I studied trumpet and musical theater all through middle and high school. I spent two years studying composition and trumpet at Interlochen Arts Academy. After high school I became a CS major at Princeton while continuing to play in the orchestra, jazz ensemble, and performing in various theater productions. Eventually I ended up affiliated with the Princeton Footnotes, where I soon became the Music Director. I arranged several pieces (including Peg and Tempted, featured on our latest album, plug, plug) and led daily rehearsals. While singing with the Footnotes, I continued to study composition with Claudio Spies and perform in theater pieces and the orchestra on a regular basis. And every now and then I went to class.

Since graduation, I have been working at Pixar contributing to Toy Story, the first full length computer graphics film ever created. Pixar is located in Pt Richmond CA, and I commute here from Berkeley. Right now [Nov 1995] I'm 23.