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PRIMARY GENRES
My work spans a wide range of musical genres. As a member of Generation X, I grew up immersed in music from around the world, across a wide range of periods from classical to modern. Over the course of my career, I’ve been known for having a wide range and for constantly pushing boundaries by mashing up genres through hybrid work. These are the genres I work in most often:
- Modern Rock & Alternative
- Power Pop & Melodic Rock
- Vintage Pop, Rock, and Soul
- Electronic
- Classic and Contemporary Urban Sounds
- Jazz
- Orchestral
- Hybrid & Experimental
MY CORE INSPIRATION
These are the artists whose work has been the foundation for my growth as a musician since childhood. Many were known for their experimentation and shaped the way I hear and compose music. They’ve influenced how I approach phrasing, rhythm, harmonies, texture, chord structure, and beyond.
- Orchestral: Bernard Herrmann, Leonard Bernstein, Jerry Goldsmith, Quincy Jones, Ennio Morricone, Beethoven, Henry Mancini, Debussy, Mussorgsky, Wendy Carlos, John Barry, Gustav Holst
- Popular Music: The Beatles, Nirvana, Pixies, The Police, Brill Building songwriters (Boyce/Hart, Goffin/King, etc.), Motown / The Funk Brothers (esp. James Jamerson), The Wrecking Crew, The Breeders/Amps, Buzzcocks, Kraftwerk, The Go-Gos, Hole, Sonic Youth, Prince, Duran Duran, Portishead, Bjork, Michael Jackson, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Thelonious Monk, The Doors, Ella Fitzgerald, The Smiths, Stevie Wonder, Giorgio Moroder, Billie Holiday, Kat Bjelland / Babes in Toyland, U2, The B-52s, The Beach Boys, French Ye-Ye, Serge Gainsbourg, The Ventures
SOME DREAM PROJECTS
- An original James Bond theme
- Espionage films, in general
- Quentin Tarantino (if he doesn’t retire)
- Collaborations with Mark Ronson and Pharrell Williams
- Biopic about Josephine Baker, Billie Holiday, or Ella Fitzgerald
- Fantasia-style film
- Period pieces: 1950s-1990s
- Surf film
MORE INSPIRATIONS FROM The Soundtrack of LIFE
- A Tribe Called Quest
- ABBA
- Courtney Barnett
- Bauhaus
- Beastie Boys
- The Bee Gees
- Blacksheep
- Blonde Redhead
- Wendy Carlos
- Patsy Cline
- Miles Davis
- DEVO
- Depeche Mode
- Dr. Dre
- Fatboy Slim
- Franz Ferdinand
- Joan Jett / The Runaways
- Joy Division
- Juliana Hatfield / Blake Babies
- The Isley Brothers
- Madonna
- The Monkees
- Lee Morgan
- Liz Phair
- Nine Inch Nails
- Mark Ronson
- Sebadoh
- The Smashing Pumpkins
- The Supremes
- Stone Temple Pilots
- The Stranglers
- Tricky
- Pharrell Williams and N.E.R.D.