Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States
As guitarist, composer, audio engineer, and educator I have engaged audiences across North America sharing the stage, recording with, or opening for many jazz, rock, & entertainment notables including: Wynton Marsalis, Chick Corea, Buddy Rich, Yellowjackets, Alan Holdsworth, Paul Pesco, Kansas, Bobby Shew, James Moody, Bob Mintzer, Jim Pugh, Frank Mantooth, Phil Collen, Rare Silk, Ryan Truesdell, Jeff Tyzik, Chris Vadalla, Ritchie Cole, Steve Houghton, Dennis DiBlasio, Steve Wiest, Ernie Adams, Rich LIttle, Lee Meriwether, Mary Karlzen, Tommy Holland, & many others. I've had the pleasure of working with a variety of national acts as sound design/technical/audio consultant including Adrian Belew, Rush tour, Prince tour, David Bowie tour, Living Colour, Lou Reed tour, Night Ranger, Paul Pesco, Frank Mantooth, the Tom-Tom Club, Al DiMeola, and others. Album credits for performing or engineering include Better Way, by the group Dyad (Stoic, 2003), Cloud Faktory, & Play On by the group Retrobeast (Earth Island Records, 2003, 2005), Sophisticated Lady by Frank Mantooth (SeaBreeze, 1995), Stain by Living Colour (Epic,1993), and producer and engineering credits on many regional and local artist CD projects. My first solo album, "Land Ho" (Stoic, 1994), featured pianist Frank Mantooth, bassist Larry Gray, trumpeter Jeff Tyzik, drummer Dave Mancini, on my original music. Film Credits include soundtrack audio engineering contributions to the 2010 International Emmy Award winner “The World According to Ion B", an HBO Romania documentary. I remain active in the performing arts as a consultant, live and studio guitarist, composer/arranger, recording engineer, and MIDI programmer. Projects include album work, radio and TV jingles, sequencing for live performance, video underscoring, and post-production. Corporate clients have included Famous Footwear, Northwestern Mutual Life, HBO Romania, UW-Whitewater, Continental Trade Exchange, Midwest Directories, and regional retailers.
Stepped in to lead major restructuring initiatives and begin reboot efforts for a struggling Higher Ed fine arts facility. Addressed significant budgetary structural deficits, operations, and staffing issues to support a wide variety of events ranging from large scale fine arts performances to campus and community events. Responsible for: • Oversight of major restructuring initiatives. • Oversight of Auditorium Operations & Management. • Oversight of Season Programming and Marketing. • Oversight of Annual Budget. • Artist Contract Negotiation. • Contract management. • Advancing bookings. • Policy development and implementation. • Staffing & Staff Development.
Taught Graduate and Undergraduate level courses in Communications and Music. Courses include: • Private Applied Guitar • Class Guitar • Fundamentals of Audio Production • Audio Production II • Advanced Audio Techniques ª MIDI Techniques • Introduction to Music Technology • Principles of Programming for Electronic Media • Foundations of Electronic Media • Intro to Multimedia Studies • Electronic Media Announcing • Music Department Technology Curriculum Subcommittee Chair • Technology Seminars • New Student Seminar • Public Speaking
Supervise budget, operations, and staff for wide variety of events ranging from large concerts and conferences to small community events. Areas of responsibility include: • Oversight of Campus Reservations • Oversight of University Center Operations • Policy development and implementation • Project Management • Staffing & Staff Development • Oversight of Facilities Repair and Custodial Staff • Oversight of Warhawk Alley staff • Oversight of Roberta's Art Galley Staff • Oversight of student Building Managers, Setup Crew, Programming, Tech Crew staff, porters • Audio, Video, Lighting, Staging, and system design & integration
Taught Record Production classes and served on Curriculum Development Teams. Classes include: • Record Production for Producers • Management Department Record Production Curriculum Team
Launched the Audio Recording and Music Business Program at MMI. Developed initial Curriculum for and taught the following classes: • Recording Theory Lecture • Recording Studio Lab • Music Business • Music Theory • MIDI Concepts • MIDI Lab