About me

Pianist of over 15 years, originally trained in classical but has also been trained in jazz. Has been composing since before the age of 8 years old in these genres, as well as folk and metal tunes on the guitar. Particularly skilled in music theory and music history, and has been endorsed in these fields by several school and private music teachers. Collaborates effectively with performers of compositions and makes any musical community welcoming. Currently seeking an education in music composition to eventually score film and media as a profession.

Experience

Volunteer for the local arts center

  • Ushered concerts for musicians such as Fred Hersch and Linda May Han Oh

  • Worked at the cash register for book sales, dealing with finances and socializing with customers, as well as co-volunteers.

  • Conversed with guests and contributed to being part of a welcoming community

July 2023 - Present
La Jolla Athenaeum Music & Arts Library, San Diego CA

  • Pianist for jazz ensemble with 1 hour practices once a week.

  • Pianist for jazz big band with 1 hour practices once a week.

  • Both groups performed personal compositions either at jazz clubs or local restaurants, which were paid gigs.

Extracurricular jazz program
Young Lions Jazz Conservatory, San Diego CA
September 2023 - Present
August 2024 - Present
Envision Instrumental Conservatory, Canyon Crest Academy, San Diego CA
School’s Instrumental Conservatory

  • 2 hours of extracurricular music classes 3 times a week

  • Consistent projects such as scoring a movie scene, submitting a Tiny Desk concert submission, and presentations on certain musicians

  • Music theory tests on varied topics such as scales, ear training, and classifying chords; top of the class in terms of amount of tests passed.

  • 4 concerts and juries per year, performing classical and jazz compositions on the piano

September 2024 - November 2024
Jacobs Composition Academy, Indiana University, virtual
Online program for music composition

  • 12 weekly composition masterclasses with composer Dr. Benjamin Taylor

  • Masterclass with Indiana University professor Dr. Don Freund.

  • 12 weekly private composition lessons.

  • Final concert of a composed piano trio performed by Indiana University graduates

  • 2 weeks of daily masterclasses from staff of Berklee School of Music.

  • 3 composed pieces written in 2 weeks: a piano solo, bass clarinet and marimba duo, and a string quartet, all of which experimented with avant-gardism. The string quartet was performed at a final concert by the Worcester Chamber Music Society.

  • Different private instruction for each composition, giving varied insights into composition

Summer program for music composition
High School Composition Intensive, Berklee School of Music, Boston MA
July 2024

  • One week intensive with USC professor Jeanine Cowen; classes on how to score for different media, careers in film composition, and using certain scoring softwares.

  • Scored over 6 scenes in one week, incorporating both classical and jazz styles into scoring.

Summer program for film scoring
Film Scoring Intensive, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Interlochen MI
June 2024
April 2024
San Diego New Music’s Emerging Composer’s Workshop, San Diego State University, San Diego CA
Extracurricular composition program

  • Weekly masterclasses, for four consecutive weeks, with SDSU professor

    Dr. Texu Kim.

  • Classes on the basics of composition, orchestration for varied instrumentation, and extended techniques.

  • A composition, for bass, trombone, flue, and drum kit, performed live by professional musicians at a final concert.

  • Scored, starred in, and helped write a short film with a friend, expressing nature’s influence on a young man who questions his spirituality.

  • Nominated for best drama in the All American High School Film Festival, screened in Times Square.

  • Used electroacoustics on Ableton Live, as well as recorded piano, to comprise a score for the film.

Scored and starred in a short film
Ratman, short film, Los Angeles CA, San Diego CA
October 2023 - January 2024

Education

2021-2025
Canyon Crest Academy, San diego, california

  • Completed CTE pathways in business and music

  • Instrumental Conservatory

  • 7 AP classes

  • ACT Score of ACT

January 2023 - May 2023
Tichon Ramah Yerushalayim, Jerusalem, israel

  • Semester abroad in Jerusalem, Israel

  • Formal in-class academics as well as traveling to historic sites and museums

mastered instruments

piano

  • Over 15 years of lessons in classical and jazz

  • Privately taught by Charlie Fox and Mike Garson

  • Several school and extracurricular bands

Electric and acoustic bass

  • Self taught at age 15

  • Performed with several school bands and orchestras

languages

english (native)
spanish (native)

expertise

  • Ableton Live

  • Ableton Max/MSP

  • Logic Pro

  • Sibelius

  • Adobe Premiere Pro

  • Guitar Proficiency

skills

  • Relative Pitch

  • Orchestration

  • Music Theory

  • Music History

  • Music Genre Adaptability

  • Social

  • Time Management

hobbies

  • Surfing

  • Photography (live concerts, musicians, nature)

  • Reading

  • Scuba Diving

  • Hanging out with friends

mentors

Charlie Fox
professional film and tv composer

  • Mentor for music composition

mike garson
professional pianist and performer

  • Private piano instructor

Danny Green
professional jazz pianist

  • Private jazz piano instructor

Nate Jarrell
High School Music Teacher

  • Band and music teacher/instructor

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