I’ve recently finished my first fully fledged wind ensemble piece, titled Fight or Flight. It was commissioned by the North Gwinnett Middle School Symphonic Band from Sugar Hill, Georgia. It will be performed in January 2013 at the GMEA Conference in Savannah, GA.

Also, I’ve been asked to reorchestrate Cache 22 - I military drum piece I originally wrote for the Hellcats of the West Point Military Academy. This rearrangement has been adapted for a more conventional drumline instrumentation and will be performed by the University of Tennessee in Knoxville under the direction of Andy Bliss. Read More...

At long last, I’ve finished my latest piece titled “Meanwhile in a Parallel Universe.” It’s written to feature a solo marimba accompanied by percussion ensemble and is scheduled to premiere in Singapore in March 2012.
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I recently completed work on the score for an upcoming short film by A-list comic book writer, Garth Ennis called “Stitched.” Read More...

I’ve just completed a new radio spot called “Stayin’ Afloat” that will be airing statewide in Oregon for the coming year. It’s another public service announcement. This message is for lifejacket safety by the Oregon State Marine Board. Read More...

I’ve just completed a new radio spot called “The Safety Step” that will be airing statewide in Oregon for the coming year. It’s a public service announcement for the Oregon Department of Transportation, written to be a catchy and fun jingle in the style of the Andrews Sisters. Read More...

I’ve been working on some revisions to Cyclone, and have posted the updated version here. Read More...

I’m just putting the finishing touches on my latest percussion ensemble Cyclone. This piece was commissioned by Lewis Norfleet, director of bands at Union High School in Camas, Washington to be premiered at the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic in Chicago this December. Read More...

As many of you know, I’ve dedicated a lot of time over the past several years developing, programming, and maintaining the popular percussion software instrument, Virtual Drumline. Most people use it in conjunction with other music composition programs such as Sibelius, Finale, or Logic and it’s been a surreal treat to hear some of the amazing things people have created with it over the years. It’s even become a staple sound used by the compositional team of the popular TV series, Glee. Read More...

I’m excited to announce that “The Graves” will be opening in theaters starting this weekend, January 29th, 2010! This film marks my first official feature-length film score as composer, so the fact that it’s getting a nationwide theatrical release is a great extra bonus. Read More...

I’ve just completed work on a new composition “Compound Autonomy” (The Eternal Domi Síbe), and have posted a mockup audio file on the site here. This was written for the 2010 Foster High School percussion ensemble from Richmond, Texas. This group is very talented, and always up for an ambitious challenge, so I consider myself fortunate to be able to go outside the box a bit and delve into a piece like this.

Distribution for The Graves was recently taken on by After Dark Films which will feature the film in their fourth annual Horrorfest - 8 Films to Die For festival nationwide. The new poster for the film has been unveiled. Get a first look at the new poster.

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Commissioned by the Portland Bureau of Transportation and Animated Traffic Law Center, the soundtrack to this cute, educational video puts action music behind a cute animation style. The video and completed soundtrack is now posted here.

Post-production work on Brian Pulido's "The Graves" (the feature film I recently scored the music for) has been a long process. Pulido and his co-producers Ronalds Brothers Productions are in the early stages of spreading the word about the film which was recently given a "sneek peek" screening at Fangoria Con LA. Speaking of Fangoria, I was recently featured in a short interview on the Fangoria website regarding the music for "The Graves." If you'd like to get an early listen to some of the music from the score, listen here.

For more information on the film's upcoming release and all the latest news, visit the official website for "The Graves."

Although the finishing touches are still being put on the film, the website recently launched for "The Graves." This is an independent horror film which I composed the music for. At over 74 minutes of music (for an 87 minute film), it was an ambitious project that I'm proud of. More news on the film's release will be forthcoming, plus a trailer which I'm also working on the music for! Visit the site, and sign up for news here.

This year at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC) in Austin, TX, Innovative Percussion, Inc. will be unveiling two new models to my signature line of keyboard mallets. The 1003x marimba mallet is a souped up version of the popular 1003 model with added weight for projection and strength conditioning. The 1008 is a new spin on my super-sized xylophone mallet. It's made of the same material but has a newly formulated internal weight formulated to produce a full sound with a similar warm, non-brittle character as the 1007, but with a smaller-sized head.

Fez Fatale (the band I play drums in) just released a short CD called "Six Pack." For those of you unfamiliar with the Fez, we're a quirky hodge-podge of lounge, funk, blues, and rockabilly. Something for everyone I guess. While I wish I had more time to practice with such a busy schedule, I'm proud of how the production of this project turned out. You can purchase the coaster-sized recording from CDBaby, or buy online at iTunes or Amazon MP3. Thanks for supporting us!

It was a great year for drum corps. The group I write for, The Cavaliers from Rosemont, IL captured the bronze medal at Drum Corps International's world class championships in Bloomington, Indiana this Summer. We created an original show called Samurai which made heavy use of eastern sounds such as Yangqin (an Asian dulcimer), Shimidaiko, Hyoshigi, Chappas, Chudaiko, and many other colorful elements that created a show I'm very proud of. The percussion section was absolutely stunning. Big kudos to all the guys in the drumline, and the amazing percussion staff that brought it all to life!