Resumes

Objective:

Seeking a position in music or music education, ideally as director of bands, freelance work as a performer, composer, or educator, or permanent staff work as a performer, or composer

Skills:

Performance:

Trumpet, trombone, tuba (advanced), french horn (intermediate), across all genres and styles

Instruction:

• All brass instruments, private, small group, and ensemble settings, all levels
• All woodwind instruments, beginning and ensemble settings
• All percussion instruments, beginning and ensemble settings

Composition:

• Transcription across all styles
• Arranging across all styles, especially brass ensemble, rock (including custom horn arrangements), and educational arrangements
• Original compositions
• Rock/pop songwriting
• Film scoring

Education:

Scholastic:

12/10/2010	California Clear Credential, Single Subject in Music
8/00-8/06	CSU Fullerton,  Bachelor Of Arts in Music Education, professional preliminary credential in music with CLAD certification
8/97-5/00	Citrus College, music major
8/96-5/97	CSU Northridge, music major

Private Instructors:

8/00-5/04	Mark Garrabrandt
8/97-5/00	Jim Hale
2/97-5/97	Bill Booth
8/96-5/97	Roy Poper

Performing Ensembles-Rock, Pop, & Ska:

• Failed To Victory, Orange County, CA

   (current member)
  trumpet, writing/arranging (occasional), booking and promotion

• Goodluck Shark, Upland, CA

   (current member)
  trumpet, writing/arranging (primary), vocals (backing), booking and promotion

• Ready For Vegas, Riverside County, CA

  
  trombone, arranging (primary horn arranger)

• Lost Sohls/Melodramatix/Kobra Kai, Vista, CA

  
  trumpet

• Boxcar 7, Long Beach, CA

  
  trumpet, transcription (primary)

• Blue Lion Project, Orange County, CA

  
  trumpet, arranging (primary horn arranger)

• OC Salsa, Orange County, CA

  
  trumpet and trombone

• True Rhythm & Soul, Orange County, CA

  
  trombone and trumpet

• Viernes 13, Southgate, CA

  
  trumpet

Performing Ensembles-Jazz & Classical:

• Gem City Jazz Cats, Monrovia, CA

   (current member)
  trombone (lead)

• Pico Rivera City Big Band/Bangar Big Band, Pico Rivera, CA

  
  trombone (lead and featured soloist)

• Yorba Linda Orchestra, Yorba Linda, CA

  
  trumpet (principal)

Performing Ensembles-selected guest appearances:

• Rex Merriweather "This Ain't Your Daddy's Big Band"
• Joe May's Tuxedo Junction Orchestra
• Michael Drange Quartet
• El Monte Concert Band

Recording Credits-Rock, Pop, & Ska:

• Kevin Earnest,

   "You Feel Like Home" (album)
  I provided all brass on this album, including trumpet, trombone, and french horn

• Peppermint Wolf,

   "The Grey Blue Sky" (song)

• Failed To Victory,

   “Live At Javaska” (album)

• Nate Tavasti,

   tracks from his modern gospel album (unreleased)
  I provided all horns on this album, including trumpet, trombone, and french horn

Recording Credits-Jazz & Classical:

• Pico Rivera City Jazz Band,

   "Driving Force II" (album)
  I am the lead trombone player on this album, and a featured soloist on “Dancing Men”

• "Gladiators", short film

  
  I simulated an entire brass section on the soundtrack, including several trumpet parts, trombone, and french horn.

Composition Credits:

• Goodluck Shark,

   primary songwriter

• "Touched", short film,

   composer

• Ready For Vegas,

    horn arranger

• several melody transcriptions for young band,

  including Jingle Bells, The Little Drummer Boy, and the Family Guy theme

Teaching & Related Musical/Volunteer Experience:

6/96-present	Private instructor
1/11-6/11	Volunteer instructor, Temple Intermediate School (Rosemead Unified School District),  Rosemead, CA
6/11	Guest conductor, Vineyard Junior High (Alta Loma School District),  Alta Loma, CA
1/11-6/11	Volunteer instructor, Vineyard Junior High (Alta Loma School District),  Alta Loma, CA
1/11-6/11	Volunteer instructor, Lone Hill Intermediate School (Bonita Unified School District),  San Dimas, CA
5/11	Guest clinician, Corvalis Middle School (Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District),   Norwalk, CA
11/08-6/09	Director Of Bands, Cottonwood K-8 School, and Hamilton K-8 School (Hemet Unified School District),  Aguanga & Anza, CA
8/07-6/08	Director Of Bands, Columbia Middle School & Bradach Elementary School (Adelanto Elementary School District),  Adelanto, CA
1/07-6/07 & 9/08-11/08	Substitute teaching, all grades & subjects, Norwalk-La Mirada Unified,  Norwalk & La Mirada, CA
9/05-6/06	Student teaching, Brookhurst Junior High School,  Anaheim, CA
10/04-5/05	Volunteer brass instructor, Center Middle School,  Azusa, CA