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Denver, Colorado, United States

Communicate and network with schools, directors and arts coordinators to provide exceptional customer service and drive rental business to the Sweetwater Instrument Rental Platform. Critical in assisting school accounts with needed services to maintain customer relationships within one or more geographic territories. Serve as a school’s direct link to several activities including recruitment support, instrument testing and fitting, school-owned repair coordination, and community outreach and… Show more Communicate and network with schools, directors and arts coordinators to provide exceptional customer service and drive rental business to the Sweetwater Instrument Rental Platform. Critical in assisting school accounts with needed services to maintain customer relationships within one or more geographic territories. Serve as a school’s direct link to several activities including recruitment support, instrument testing and fitting, school-owned repair coordination, and community outreach and engagement activities. Primary goal is to help support music education across the USA. For more information, please visit www.sweetwater.com/instrument_rentals Show less

Greater Denver Area

Professional trumpeter and wind synthesist. Has performed with stars Whitney Houston, Bono, Kid Creole & the Coconuts, The Romantics, Gladys Knight, Joe Williams, Eddie Money, John Lee Hooker, P-Funk all stars, Temptations, Frankie Rydell, Bobby Vinton, Frankie Valli, and many more. Widely recognized and respected as an American music artist, also performed with numerous stars including Sheila Jordan, Frank Wess, Nick Brignola, Cyrus Chesnut, Ronnell Bright, Phil Wilson, Jamey Abersold,… Show more Professional trumpeter and wind synthesist. Has performed with stars Whitney Houston, Bono, Kid Creole & the Coconuts, The Romantics, Gladys Knight, Joe Williams, Eddie Money, John Lee Hooker, P-Funk all stars, Temptations, Frankie Rydell, Bobby Vinton, Frankie Valli, and many more. Widely recognized and respected as an American music artist, also performed with numerous stars including Sheila Jordan, Frank Wess, Nick Brignola, Cyrus Chesnut, Ronnell Bright, Phil Wilson, Jamey Abersold, Sunny Wilkenson, Bobby Shew, Mitch Long, John McNeil, John Fedchock, Woody Herman Orchestra, Jump Jive and Wail, David Poe, and many more. Appeared in TV mini series "Steven Kings, The Shining". On reality show "Run's House".With BLu7 have released one album, Cultural Instigator and performed festivals and events across USA. Receiving international airplay and invitations to perform in New Zealand, Australia, Taiwan, Canada, Columbia, Honduras, Great Britain, Norway, Germany, Serbia, Italy, Poland, Turkey, Cyprus, and Bulgaria. Working on new album and DVD. Co-producer and artistic director of Nevada Youth Alliance's "Jazz for Peace" concert series. Creation of a professional organization of electric wind instrumentalists. And writing a book on brass embouchure injuries and recovery. Show less

Denver, Co

Execute sales and service within an established market by developing, maintaining, and growing a successful and profitable school rental andsales network. Charged with creating demand, locating customers, building and maintaining internal and external customer relationships that meet or exceed rental and sales goals.

Mm, Composition

Jazz studies graduate teaching assistant Graduated with honors

Bm, Trumpet Performance

Studied with Bob Montgomery, Lou Fischer, Dave Hanson, Joe Docksey, Lynn Baker, Donald Keats, David Amram

Music