Bio

I first began my musical career when my grandparents shipped an old piano to my family when I was 8 years old. I studied both trumpet and piano throughout middle and high school and taught myself bass on my father's old acoustic guitar at 17. I got an electric bass soon after, fell in love with it, and left for Case Western Reserve University.

At Case, I studied trumpet; double bass; jazz performance, arranging, and composition; audio recording; and electronic composition and synthesis. I performed in 2 symphonic wind ensembles, the school jazz band, a brass quintet, several pit orchestras, and an experimental jam/rock/hip hop band. As a recording and mastering engineer, I recorded over 100 recording sessions and performances at the schools. I also interned at Wellspring Sound, where I assisted on sessions with clients like Dave Mattacks, J. Geils, and Gordon Goodwin.

After graduation, I returned to Boston, where I began performing and recording on both trumpet and bass with a wide variety of bands. I also engineered and produced 2 albums for the Paul Ferguson Jazz Orchestra and 1 album with the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra. In 2010, I went on tour to Europe as the audio engineer and music director for the Tesla Orchestra, a performing group featuring the world's largest musical Tesla Coils.

In 2012, I moved to Raleigh, NC, to begin touring full time with The Design, fronted by The Voice Season 5 Top 10 finalist, Kat Robichaud. After 10 months of touring and performances all across the American Southeast, The Design disbanded, and I returned to freelance work. Since then, I have played hundreds of performances with many ensembles covering a vast range of musical styles from the 90's-inspired female-led rock band, Spiralfire, to the experimental progressive jazz trio, Echonest. I am now a full‑time member of Echonest and The Pseudo Cowboys and play freelance performances and session work for various musical groups. I am also a regular musician in pit orchestras and teach piano, bass, and guitar lessons at Family Piano Academy in North Raleigh.

In 2017, I began to compose original music, releasing my first solo EP, Daylight, under the name AmHere. I have written 7 complete video game soundtracks featuring electronic composition, orchestral and chamber ensembles, chiptunes, rock music, and more experimental compositional styles. I'm currently looking for more composition work, especially for media.