Oh hey! I’m glad you made it.
This is the part where I’m supposed to list my various accolades, but I find that a bit stuffy. Also, you wouldn’t learn anything about who I am as a person, or how I approach making music. Both of those things feel paramount at this stage in our relationship. If you don’t have any interest in the gooey stuff, skip ahead, and you’ll find accolades galore.
This is what guides me:
Live instruments as much as possible. We’re complicated and messy. Give me the little mistakes! A slightly out-of-tune violin string! A breath in the middle of a phrase! That stuff makes it real.
In person, whenever we can. I don’t want to sit in my studio alone all day, nor do you want to spend another solitary day in your editing bay or home studio. Come plop down on my turquoise couch. I’ll make you coffee and some toast, and we’ll hash this thing out together.
Collaborative music-making is what inspires me. I play piano, guitar, bass, mandolin, and saxophone, and I sing, but if your project needs something else, I’ve got a whole community of talented instrument-playing friends. There’s room on my couch for all of us.
As for the personal? I’m currently reading Mother Night by Kurt Vonnegut. Some of my favorite books are Siddhartha, In Cold Blood, Into the Wild, and The Stranger. My favorite movies are Koyaanisqatsi, Blue Velvet, and Birdman, but I also have a sweet spot for Field of Dreams, The Sixth Sense, and E.T. My favorite composers are Philip Glass, Jonny Greenwood, and Brian Eno.
Below are some recent highlights:
I arranged strings and horns for Malcolm Todd’s debut album, including the hit “Chest Pain (I Love),” which was featured with an extended string intro on Jimmy Kimmel and on Vevo DSCVR, where I also played tenor sax. I also arranged the live string quartet for his 2025 Camp Flog Gnaw set at Dodger Stadium. I’ve assisted Emmy- and Grammy-winning composer Mark Isham, worked at Rick Rubin’s Shangri-La Studios, and handled music prep and guitar on Desperation Road (with Mel Gibson) alongside composer Haim Mazar. Most recently, I teamed with artist Lola Quinn on an original song for the upcoming feature Miami Nights (with Jeremy Piven and Terrence Howard), which recurs as a theme and plays in the finale. My compositions have been performed in the 2025 Carnegie Hall Circuit and by the Budapest Chamber Orchestra and the CSULA Saxophone Quartet, among others. I’ve released two full-length albums, scored a range of films, and received the National YoungArts award and the Alan Menken Scholarship. I just wrapped up an international tour with Malcolm Todd, playing sax and keys.
I studied Screen Scoring at NYU and am currently based in LA. In my free time, I eat watermelon on the roof with my friends, mountain bike, and camp. I also enjoy writing.
If any of this sounds exciting to you, I’d love to connect. Thank you for coming.
