Member Profile

QUALIFICATIONS Accomplished and proven professional musician. Highly motivated self-starter. Demonstrated areas of expertise include composing, arranging/orchestrating, producing, conducting, music calligraphy (copying), instrumental performance, music production, personnel management, budget writing, and time management. Has taught at all levels (beginner to professional). Instruments: electric bass, electric upright bass, trumpet, and guitar. RELEVANT EXPERIENCE 2001 – 2011: Director of Bands and Associate Professor of Music, College of Central Florida, Ocala, Florida Director of Bands; conductor/leader of College Symphonic Band, Patriot Blues Jazz Ensemble and Combo, Brass Ensemble, and Music Theatre Pit Band. Instructor of Music Fundamentals, Music Theory I – IV, and Composition. Section trumpet/electric bassist, and resident composer/arranger for the Ocala Symphony Orchestra. 1996 – 2001: Instrumental Music Teacher, Prince Georges County Public Schools School of employment: Gwynn Park High School, Brandywine, MD. Charged with running the entire instrumental and general music programs. 1992 – 1996: Associate Composer/Producer, Paul Christianson Music, Huntingtown, MD Post scoring and jingle production; copyright research, music librarian, subordinate composing/arranging. Projects include Family Channel promos of 1992, 1993, and 1994. 1973 – 1993: Staff Composer/Arranger, The United States Navy Band, Washington, DC Member of a preferentially manned White House Support Activity. Duties included writing for all of the component groups of the organization, writing and producing PSA jingle spots in support of Navy Recruiting, film scoring in support of Naval Imaging Command, budget writing/supply procurement, and assisting in the music library. OTHER EXPERIENCE *2003 – 2011 Recording Committee Co-Chair, Central Florida Musicians Association, Local 389, Orlando, FL *1980 – PRESENT Freelance composer/arranger/producer and contractor; partial client list is attached as an addendum *1985 – PRESENT Member of BMI (Broadcast Music Incorporated), NYC, (performing rights organization) *1978 – PRESENT The American Federation of Musicians, AFL-CIO, NYC; member of Local 257, Nashville, TN EDUCATION Core Courses in School Administration/Supervision, Bowie State University Master of Music in Composition, The Catholic University of America Arranger’s Workshop/Institute, Eastman School of Music Graduate Studies, Marshall University Bachelor of Science in Music Education, West Virginia State University References and Complete Demo CD Available Upon Request : Partial Client/Project List as an Addendum ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Resume Addendum A Representative List of Credits FILM SCORES and POST SCORING: United States Navy: SITREP 13 The American Red Cross: Common Threads Paul Christianson Music: various projects SYMPHONIC WRITING: The Baltimore Symphony Maestro John Covelli, Binghamton, NY Maestro Alfonso Pollard, Washington, DC Ocala Symphony Orchestra, Ocala, FL Arundel High School Orchestra, Gambrills, MD CONCERT BAND WRITING: The United States Navy Band, Washington, DC College of Central Florida, Ocala, FL Martin Erickson, Tuba Soloist, Lawrence University, Appleton, WI Arundel High School Concert Band, Gambrills, MD Northern High School, Owings, MD Gwynn Park High School, Brandywine, MD JAZZ ENSEMBLE & COMBO WRITING: The Commodores, The United States Navy Band, Washington, DC The Airmen of Note, The United States Air Force Band, Washington, DC Bob Rogers, Boston, MA College of Central Florida, Ocala, FL Arundel High School, Gambrills, MD Gwynn Park High School, Brandywine, MD RECORDING PROJECTS: The Coming; gospel project, arranger and co-producer Wanda, adult contemporary, arranger and artistic producer Roller Coaster Life; adult contemporary, arranger & associate producer Deliver The Word; gospel, arranger/contractor A Voice From Within; contemporary Christian, arranger and producer JINGLE SPOTS FOR RADIO AND TV: Baretta Firearms United States Navy Recruiting (PSA’s) National Public Radio National Association of Life Underwriters Fenwick Inn Family Channel Schulman Buick Hofheimer Shoes Suncraft Decks Carousel Club Donoway Perdue Chicken Bell Atlantic Mark Williams / The Diversity Channel Dolle’s Candyland Dough Roller Pizza O.C. Sneakers Dici Naz Vallegia Horace Hardware Adkins Company Kellum Energy Paul Christianson Music OTHER CLIENTS: Sidney’s Orchestras, Washington, DC Gene Donati Agency, Washington, DC Larry Gatlin and The Gatlin Brothers Gary Morris Roberta Flack Crystal Gayle Patti Austin, Melba Moore, Sally Kellerman (singing as a trio) The Kennedy Center Honors Christmas In Washington Inaugural Gala The Folger Theatre (writing and contracting) The Shakespeare Theatre (writing and contracting) Ford’s Theater (writing) National Theater (writing) The Kennedy Center (writing) BAND LEADER (Professional): Journeymen Lite Jazz (Trio, Quartet, and Quintet) Journeymen Rock ’n’ Soul; Washington, DC and Central Florida Journeymen Little Big Band; Washington, DC and Central Florida Journeymen Vibes/Guitar/Bass Trio; Washington, DC