Education
1990-1994 Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario – Honours Bachelor of Music (composition)
1983-1989 St. David Catholic Secondary School, Waterloo, Ontario (grades 7 to 13)
1976-1982 St. Louis School, Waterloo Ontario
Renaissance School of the Arts
Founding Director (1993 – present)
Film/Commercial Work
Several television commercials; two that were nominated for Emmys, and one that won.
Film Score for Fraternity House (2008) IMDB link
Various scores for the popular webcomic site Explosm.net
AMD Commercial Contest (two entries) – both placed in the top 20, one won a “Gold Addy” award.
Many entries into short film contest, including 48 hour contests.
Two submissions for “On the Lot” with Steven Spielberg.
Commercials for The American Red Cross and other local and national companies.
A short featured on the Space Channel.
Music for flash based video games.
Spec work for pilot TV shows.
A theme for a podcast on retrocrush.com that is used on the Weird Al interview among others.
Score for a corporate video for a Las Vegas tour bus company.
Playing Experiences
Neil Murray Band – electric bass, backing vocals
Paul Mitchell group (jazz) – piano
Solo Jazz piano
Baroque and Blue Jazz Trio with Jennifer Rodrigues and Elaine Sweeney – including the Bill Clinton lunch fundraiser and Mario Andretti event
Celtic Christmas tour with Juno-nominated Rob Crabtree and Noni Crete
Hamilton Jazz Festival with Leonard Shea
CTV – Canada AM with Leonard Shea
CITY TV – Breakfast Television with Leonard Shea
All Star Country Tribute – piano, including opening for George Jones at Lulu’s in Kitchener
K-W Symphony “The Road to Carnegie Hall” – piano, typesetter
Bending the Bows – piano
“Business” featuring Haydain Neale from Jacksoul, and Dr. Drew Waters
Theatre Experience
Laurelwood Public School
2009 – Willy Wonka, Jr. – bass
K-W Children’s Drama Workshop
2009 – Anne of Green Gables – musical director, piano
2009 – The Rise and Fall and Rise of Humpty Dumpty – musical director, arranger
2008 – Miracle on 34th Street – music consultant
2008 – Annie, Jr. – musical director, piano
2008 – Charlie and The Chocolate Factory – music consultant, arranger
Summer Music Theatre School (Guelph) – River Run Centre
2005 – Grease – musical director, electric bass
2004 – “Big” – musical director, electric bass
2003 – Little Shop of Horrors – musical director, electric bass
2002 – Fame – musical director, electric bass
2001 – Oklahoma – musical director, conductor
2000 – Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat – piano, band contractor
Summer Music Theatre School (Waterloo)
Godspell – piano
The Wiz – piano
Oklahoma – sound technician
Annie – piano
Waterloo Stage Teatre
Cindarella (Christmas Pantomime) – musical director, arranger
Man of La Mancha – electric bass
The Frog Prince – arrangements
Centre in the Square Summer Theatre School
Pit orchestra (2 years) – keyboards
WLU Drama Department
Our Country’s Good – original compositions, keyboard, saxophone
River Run Centre
Nunsense – electric bass
Schoolhouse Theatre, St. Jacobs
Amahl and the Night Visitors – sound and light technician
J-M Drama
Return of the Curse of the Mummy’s Revenge – musical director, piano
St. Matthew School
Godspell (2009) – piano
Guess What Happened at Recess – piano
St Benedict Catholic Secondary School
Godspell – piano, band director
Guess What Happened at Recess – piano
Oakville Trafalgar High School
Grease – sound technician
Sound of Music – sound technician
Humanities Theatre
Christmas Special – arranger, piano
The Boyfriend – saxophone
Church Theatre – Guelph
Nunsense – electric bass
St Agnes School
Cinderella – musical director, piano
Little Red Riding Hoodlum – musical director, piano
Alice in Wonderland – musical director, piano
Robin Hood – musical director, piano, arranger
St David Catholic Secondary School
The Wiz – bass
Oliver – drums
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat – keyboard
Best of Broadway – saxophone
Lil’ Abner – piano
Recordings
Roberto – “Muther Tung (2009)” – co-writer, orchestral arranger
Chris Patton – jazz demo – producer
Roberto – writer, arranger, producer
Susan Windover New CD – piano, organ
Father Mark Curtis (Juno Nominee) New CD – electric bass
University Catholic Community New CD, co-producer, piano, arranger
University Catholic Community Rise Up – co-producer, piano, arranger
Becky Whittich The Gift, producer, arranger, piano
Acoustix Jazz Jazz Jazz – writer, arranger, conductor (title track)
Thomas K Hunter and the Steve Lehmann Big Band Next One in Line – writer, arranger, piano, conductor
Florence Hanser Music I love – arranger, sequencing
Other Stuff
Guest Clinician
St Benedict Catholic Secondary School – bass and rhythm section clinician
Music Camps
Jazz Camp at NMC – faculty / councellor
Music Editing
Karen and Pat Hovorka in the F.A.M.E. competition – world level
K-W Skating Club, including Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir
K-W Synchronized Swimming Club