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Composer | Audio Director | Designer | Sound Artist

I am an audio designer, composer, and sound artist based on Bainbridge Island, just a short ferry ride from Seattle. I currently serves as Audio Director at TEMPO, the game studio I helped build, where I lead a team of sound designers and engineers crafting immersive audio, and composing soundtracks that deliver AAA experiences.

My career spans game audio, interactive installations, and large-scale brand work. At Microsoft, I served as Music Supervisor and Audio Designer, helping define the future audio language for Office, Xbox, Surface, and Windows while overseeing high-profile global campaigns. At Samsung, I recently designed the complete sonic experience for a new product ecosystem that now powers millions of interactions across smart TVs nationwide. My collaborative approach bridges technical precision with creative storytelling, whether composing orchestral game scores, directing voice and narrative for hundreds of characters, or guiding global vendor partnerships.

As a sound artist, my work has been featured at the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum, MASS MoCA, and in permanent installations across the country. I served as an artist-in-residence at Amazon, where I explored how sound can function as an architectural element—transforming spaces into environments that comfort, inspire, and engage.

Outside of the studio, I collect environmental recordings and weave them with minimal piano and synthesis into ambient works that have garnered millions of streams. This practice not only feeds my artistry but also informs my philosophy: that sound has the power to shape how we feel, think, and connect with the world around us.

I am also a voting member of the Recording Academy and was elected to its Pacific Northwest Chapter Board of Governors, where I help guide conversations around the future of music and advocate for artists.

Before my work in tech, games, and interactive media, I spent nearly a decade making records and touring internationally. With reviews in outlets like Spin, Pitchfork, and Rolling Stone, and performing at major festivals including Coachella, Lollapalooza, and Bonnaroo, as well as on national television. Those years on the road and in the studio gave me the foundation in collaboration, resilience, and connecting with audiences.