He received his PhD in Music from the University of Chicago, and his acoustic works have been performed by the New York Philharmonic, eighth blackbird, Pacifica Quartet, Aspen Contemporary Ensemble, Spektral Quartet, Minnesota Orchestra and the New York Youth Symphony Chamber Music Program. His electronic works have been presented at the University of South Florida and the Aries Composers Festival (Fort Collins, CO). A native of Massachusetts, he holds a masters’ degree from the Eastman School of Music and a bachelors’ degree from Yale University.