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United States

United States

• High-profile audio direction and sound design
• Expertise in storytelling, voice talent direction, dialogue editing
• Global company spokesperson, engaging with audiences of over 500k
• Industry leader in immersive audio production

Newark, New Jersey, United States

• Audio supervision, sound design and audio post-production management
• Immersive sound design and Dolby Atmos immersive mixing
• Works directly with key external clients and high-profile talent on top tier productions
• Credits include Technical Director of the first-ever Sesame Street Podcast, and Supervising Sound Editor, Lead Sound Designer and Re-Recording Mixer for the 26th Annual Webby Award Honoree, Letters from Camp featuring.

New York, United States

• Recent projects include conducting David Virelles' Nostros Ensemble at Carnegie Hall
• Original music composition, scoring, and sound design for concerts, theater and brands
• Top clients include The Museum of Modern Art, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, The Bavarian State Ballet, and The Juilliard School, Aszure Barton & Artists
• Exhibited work at The Rubin Museum, The Guggenheim Museum, and the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art
• Music preparation, engraving and production services for award-winning recording artists such as Solange Knowles and NEA Jazz Master Henry Threadgill

New York City

• Co-founder, Technical Director & Sound Designer of The Open Ears Project for WQXR/WNYC Studios, named one of the top 50 best podcasts of 2019 by The Atlantic magazine
• Content development, audio production and sound design for podcasts: LPR Live, Helga,Meet the Composer; won a Peabody Award in 2015
• Produced, sound designed and co-wrote original radio documentaries focusing on social justice, inclusion and equality such as: Bernstein’s Black America, and Making Harry Belafonte that sparked record-breaking audience.

New York City

• Responsible for student success providing detailed performance reviews, progress reports and final grading.
• Expanded curriculum and developed three new courses in music and sound production for composers, songwriters, artists and documentarians
• Placed students in key music and media industry internships and jobs throughout New York City
• Mentored more than 250 students in private lessons and studio-classroom settings, taught media composition and production focusing on major DAWs such as Avid Pro Tools, Logic Pro X, Ableton Live and Reaper

New York City

• An Emmy award-winning production company; worked with top brands such as Virgin Mobile, Microsoft XBOX 360 and Scholastic, composing music and sound for interactive UX design, educational gaming and sonic branding
• Music supervisor and composer for the United Football League, GlaxoSmithKline, Panadol and NBC Universal
• Talent scout, engineer and director of voice talent sessions