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2019 Winner for Best Collaboration: Brooklyn Silent Film Festival - Composed an original score and performed live to a viewing of the short film “La Pescadora” (Director Edu Lavandeira)Transference: A Bipolar Love Story (2019 / Contro Vento Films, Dir. Raffaello Degruttola)- Composed original music and score for feature film- Song "Home" was used for the official trailer for the film- Transference has since been selected for festivals internationally: The Socially Relevant Film Fest (NYC); The Anatolia International Film Festival (Turkey); The Arizona International Film Festival; Buenos Aires International Film Festival (Argentina).

• Self-produced & self-released multi-instrumentalist: http://www.mnrplsr.com and http://www.clinicaltrialsmusic.com• Original song "Brilliant Creatures" featured in Josephine Decker's film "Madeline's Madeline" which premiered at Sundance 2018 and is being distributed by Oscilloscope. • Music placements with Showtime, Viceland, Red Bull, Playboy, NBC, TNT, TLC• Commissioned to compose music for Showtime's digital team, writing original pop songs for digital content relating to its successful series Penny Dreadful.• Dark electro cover of Coldplay's "Yellow" featured on WNYC's Soundcheck with John Schaefer• Shared the stage with Girl in a Coma, The Coathangers, Hunter Valentine, Sick of Sarah, The Cliks, MEN, People at Parties• Performed in venues in New York City, SXSW, CMJ, and surrounding states and in festivals around the country; toured in the United States and Europe• Contributed to the writing & recording of Hunter Valentine's 2012 full-length release, "Collide & Conquer"

Audio engineer proficient on analog and digital consoles, with exemplary communication and inter-personal skills, excellent trouble-shooting abilities, and both talent & passion for live sound. Customer-service oriented, positive disposition, team player.• Performed DJ equipment set up, audio engineering, and technical support on all four floors during club nights for Webster Hall, a 2,500 person capacity club• Live sound engineer and lighting tech for venues such as The Studio at Webster Hall, The Marlin Room at Webster Hall, Rebel, Sidewalk Café, Bar Matchless, C'mon Everybody (current position) and Union Pool, with venue sizes ranging from 75 to 500 person capacity• Engineered & mixed recordings of performances; acted as emcee when appropriate to venue• Worked as stage tech for bands of all arrangements & sizes, ensuring appropriate mic placement, stage plotting, and impeccably organized layout of cabling & power supplies• Facilitated ease & timeliness of changeovers, working in high-pressure, time sensitive situations such as CMJ Week and label showcases

Talent booking at world-renowned music venue in the East Village, NYC. Responsible for facilitating technical repairs, managing team of audio engineers, and communicating with potential and booked performers. Sidewalk Cafe is known as the early stomping grounds for artists such as Beck, Lana Del Rey, Regina Spektor, and The Moldy Peaches, and continues to host events 7 nights a week. In addition to booking, position includes hosting the open mic on Mondays which attracts 60+ performers from the greater NYC area each week.

Host of "Somer Fridays," a weekly video blog correlating with Showtime's docu-series The Real L Word. • Over 1.7 million total views for 15 installments• Several episodes released exclusively via The Huffington Post• "Somer Fridays" extended after the series finale due to the video blog's popularity & success

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), English

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