I am a Music Theorist, Composer, Historian, and Brass Performer. I have completed a Master of Music with concentrations in Theory and Composition and History and Literature at Southern Illinois University (Carbondale, Illinois). I was a Graduate Assistant for the Music Theory Department at SIU. I have specialized in music since the 1900s and Video Game music. I have studied Music Theory with Dr. Alex Martin, Dr. Peter Smucker, and Dr. Chris Walczak and Music Composition with Dr. Cody Brookshire, Dr. Sean Harold, Dr. Manuel De Murga, and Dr. Walczak. I have earned a Bachelor of Music, Music Theory degree from Stetson University (Deland, Florida). Outside of music, I am an avid fan of football and hockey and like to travel.