EDUCATION
University of California, Los Angeles 2005-2007
M.Ed Teacher Education Program, Inquiry Emphasis on Arts Education
University of California, Irvine 2001-2005
BA Theater, BA Film Studies Cum Laude
Honors: BA Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Campuswide Honors Program, National Collegiate Honors Society, Golden Key International Honors Society, Recipient of Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium Grant 2004, ArtsBridge Scholar 03-05
California State University, Long Beach 2010
English Methods
Berklee Online School of Music 2014
Jazz Composition
Sharon Ridley, Vocal and Piano Jazz 2014
El Camino College 2013
Opera Workshop
Faunt Creative School of Music 2010
Theory and Composition
Long Beach City College 2009
Commercial Keyboard, Composition, Big Band, Film Scoring
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
LAUSD ARTS BRANCH, K-6 Theatre Teacher, Itinerant 2008-CURRENT
Jammin’ Music- Musical Theatre and Vocal/Piano Instructor 2010-2012
Belmont Music Studio- Children’s Music Program Instructor 2010
CREATIVE WORK
House of Horae October 2015
Writer, Performer, Producer
The Temptation of St. Antony, Four Larks Theatre (LA) February 2015
Co-composer, Performer, Musical Director
The Threepenny Opera, The Garage Theatre August 2014
Musical Director, Performer “Mrs Peachum”
Americana, RIOTstage April 2014
Performer, Composer
Faith in Progress, The Garage Theatre May 2014
Composer, Co-creator, Performer
Black Rock Mountain, Space Barbarians Productions February 2014
Composer, Animated Short
Orpheus, Four Larks Theatre (LA) March 2014
Musical Director, Co-composer
Curse of the Halloween Curse, The Garage Theatre December 2013
Musical Director, Arranger
Opera Creature, Soundwalk November 2013
Co-creator, Performer
The Brit, RIOTstage December 2013
Musical Director, Performer
Nosferatu Live Score, Balboa Amusement Company Orchestra Fall 2013
Long Beach Cinemateque
Composer, Musical Director, Performer
The Artist Live Score, Balboa Amusement Company Orchestra Summer 2013
Composer, Musical Director, Performer
Best Little Hoard House in Texas! Upright Citizens Brigade Spring 2013
Musical Director, Co-composer, Arranger, Performer
The Storyteller, RIOTstage Spring 2013
Performer, Musical Director
The Temptation of St. Antony, Four Larks Theatre (Melbourne) Fall 2012
Co-composer, Musical Director, Performer
LOLPERA, The Epic Futurists, Fringe NYC and Hollywood Fringe Summer 2012
Composer, Co-creator, Musical Director
Anne! The Missing Pages, Upright Citizens Brigade Spring 2012
Composer, Musical Director
Postmortem America, Long Beach Playhouse Spring 2012
Composer, Musical Director, Performer
LOLPERA, The Garage Theatre Fall 2011
Composer, Co-creator, Musical Director
Four Clowns, Urban Theatre Movement Spring 2010
Performer, Musical Director
Orpheus, Four Larks Theatre (Melbourne) Summer 2010
Musical Director, Co-composer
Eddie, Long Beach Poppin’ Play Festival Summer 2010
Musical Director, Performer, Arranger
What King Kong Dreamt, Long Beach Poppin’ Play Festival Summer 2010
Collaborator, Performer
The Elephant Calf, CSULB Winter 2010
Musical Director, Composer
The Master and Margarita, Four Larks Theatre (Oakland) Summer 2009
Co-composer, Performer, Musical Director
Christmas at the Ivanovs, The Garage Theatre Winter 2009
Composer, Performer
Infunstructure! The Garage and Alive Theatre for the DLBA Fall 2009
Composer, Performer
ENSEMBLES
LN & The Allies of WWIII (Sad Showtunes)
Bjorkentine and the Voltas (Bjork cover band)
Timmy Red and the Powerwomen of the ‘80s (Dirty Doo-wop)
Sex! Money! Power! (Vaudeville dada cult)
Alyssandra and the Daymakers (Indie folk)
LN & AND (Absurdist Power Ballad Duo)
Pan & Magellen (Indie folk)
Brainchildren (Educational indie rock)
2010 - present
2010 - present