Resume

Education

 
Bachelor’s Degree, Music Technology: Composition – Duquesne University
2004

• Cum Laude, 3.65 GPA
• Member of Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society
• Major instrument: Piano
• Student Internship – Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild – Pittsburgh, PA
• Guest Performance with Duquesne University Chamber Singers – Sneak preview of Eric Whitacre’s opera electronica “Paradise Lost” – New York City
• Guest Performance with Duquesne University Chamber Singers – ACDA Convention – Lincoln Center, NYC

Work Experience

 
Co-Founder and Owner – White Ball Productions
2013-current

• Initiated Limited Liability Company for multimedia production
• Assistant producer/director for short films, music videos, documentaries, and feature films
• Lead composer and conductor for all original music
• Director of music for all recording sessions
• Script-writer and creative consultant
• Oversee company marketing, promotion, and networking
• Manage company finances, business plan, and tax affairs

Director of Music – Most Precious Blood of Jesus Parish – Traditional Latin Mass
(formerly St. John XXIII Quasi-Parish)
2012-current

• Audition and train choir members in Latin language, vocal/musical technique, Gregorian chant
• Direct weekly rehearsals
• Hire, compensate, discipline, and dismiss paid choral and instrumental performers
• Perform on the church organ for Sunday/feast day/wedding services
• Conduct ensemble for polyphonic motets, hymns, liturgical responses, and Gregorian chant
• Perform complete Gregorian chant Propers every Sunday
• Produce and direct schola audio recordings; 2 full length albums complete
• Oversee physical and digital distribution of schola albums; over 600 units, nearly 3,000 digital streams sold
• Liaison with Pastor to coordinate liturgical accuracy, appropriateness, and flow
• Select, maintain, and archive choir repertoire; 300 selections of hymns, chants, motets, polyphonic Masses
• Certified parish employee through Virtus; completed Protecting God’s Children workshop (all clearances fulfilled and on file)

Team Manager – The Bank of New York Mellon, Client Activation – Pittsburgh, PA
2019-current
 

Freelance Piano/Vocal Performer and Composer
2005-current

• Privately contracted for weddings, funerals, Masses (Contemporary, Classical, or Gregorian chant/polyphony), jazz gigs, rock shows, Karaoke-style parties, cocktail hours, recording studio sessions
• Privately contracted for concert, sacred, or film composition/arrangement
• Primary instruments: Piano, Voice
• Secondary instruments: Guitar, Percussion
• Proficiency in sight-reading and aural comprehension
• Expertise in Finale music notation software and Microsoft Office Suite
• Member of ASCAP

Private Piano Instructor
2008-current

• Instruct over 15 students in piano performance, music theory, music history
• Select student repertoire
• Coordinate student recitals

Writer, Producer, and Film Score Composer: “Grandpa and Shorty” – White Ball Productions, short film – Pittsburgh, PA
2023

• Wrote film screenplay
• Assistant Producer for all stages of film production
• Managed film finances and budget
• Coordinated with team for music and video licensing
• Composed string quartet, flute, horn, and piano parts for 13 musical cues
• Hired and rehearsed 7 studio musicians
• Managed 2 student interns for orchestration and recording/mixing engineering
• Directed audio recording in collaboration with Duquesne University audio department
• Performed all piano parts for recording

Senior Analyst – The Bank of New York Mellon – Pittsburgh, PA
2010-2019
 

Pianist for Indie Rock band “Paul Luc”
2006-2012

• Pianist, organist, vocalist, composer, arranger for band
• Performed on 9 tracks on Paul Luc’s 2007 release “The Shelly Street Anthems”. Wrote violin/cello arrangements for 2 songs.
• Performed on all tracks on Paul Luc’s 2010 release “A Revival, A Roadsong, A Rearview Mirror”. Wrote violin/cello arrangements for 2 songs.
• Cowriter and consultant for Paul Luc music video “Today and Last Night”. Coordinated with producer and director of photography.
• 6 Paul Luc songs featured in Ford Motor Company’s online initiative called “The People’s Fleet”
• Support for National Acts: Zee Avi, Elizabeth & the Catapult, Bombay Bicycle Club, David Bazan, The Spring Standards, Vandaveer
• Regional touring in New York City, Philadelphia, Washington DC, Raleigh, Chapel Hill, Knoxville, Ann Arbor, Traverse City, Chicago
• Live radio performances on Pittsburgh’s 102.5 WDVE
• Airplay and live performance on Pittsburgh’s 91.3 WYEP
• Live television performance on KDKA Pittsburgh (CBS Local)

Compensated Performer – Holy Wisdom Latin Mass Community of St. Thérèse of Lisieux
2006-2012

• Tenor for Latin Mass choir
• Coached musicians on vocal performance and music theory
• Led sectional rehearsals
• Proficient in Gregorian chant

Film Score Composer: “Dawn State” – New Perspective Studio, short film – Pittsburgh, PA
2011

• Wrote violin, cello, and piano parts for 6 musical cues
• Hired and rehearsed studio musicians
• Directed audio recording in collaboration with Duquesne University audio department
• Performed all piano parts for recording

Administrative Assistant – The Bank of New York Mellon – Pittsburgh, PA
2009-2010
 

Music Instructor – Seton Center – Pittsburgh, PA
2008

• Taught Pre-K music classes for 3-5 year olds
• Formulated curriculum which included learning basic rhythms, melody, instrument recognition, and performance
• Arranged music, instructed children, and provided piano accompaniment for Christmas program

Assistant Manager – Sheetz, Inc. – Pittsburgh, PA
2005-2008
 

Apprentice Musician – Sing-Sing Dueling Piano Bar – Pittsburgh, PA
2007

• Auditioned and hired as piano performer-in-training
• Responsible for learning 5-10 songs (music and lyrics) every week
• Guest performer every Wednesday night

Music Director – Greensburg Central Catholic High School, “Oklahoma!”
2006

• Managed auditioning, rehearsing, vocal/instrumental training of ensemble and orchestra
• Instructed ensemble on vocal performance and visual arts
• Conductor for pit orchestra

Video Game Composer: “The Diamond Quest”
2005

• Wrote 10 musical themes to accompany role-playing video game prototype
• Transcribed all themes for full orchestra

Honorary Performances

Chant Director – Fauré Requiem – Most Precious Blood Parish, Pittsburgh, PA
2022

• Partnered with Nicholas J. Will and the St. Gregory Institute of Sacred Music for a liturgical performance of Gabriel Fauré’s Requiem in Dm, Op. 48
• Conducted chant Propers of the Mass of the Dead for the scholas of Most Precious Blood Parish and the St. Gregory Institute
• Broadcast regionally on WAOB 106.7 FM

Guest performances of original work “Ave Maria”

• North Penn Chamber Singers – ACDA Eastern Conference – Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Pittsburgh, PA  –  2018
• Bella Voce choral ensemble – Canon-McMillan High School – *Guest conductor  –  2011
• Wellesley Schola Cantorum – Wellesley College  –  2009
• Church of the Nativity – Baltimore, MD  –  2008
• Duquesne University Chamber Singers – Duquesne University  –  2004

Music Director – Saint Paul Cathedral – Pittsburgh, PA
2017

• Selected repertoire for Solemn High Mass in the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite
• Conducted Schola Cantorum, High School Schola, and Pueri Cantorum of St. John XXIII Parish
• Directed chant scholas for all Propers
• Televised nationally on EWTN, streamed online worldwide: over 47,000 views; 1,700 comments; 500 shares

Featured Performer – Franciscan University of Steubenville
2017

• Evangelist/Narrator (solo tenor) for the “St. Mark Passion” by Charles Wood
• Style of English recitative
• Performed with the Schola Cantorum Franciscana; Nicholas J. Will, director

CD Album recorded – “Resurrexit Sicut Dixit”
2016

• Directed and produced album in collaboration with Treelady Studios
• Rehearsed and conducted the Schola Cantorum of St. John XXIII Parish
• Recorded 20 tracks of polyphony and Gregorian Chant
• Performed on 6 tracks
• Album available physically and digitally online; over 300 units and 2,500 digital streams sold

Original work commissioned and performed – Norwin High School

• “The Arrow and the Song” for SAA and Piano – *Guest conductor  –  2015

CD Album recorded – “Christum Natum Adoremus”
2014

• Rehearsed and conducted the Schola Cantorum of St. John XXIII Parish
• Recorded 14 tracks of polyphony and Gregorian Chant
• Performed on 6 tracks
• Album available physically and digitally online; over 300 units and 500 digital streams sold

Guest Conductor and Music Director – Saint Paul Cathedral – Pittsburgh, PA
2012

• Selected repertoire for Mass in the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite
• Conducted Holy Wisdom Latin Mass Schola and Schola Cantorum Franciscana
• Directed chant schola for all Propers

Original work recorded – Pittsburgh, PA
2012

• Composed 3 musical themes for piano in honor of the New York Times Best-Selling book “Outlaw Platoon”
• Performed on all tracks for recording

Original works commissioned and performed – Canon-McMillan High School

• “To Sleep” for TBB and Piano – *Guest conductor  –  2012
• “A White Wave” for SATB and Piano – *Guest conductor  –  2009

Current Projects

• Grandpa and Shorty – military drama – short film
• Fish Out of Sky – adventure – animated film
• Stabat Mater – sacred motet for female choir and strings