Biography

In real life I live in the mountains, halfway between the hippies of Santa Cruz and the yuppies of the Silicon Valley. My daily experience is an interesting, amusing and, sometimes, heartbreaking juxtaposition of many different lifestyles.

I'm a music maker, animal lover, book reader and coffee brewer.

I consider myself an amateur composer. I work a 9-5 job that pays the bills, and then try desperately to find the time and energy to work on my music in the hours between job and sleep. I write music purely for my own pleasure. I do not perform and, as of yet, have not sold any of my pieces. I do distribute mp3s of my songs to friends and family, hoping that I can spread some of the magic and beauty that music gives to me.

I’ve been playing, performing and writing music since I was tall enough to reach a keyboard. My first instrument was a small electric organ that neither of my parents knew how to play, but had in the house for some unknown reason. My mom bought a sticker kit and put colored stickers on the different notes and I taught myself to play by matching colors to the notes in the books. At some point, we all got tired of listening to the organ, so I got a piano and instantly fell in love.

I have been playing keyboards and piano for 25 years now, with 14 years of formal piano training. I spent 15 years playing electric keyboards, piano and organ as an occasional accompianist for weddings, funerals and choirs.

I have a partially finished Bachelors degree in Music Composition, and along with piano, I have had 11 years of formal training on the French Horn. I’ve also had 8 years of formal choral training, but my singing days are over. It’s all instrumentals for me from now on.

I have not had any training in stringed instruments, but I find that more and more often my compositions are asking for strings to be added. I have just recently begun branching out and attempting to write for instruments outside of my comfort zone, so I would love any feedback and suggestions you can offer me.

My musical influences are varied and wide-spread, from Aaron Copland, Mozart and Rachmaninoff to Enya, Hans Zimmer and Sigur Ros. My music most resembles that of my piano-playing influences - George Winston, Jim Brickman, Yanni, and David Lanz.

My compositions don’t really fit into an established genre. I call them new-agey contemporary instrumentals. Alot of my pieces are quiet, background music - stuff you can listen to while studying or working. There are no lyrics. I write primarily for the piano, with some accompanying instrumentation. I take more of a minimalistic approach - very little going on aside from my piano.

The truth is that I've had years and years of musical training and theory, but I don't remember even half of it. I play what I feel and what sounds good to me. If it resonates with you, too, that's even better.

Enjoy the music!

Music rss

Title Genre Released Plays
Into The Tunnel New Age Jul 25, 2009 403
A Little Alleluia Classical Jun 6, 2009 327
Speak To Me Gently New Age May 28, 2009 317
Dance of the Prairie Wind Classical May 27, 2009 486
Golden (Tomorrow Will Shine) Classical Apr 11, 2009 521
Veniae New Age Mar 9, 2009 408
A Return To Hope Collab New Age Jan 24, 2009 578
A Tale Of Two Pianos (w/magnatone) Collab Classical Jan 14, 2009 769
Winter Whimsy Holiday Dec 6, 2008 506
Max's Theme New Age Dec 4, 2008 387
Someday New Age Nov 20, 2008 574
Among The Trees New Age Nov 6, 2008 618
Untitled New Age Oct 18, 2008 514
Determination New Age Jul 31, 2008 691
Journey Classical Jul 9, 2008 584
Doubts New Age Jul 1, 2008 543
Decisions New Age Jun 17, 2008 760
Remembrance Inspirational Jun 9, 2008 669
Witch's Waltz Other May 19, 2008 703
Lazy Afternoon (improv) Inspirational May 17, 2008 676
Ember (kassia-fied) Collab New Age May 4, 2008 673
Island Hopping World Apr 27, 2008 752
Letting Go New Age Mar 27, 2008 1471
For Abbi, A Lullaby New Age Mar 27, 2008 717

Collaborations

Title Genre Released Plays
Dual Tapestry Classical Feb 23, 2009 711
Letting Go ( collaboration) Inspirational May 14, 2008 953

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A New Day amateurpro House 637
A day at the fair Manuconde Classical 168
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Time of hope Manuconde Classical 206
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Walking Pacific justinscottdixon Ambient 180
XYscm (o) Garni World 635
Little Sister (cover) Jiguma Rock 314
BAD RUMOURS KCsGROOVE [+1] Funk 734
Svi Generis JoelGoffin Classical 265
Requiem For Lost Souls JoelGoffin Classical 253
The Betrayer RAVENS Other 1619
Nunc Dimittis JoelGoffin Classical 444
Allay MickD [+1] Alternative 438
California Dreaming - Finger-style Guitar Solo TheTiler Pop 711
Gently Humaniversally Folk 428
Can't Buy Me Love dirigent A Cappella 994
Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad (HealingMix) - Tribute to Cudda's Mom. (c) Garni [+2] Inspirational 983
Angel's Soul Arbori New Age 434
Feed Me (particular remix) particledots [+1] Alternative 368
Don't Touch Me Vixen Jazz 584
MUSIC FOR THE MASSES KCsGROOVE [+1] Funk 478
Sx7 - Between Time & Space is Forever offbalance [+1] Folk 598
Friends davisamerica Pop 242
La Tarara dirigent Folk 718
Dimensia Blues - by Filmscorz - Collab Humaniversally [+1] Blues 285
Finding Asylum pharmakeus [+1] Rock 384
Spatial Light Arbori Ambient 218
Where Do I Fit In? Abstractvision [+1] Rock 1328
Midnight Dream Waltz mbehar Jazz 536
The New Moon...... Soundhound [+1] Jazz 453
Acoustic#3 (jalanix & Geo) fatchance [+1] Inspirational 694
ONE THOUSAND PILLS Barretok Rock 882
Wrap My Head Around It Rusticalia Folk 326
Things I Do MIR [+1] Dance 368
Stop War - Amnesty dirigent [+1] Ambient 562
Jailbird Blues pharmakeus Blues 512
Closer {NIN Cover} RAVENS [+1] Rock 1692
Fragments from Eternity no. 1 - "Goethe" Justin_Case Other 419
Out in the Country nlsn [+1] Country 1033
Turquoise Sky, Emerald Sea videoscore Inspirational 525
The Sealed Knot (HTB) becwil Other 730
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Smile! imadesentana Other 301
Endless SunshineOnDoomsday Electronica 265
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