I was born on August 14th, 1984 in Columbia, South Carolina. I moved to Winchester Kentucky at the age of three and Lexington, Kentucky at the age of six. I am currently a third year graduate student at the University of Colorado, at Boulder. I am working towards D.M.A. in Music Composition. My expected graduation date is Spring, 2012.

Education:

Work:
Aside from working on commissions, I am the student assistant to the Distributed Academic Technology Coordinator, where I assist faculty on their computer-based projects. I am also the instructor for MUSC 4081: Introduction to Music Technology.

Music:
I have had over a dozen premieres since arriving at CU in 2007, and several more from my undergraduate career at Case Western. I have worked in areas as diverse as acoustics research, physical computing, spatialization, and collaborated with members of the music, art, theater, dance, literary communities.

Sports:
I am a thirteen-time fencing medalist in the Bluegrass State Games. I am also an avid indoor/outdoor rock climber and have summitted twelve mountains throughout North America and Europe. The highest was an 18,700 ft peak in Mexico called Orizaba. I am a karate cross-disciplinary black belt equivalent, and I also enjoy dog-sledding and tennis, as weather permits. Since the fall of 2003, I have kept in shape by playing racquetball and cycling on a daily basis.