I'm a musician who specializes in film composing from NJ. I also have experience in a cappella arranging, classical composing, and songwriting. I teach piano lessons and perform on piano and guitar. I'm 25 and passionate about film composition. Eager to expand my portfolio, I'm a fast learner & hard worker who believes in attention to detail and creating innovative music pushing the norms of all genres and mediums of music! I've worked on several short film projects, filmmaker demo reels, local TV music, arranged for numerous college a cappella groups, and have released two eps and one single available on all music platforms. **_Learn More About Me Here:_** [_Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ --- **Film Scoring Project Experience: _4 years_** Film Composer - **"Pentecostal Activity"** _Horror/Comedy Short Film Directed by Andrew Schwarz (2020)_ Film Composer - **"It Comes In Waves"** _Indie Short Film Directed by Jacob Hopkins (2020)_ Film Composer/Sound Design - **"Beanstalk"** _Animated Short Film Directed by Tom Cassese & Myself (2020)_ Film Composer - **"Siblings"** _Horror Satire Short Film Directed by Nate Smith & Matt Miller (2017)_ Film Composer - **"Oakland, NJ TV Bumper Commercial"** _Local TV station bumper track Directed by OCC (2017)_ Film Composer - **"Mundane"** _Indie Silent Short Film Directed by Jacob Hopkins (2016)_ **_Full Films Available Here:_** [_Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ --- **A Cappella Arranging Experience: _5 years_** **Phalanx** - Elizabethtown College Male A Cappella Group _Arranging with them 2014-2019_ **Vocalign** - Elizabethtown College Co-ed A Cappella Group _Arranging with them 2015-2019_ **Melica** - Elizabethtown College Female A Cappella Group _Arranging with them 2016-2019_ **_Full Examples Available Here:_** [_Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ --- **Teaching Experience: _7 years_** Elizabethtown College Student Lessons Division - _2014-2017_ Music & Arts - _2017-2020_ Real Brave Music - _2018-2019_ Westwood Music Studio - _2019-Present_ Privately - _2017-Present_ **_Contact For Virtual Lessons Here:_** [_Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ --- **Education and Awards:** __BA in Music__ from Elizabethtown College (2017) __Director's Choice Award__ for "Beanstalk" in 2020 New Jersey's Young Filmmaker's Festival for best animated film. __PMEA Composition Competition Young Artist__ 1st & 2nd Place Winner (2016)

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I'm a musician who specializes in film composing from NJ. I also have experience in a cappella arranging, classical composing, and songwriting. I teach piano lessons and perform on piano and guitar. I'm 25 and passionate about film composition. Eager to expand my portfolio, I'm a fast learner & hard worker who believes in attention to detail and creating innovative music pushing the norms of all genres and mediums of music! I've worked on several short film projects, filmmaker demo reels, local TV music, arranged for numerous college a cappella groups, and have released two eps and one single available on all music platforms. **_Learn More About Me Here:_** [_Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ --- **Film Scoring Project Experience: _4 years_** Film Composer - **"Pentecostal Activity"** _Horror/Comedy Short Film Directed by Andrew Schwarz (2020)_ Film Composer - **"It Comes In Waves"** _Indie Short Film Directed by Jacob Hopkins (2020)_ Film Composer/Sound Design - **"Beanstalk"** _Animated Short Film Directed by Tom Cassese & Myself (2020)_ Film Composer - **"Siblings"** _Horror Satire Short Film Directed by Nate Smith & Matt Miller (2017)_ Film Composer - **"Oakland, NJ TV Bumper Commercial"** _Local TV station bumper track Directed by OCC (2017)_ Film Composer - **"Mundane"** _Indie Silent Short Film Directed by Jacob Hopkins (2016)_ **_Full Films Available Here:_** [_Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ --- **A Cappella Arranging Experience: _5 years_** **Phalanx** - Elizabethtown College Male A Cappella Group _Arranging with them 2014-2019_ **Vocalign** - Elizabethtown College Co-ed A Cappella Group _Arranging with them 2015-2019_ **Melica** - Elizabethtown College Female A Cappella Group _Arranging with them 2016-2019_ **_Full Examples Available Here:_** [_Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ --- **Teaching Experience: _7 years_** Elizabethtown College Student Lessons Division - _2014-2017_ Music & Arts - _2017-2020_ Real Brave Music - _2018-2019_ Westwood Music Studio - _2019-Present_ Privately - _2017-Present_ **_Contact For Virtual Lessons Here:_** [_Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ --- **Education and Awards:** __BA in Music__ from Elizabethtown College (2017) __Director's Choice Award__ for "Beanstalk" in 2020 New Jersey's Young Filmmaker's Festival for best animated film. __PMEA Composition Competition Young Artist__ 1st & 2nd Place Winner (2016)

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I’m a musician who specializes in film composing from NJ. I also have experience in a cappella arranging, classical composing, and songwriting. I teach piano lessons and perform on piano and guitar.

I’m 25 and passionate about film composition. Eager to expand my portfolio, I’m a fast learner & hard worker who believes in attention to detail and creating innovative music pushing the norms of all genres and mediums of music! I’ve worked on several short film projects, filmmaker demo reels, local TV music, arranged for numerous college a cappella groups, and have released two eps and one single available on all music platforms.

Learn More About Me Here: [Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup


Film Scoring Project Experience: 4 years

Film Composer - "Pentecostal Activity"
Horror/Comedy Short Film Directed by Andrew Schwarz (2020)

Film Composer - "It Comes In Waves"
Indie Short Film Directed by Jacob Hopkins (2020)

Film Composer/Sound Design - "Beanstalk"
Animated Short Film Directed by Tom Cassese & Myself (2020)

Film Composer - "Siblings"
Horror Satire Short Film Directed by Nate Smith & Matt Miller (2017)

Film Composer - "Oakland, NJ TV Bumper Commercial"
Local TV station bumper track Directed by OCC (2017)

Film Composer - "Mundane"
Indie Silent Short Film Directed by Jacob Hopkins (2016)

Full Films Available Here: [Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup


A Cappella Arranging Experience: 5 years

Phalanx - Elizabethtown College Male A Cappella Group
Arranging with them 2014-2019

Vocalign - Elizabethtown College Co-ed A Cappella Group
Arranging with them 2015-2019

Melica - Elizabethtown College Female A Cappella Group
Arranging with them 2016-2019

Full Examples Available Here: [Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup


Teaching Experience: 7 years

Elizabethtown College Student Lessons Division - 2014-2017

Music & Arts - 2017-2020

Real Brave Music - 2018-2019

Westwood Music Studio - 2019-Present

Privately - 2017-Present

Contact For Virtual Lessons Here: [Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup


Education and Awards:

BA in Music from Elizabethtown College (2017)

Director’s Choice Award for “Beanstalk” in 2020 New Jersey’s Young Filmmaker’s Festival for best animated film.

PMEA Composition Competition Young Artist 1st & 2nd Place Winner (2016)

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Theme Tune
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Experience Level

Freelance Gig
Expert
Instrumental
Expert
Short Film
Expert
Soundtrack
Expert
Theme Tune
Expert
Track
Expert
Sibelius
Expert
Acapella
Expert
Logic Pro
Expert
Jingle
Expert
Master
Expert
Mix
Expert
Voiceover
Expert
Backing Vocal
Expert
Lead Vocal
Intermediate
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Education

Bachelor of Arts in Music, Minor in Communications at Elizabethtown College
August 22, 2013 - May 12, 2017
Piano Performance & Composition

Qualifications

Young Adult PMTA Keystone Composition Competition Award Winner
March 4, 2017 - March 5, 2017
1st & 2nd Place Winner for Young Adult Original Compositions

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education
    uniE608 2020 Film Score Demo Reel
    Reel of my film composition work thus far. All music is original and written by me. Demo reel edited and mixed by me. demoreel filmscore originalmusic soundtrack composer filmcomposer video videoreel filmmusic instrumental piano orchestral horror comedy indieshortfilms indie shortfilms animatedshort beanstalk
    uniE621 Virtual Instrument Library
    soundtrack music vst virtualinstruments logic spitfire hanszimmer orchestral instrumental filmscore originalmusic digitalmusic composer arranger
    uniE603 Unsettling Seas - String Quartet
    Classical composition for a string quartet. Live recording of performance music strings stringquartet violin viola cello instrumental soundtrack composer classical contemporary
    uniE608 Mundane
    An indie short silent film with an improvised live piano score. We wanted to give emotional expression to the music sounding as much as "coming from the heart" as possible. So we recorded a live improv to the film of myself playing on a grand Steinway & Sons Piano. piano improv pianoimprov filmmusic soundtrack filmscore indiefilm silentfilm indieshortfilm pianoscore steinway&sons steinway mundane moodmusic composer filmcomposer video pianist
    uniE603 Tranquility - (Orchestral)
    Orchestral piece created for online music sync libraries. instrumental music librarymusic syncmusic orchestral tranquil soundtrack
    uniE603 Invigorate - (Orchestral)
    Orchestral track created for a filmmaker's demo reel jingle soundtrack instrumental music filmscore
    uniE608 It Comes In Waves
    An indie short film developed on a Super 8 camera for a film competition. Nelson wrestles with questions constantly streaming through his mind, why does he live alone? Is he weird for wearing socks in bed? Who else wears socks in bed? It would be weird for him to ask people about what they wear on their feet to bed, right? indieshortfilm shortfilm soundtrack super8 filmcomposer filmmusic
    uniE608 Pentecostal Activity
    A horror/comedy short film about the Pentecost season. When the board of a church in a small American town meets to figure out how to help the congregation during a pandemic, they experience bizarre occurrences that only add to their problems. horrorfilm horror shortfilm orchestralmusic orchestraltrack filmcomposer indieshortfilm soundtrack filmmusic