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Designer | Sound Artist | Audio Director | Composer

I have a deep passion for creating beautiful, immersive, sensory-filled, and experiential sounds. 

I am an audio designer, composer, and sound artist residing on Bainbridge Island, just a 30-minute boat ride from downtown Seattle. Currently, I work as an Audio Director at a game studio leading a team of technical sound designers and engineers in creating audio tools, overseeing audio design, and composing soundtracks leading to a AAA audio experience. Previously I worked with Microsoft as an Audio Designer and Music Supervisor overseeing global campaigns and audio experiences all while influencing the next generation of Microsoft’s audio language.

As a Sound Artist, I have gained recognition with work featured in prestigious museums such as the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Museum of Design, Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, and various permanent installations all across the country. In 2021 I had the opportunity to be an artist in residence at Amazon where I immersed myself in exploring the interplay of architecture and sound. The objective was to ascertain how sound could function as an architectural element, breathing life into public spaces, enhancing comfort, and inspiring without inducing distraction. 

I collect environmental audio in my free time and create ambient pieces with found sounds, minimal piano, and synthesis. Through this, I have garnered millions of streams and it has served as a unique form of study impacting my design beliefs and approach.

Beyond my art, composing, and design work, previously I was on tour for almost a decade while producing records that have been reviewed in Spin, Pitchfork, and NPR. In addition, I have a lengthy discography of engineering and mixing records. While touring as a guitarist and keyboardist I had the opportunity to perform in A-list markets, and major festivals like Lollapalooza, Coachella, Bonnaroo, and even making the occasional television appearance. I have performed, supported, and shared the stage with bands like Against Me!, Switchfoot, Silver Torches, The Lonely Forest, The Head and the Heart, Jamestown Revival, Sarah Watkins of Nickel Creek, Kris Orlowski, Mansions, Cataldo, Hello Goodbye, A Great Big Pile of Leaves, Fences, City and Colour, and many more.