I enjoy discussing music theory like any nerdy musician does, but what role does it have when composing music? DOES it have a role?...

When I’m planning a composition or arrangement, I usually start by sketching. Much like an artist, it’s to set the framework in which I...

So, as many of you know (or 10s of you who actually follow me on social media haha), I discussed wanting to do write an article...

Dudes, give this a watch. Has a lot of great info. Long video, but worth it. Gives you a lot to think about. Explore different sounds,...

So, here we are, many months after my last journal entry; much has gone on. Let me start at the beginning: So, February, I believe, was...

It's finally happening. I recently found out (about a month ago) that the "President's Own" Marine Band is hiring: the Staff Arranger...

It has been fun this last week having the Quantico Marine Corps Band Brass Quintet read down four of my compositions (another BIG shout...

Hello, all. In recent news, I'm now registered with the American Society of Composers, Artists, and Publishers (ASCAP) as a publisher...

So here's what's been going on this last week: - changed my website design to a brighter, more inviting layout. And the reflect my...

Greetings, everyone! I know it has been quite a while since I've updated ANYTHING on any of my social media, but alas, I am back. And I...

So in about a week, I'll find myself back in Norfolk for the Armed Forces/Navy School of Music for the third time. I'm excited, but it's...

That's the only way I can really describe it. "Struggle." Since my daughter was born about four months ago, it has been a constant...

What a busy month it has been indeed! In reading my newest additions to my music library, I've discovered, just from study my jazz...

Whoa, hi, long time no see. It has been a busy couple of months since my last post, I apologize. So this is what's been going on: (1) the...

Hello. I have added a new section to my website; it is dedicated to all the equipment I use to compose and engineer music. The new page...

Recently I started a competition with a couple friends to compose a new piece every week or two with specific guidelines. Now, in lieu of...

Crazy, after five years of having the same website layout, I finally redesigned it. Thanks to some cool pre-made layouts from...

I've been misinforming you, the reader. I'm not writing SONGS, I'm writing pieces. (Songs would have to have words, by definition.) In...

Finally, it is done. I shelled out the money for a MacBook Pro. It is a full-blown experiment, but hopefully a fruitful one. Hopefully I...