(* 1971) US composer in a variety of styles including avant-garde, symphonic orchestra and traditional jazz big-band, as well as all styles of pop, rock, world-beat and contemporary electronica. He graduated from the Cleveland Institute of Music in 1994 with a double degree in classical guitar performance and audio recording technology and completed the advanced studies program in “Scoring for Motion Picture and Television” at the University of Southern California in May of 1999.