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Love This Classroom My Advanced Lyrics class was a tight-knit group of people, so for our final assignment I decided to write a comical rap about the classroom. The song was an instant hit, becoming a class memory and being dubbed "one of the best things I've heard in 20 years" by Pat Pattison. The video of my in-class performance is currently hosted on www.patpattison.com. After several requests, I produced a high-qualiuty audio version of the track in my home studio: lyrics
You'll Have To Deal With Me This song was a winning submission for the 2010 Berklee Songwriting Competition. As a result, I was selected to play at the Berklee Performance Center on May 5th, 2010 for Songwriter's Night (video to the right). The track was produced in my home studio: lyrics | lead sheet
The Flicker And The Flame I was selected to perform this song at the Janis Ian master class during the spring of 2010. The entire songwriting faculty and student body were in attendance. This track was recorded on my laptop: lyrics | lead sheet

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Rag Doll I arranged this Aerosmith hit into a slow "Bayou" rock tune, and produced it in my home studio. Brianne Crawford provided backing vocals. click to view score	Zoot Suit Riot I took this 90's swing hit by the Cherry Poppin' Daddies and arranged it for male a capella. I sang all of the parts, and produced the track in my home studio. click to view score
If This Is It This is a Mambo arrangement of the 80's Huey Lewis hit. I performed both the vocals and guitars, and produced the track in my home studio. click to view score	The Funky Muppets This arrangement/reharminization of The Muppet Theme Song was one of my favorite projects. Although I'm not a fan of this performance, the arrangement still deserves merit. click to view score

i n t e r a c t i v e    s c o r i n g

Bioshock I wrote and produced custom music for this cutscene from 2K's 2007 award-winning video game, Bioshock. My intent was to capture the grandure of seeing an underwater city for the first time.

Abandon In this MIT developed game, houshold objects come to life and chase you. I recorded this custom music using trash cans, silverware and hub caps in order to enhance that aspect of the storyline.

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Fooling The Ears Although this sounds like a live recording at a Chicago blues club, it was entirely synthesized in my home studio (with the exception of my guitar).

Depressing Hopeful This piece expresses the contrary emotions of "depressing" and "hopeful", using only a cello and a french horn. Both instruments are synthesized.

Toy Commercial This 30 second project was written to fit a children's toy advertisement. The tuba, xylaphone, and banjo are all synthesized.