Education

• Master of Music November 13, 2009
• Bachelor of Education, Intermediate/ Senior, Faculty of Education/ Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, 1997/98.
• Instrumental Music- Primary teachable
• History- Secondary teachable
• Cross cultural Education
• Learning and Human Behavior
• Bachelor of Music, Specialist- Jazz Performance, University of Toronto, 1996. Principal Instrument-Piano. Private Instruction with Gary Williamson, Don Thompson and Brian Dickinson. Studies in World music historically and stylistically: Afro-American, Afro-Cuban, and European Music. Studies in contemporary philosophies pertaining to Jazz Education.
• Diploma of Music, Mohawk College, Hamilton, 1988. Principal Instrument-Piano. Private Instruction with Nick Deutsch and Don Thompson. Jazz Harmony, Arranging and Composition with Dave McMurdo & Mike Malone.
• Academic Experience other than Degree or Diploma. Grade 9 piano and Grade 3 Harmony, Royal Conservatory with First Class Honors. Studied at an intense and competitive Jazz specialist Workshop at the Banff Centre for the Performing Arts, July/1991

• Currently teaching jazz piano and ensembles at Mohawk College in Hamilton ,Ontario, Canada.
• Currently teaching Jazz improvisation, Jazz piano, and Jazz vocal at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
• Ten years of Private and Ensemble instruction, (1987-97), at the inter-provincial Music Camp, Jazz Division, in Perry Sound under the leadership of Phil Nimmons.
• Four years of experience setting up a high school program at Columbia International College in Hamilton, Ontario.(2000-2003).
• Substitute Teacher, Mohawk College, Hamilton, Ontario, for Will Jarvis, 1990.
• Private teaching instructor at Mohawk College School of Music, Hamilton, Ontario, 1988-90.
• St. Mary’s Secondary School, Hamilton, Ontario, October to November of 1997, and March to April of 1998.
• Ancaster High and Vocation School, Ancaster, Ontario, February of 1998.
• Clinician with the boards of education- 1990 to present.
• Private instructor at the Music Stand, Upper James street, Hamilton, Ontario, 1987/88.
• Private tutor at Long and McQuade’s Music in Burlington 1996 to present.
• Self Employed Private Piano, Theory, composing and arranging teacher, 1988-present.

Professional Experience

Performance:

• Composer and arranger for “pop band”, Daba Rojaba, 1 Album, copyright, 1989.
• Associate composer and arranger for “ Jazz Fusion” band, Rapid Transit,
• 2 CD’s, copyright, 1993 and 1995. Two successful European Tours.
• Musician for MCA recording artist John Cody, performing with Tom Cochrane and Jeff Healy,!993-95.
• Performed for U.N. Peacekeepers in Haiti and Elsmere Island with a musical production Touring group under the leadership of Karris Nagy, 1996.
• Freelance performer Throughout Ontario and Buffalo, 1986-present.

Composition:

• Wrote video game music for CAPCOM through the company Shinnyo Interactive Audio from 2006-2011.
• Theme and incidental music for ONTV’s Comedy at Club 54, Friday nights at 11:30pm.
• Composed, Produced and Arranged music for Royal Banks’ Global Private Banking wing through McLellan Group in Toronto. 2000.
• Co wrote music score for musical episode of Fox Family Networks’ Sixth Grade Alien. 2001.
• Wrote children’s music for Swordfish Studios in Hamilton. 2002.
• TV show “THE WRONG COAST” for AMC network in USA.

References

Vincent DiGregorio, Peter Sutherland, Phil Nimmons, Head of Music Dean of Science Dean Emeritus (retired)