Recent Musical History:
Peninsula Symphony
Culver City Symphony
Marina del Rey Summer Symphony.
Cypress Pops Orchestra
Bellflower Symphony
Moravian Church Trombone Choir, Downey, CA
CSULB Trombone Choir
Lyric Opera of Los Angeles
Butterfield Brass Quintet (West Los Angeles)
Peninsulans and Dan Walker Jazz Bands
Gene Manson Trombones and South Bay Bones (Trombone Quintets)
Currently studying with:
Mike Hoffman (Principal Trombonist, Pacific Symphony and San Diego Symphony)
Formerly Studied with:
Dan Platus (Jazz Piano Protégé of Paul Smith)
Jeff Reynolds (Los Angeles Philharmonic)
Bob Sanders (Pacific Symphony)
Robert Simmergren (Long Beach Symphony)
Norm Flemming (Professor of Music, California State University, Northridge)
Paul Keen (Stan Kenton, Don Ellis Jazz bands, Music Director, Holiday on Ice)
Bill Booth (Los Angeles Opera)
Hal Diner (First Trombone, Academy Awards Orchestra, Benny Goodman Orchestra)
Brian Chung (MA Piano Performance, Guildhall School of Music, London)
Debbie Johnson (MA Piano Performance, California State University, Long Beach, CA)
Emily Yerbury (Juillard Graduate School of Music, NYC, Voice & Drama Professor, Julius Harrt College of Music)
Lisa Semko (Ray Conniff Singers, studied with Karen Carpenter, and she soloed at Karen's funeral)
Lisa Haley ( GRAMMY Nominee, Best Zydeco or Cajun Music, my first vocal teacher)
Karl Rashkes (my first trombone teacher, Madison Jr. High, North Hollywood, CA)
Dean Stewart (Boston Symphony, Alhambra Radio Orchestra Conductor, my 1st piano teacher, my grandfather)
Other Composers Worked With:
Kevin Miller (guitar, vocals)
Anchor Mejans (vocals)
Douglas Rich (vocals)
Curtis Hildebrand (guitar, vocals)
Duane Abner (vocals, keyboards)
Tim Fluarty (synthesizers, digital samplers)
Other Experiences:
Director/Trombonist of the Marineland Band
Principal Trombonist of Peninsula Symphony
Trombonist, Compton and Beach Cities Symphonies
Keyboardist and Trombonist in the rock band, Alice, I Wonder (Monica Page's band)
Recorded trombone & synthesizer in studio for Painting Over Picasso and Trip to Bountiful
Member of 20th Annual California All-State Honor Band
Member of All-Southern California Honor Band and Orchestra
1st Trombone of California State University, Los Angeles First Chair Honor Band
Member of 7th Annual Burbank Jazz Festival All-Stars
Recipient, South Torrance High School Spartan Laurels, Music – Instrumental
Elected Best Musician by Senior Class.
Trombonist, in The Esquires Jazz Band
BS Electrical Engineering, California State University, Long Beach, CA
MA Counseling Psychology, Trinity College of Graduate Studies, Anaheim, CA
Other sources for good references:
Helene Mirich Spear and Pat Mackie (Music Contractors in the Los Angeles area)
Loren Marsteller (performed with numerous major orchestras, including Los Angeles Philharmonic)
Peter Brown (Long Beach Symphony)
"Golly Gee Whiz"
Arnie Stanton plays on a Shires Trombone
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