education

Master of Arts (Musicology)

York University / Toronto

Courses Include - Composition Seminars, Musical Analysis, and Popular Music Studies

2014

 

Baccalaureate of Fine Arts (Honours)

York University / Toronto

Member of the Dean’s Honour Roll

Courses Include - Composition, Digital and Electronic Media, Performance, and Improvisation

2010

 


experience

Private Teacher

Independent

Teach customized curriculums for guitar, piano, bass, drums, theory, and musicianship for all ages

2005 - Present

 

Stay At Home Music

Taught guitar, piano, and drums at students homes

2006 - 2013

 

 

Stream School of Music

Taught guitar and drums

2010

 

 

 

Teaching Assistant

West African Drum Ensemble

York University / Toronto

Responsibilities included facilitating classes, coaching students, and evaluating student progress

2011 - 2012

 

Composer

Independent

Co-composed original score for short film Terminal

2014

 

Mythic Productions

Composed a short piece for guitar for the full-length documentary 30 Ghosts

2013

 

Shinwell Media

Composed for online marketing and promotional videos

2011 - 2013

 

ArtSync TV

Co-composed score for mini documentary Women In Comics 

2011

 

Nexus

Composed for online tutorial and marketing videos

2010

 

Link Tiger

Composed for online tutorial videos

2010

 

National Film Board

Co-composed original score for short film The Dance of Death 

2009

 

 

Performer

Mythic Productions

Recorded guitar for the full-length documentary 30 Ghosts

2013

 

Omid Soltani

Bass player for Persian Pop ensemble

2012

 

Craig Saltz

Recorded chorus vocals for short animated film In Memory of the Northern Red Oak

2012

 

Jason Doell

Performed guitar for performance of Delicate Triangles 

Required advanced musicianship and advanced score literacy

2012

 

Anton Apostol and the Balkania Orchestra

Bass player for balkan jazz fusion ensemble

Performed at the Bulgarian Arts Festival and various venues including The Glenn Gould Studio

2010 - 2012

 

Mythic Productions

Recorded guitar for full-length film Moon Point 

2011

 

Balkan Ensemble

Performed balkan folk music on bass, guitar, tamboura, and baglama

2008 - 2010

 

National Film Board

Recorded guitar and percussion for short film The Dance of Death 

2009