UNCG. In addition to my master’s, I received a Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Jazz Studies.
My compositions contain elements of jazz and classical-style chamber works, as well as electronic and ambient, heavily influenced by artists like Ryuichi Sakamoto, C418, Daft Punk, Yellow Magic Orchestra, and Steve Reich. My interest in time, controlled chaos, and metric modulation, along with electronic and ambient music elements of precedent composers, inspire me to explore my fascination with the static nature of clocks, as well as the cyclical patterns of controlled chaos. My music has been performed around the United States at festivals, recitals, and conferences.
