| Influences | Simon Holt,
Steven Mackey,
Stephen Albert,
Janice Borla,
Jack Mouse,
Peter Maxwell Davies,
Kevin Puts,
Chris Theofanidis,
John Corigliano,
George Crumb, Bela Bartok,
Steve Reich,
Tan Dun,
Kronos Quartet,
Joseph Schwantner,
Astor Piazzolla, Thomas Ades, Claude Debussy, Franz Liszt, Miles Davis,
Jon Brion,
Aimee Mann,
Annie Lennox,
Neil Finn,
Cake, and
Rufus Wainwright. Important Links:
Circus Machine
Peabody Institute
Chris Theofanidis
Kevin Puts
Michael Hersch
Phyllis Bryn-Julson
Roger Brunyate
Stacy Garrop
McGregor Boyle
David Smooke
Ben Verdery
Arts of Life
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Teachers who have been a great influence:Grade School - Judy West, Candy Cochran High School - Curt Parry, Elizabeth May, Mary Ann Haenni College - Janice Borla, Jack Mouse, Tom Tallman, Lee Kesselman, Emily Ellsworth, Steven Havens Grad School - Nicholas Maw, Kevin Puts, Christopher Theofanidis, Mark Katz, Bruno Amato, Roger Brunyate, Phyllis Bryn-Julson, Stacy Garrop, Rudy Marcozzi, Sharon Rogers, and David Smooke |