Education

• MFA, New York Academy of Art, sculpture (cum laud) 2010
• B.A. in Art, minor in Violin perf. Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, MI  (summa cum laud) 2008
• Additional instruction in Traditional Irish Fiddle under Tony DeMarco 2008-2010

Teaching Experience

• Private studio: violin and fiddle students 2008-present
• Musician's General Store, violin and fiddle 2012-present

Current Ensembles

• A Band of Rogues (irish) NYC (member) 2010-present
• Spuyten Duyvil (Americana/Bluegrass) NYC (member) 2014
• Brooklyn String Duo (founding member) 2010-present

Previous Ensembles

•Cabiria (trip-hop) NYC (member)2008-2010
• BuzzUniverse (rock band) NYC and NJ  (member)  2009-2012
• William D. Caballero Ensemble (contemporary classical) 2010-2011
• Nonesuch (fusion)  NYC (founding member) 2010-2011
• Roadside Poets  (Country) NYC    2011-2012

Live Performance Experience (solo)  

  • Irish Pub Session host (various venues) NYC, 2008-present 
  • Wedding Violinist, 2009-present 

Select Venues and Festivals Played (as ensemble member): 

• Sessions at The Porterhouse at Fraunces Tavern, Sunday residency 2011-present
• Bowery Ballroom, Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn College, South Street Seaport, The Canal Room, Times Square Church, Sullivan Hall, Connelly's Klub, Rocks-Off Concert Cruises, Mercury Lounge, Ulysses Pub, Playwright Pub, Sidewalk Cafe,  The Saint (NJ), Donegal Saloon (NJ), The Old Bay (NJ), Lizard Lounge (Boston), The Fire (Philadelphia), The Khyber (Philadelphia), The Tritone (Philadelphia), The Middle East (Boston), Oasis Cafe (New Paltz), Castaways (Ithaca)
• Crawfish Fest, Black Potatoe Festival, Great Coney Island Irish Fair, Hunter Mountain Celtic Festival, Hooley on he Hudson, Wormtown, Sterling Stage Folk Fest, The Big Up, Harry Brown's Harvest Ball, "Let It Roll" Festival, Evolve 2012, MuseFest, East Durham Irish Festival 

Classical Performance Experience  

  • Sectional First Violinist, Hillsdale College and Community Orchestra, 2004-2008 
  • Montgomery Quartet, second violin, 2005-2006 
  • Studio Recitals, fall and spring each year 2004-2008 
  • Joylynn Thiessen, Senior Composition Recital, May 2006 
  • Concerto Competition Participant, Hillsdale College, January 2008 
  • Senior Violin Recital, classical and traditional repertoire, May 2008 
  • "SPEAK! so the world will listen" William D. Caballero Ensemble, April 2011 
  • Gianluca Fronda, New Original Works at Vagabond Cafe, December 2011

Select Discography

  • On the Porch EP  (fiddle), 2008  
  • Seraphim by The Eastern Gate (violin), 2008 
  • Trouble With The Man Downstairs by The Howlin’ Tumbleweeds: "Hell’s Gate Motel"(fiddle), 2008 
  • "Marmelade" (violin) by Pretend-Pretend, 2008
  • A Product of Humankind by Cabiria, 2009 
  • Think Out Loud by Tyler Blanski, September 2010 
  • Quilt by Backwords, Septemer 2010
  • Roadside Poets (self-titled), June 2011
  • Nonesuch (self-titled), July 2011
  • Living Breathing Magic, BuzzUniverse, September 2011
  • SPEAK, So The World Will Listen, William Caballero (DVD), September 2011
  • A Band of Rogues (self-titled), April 2012

References available upon request.