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PERFORMANCE
I
perform with the bands The
Afterlife, Brokeback, and The Loudness War,
and as a solo singer-songwriter. You can hear
samples of my music on my MySpace
page. You can also buy songs from
my six-track EP on iTunes.
(Thanks to one little word in the song "Practice,"
the whole EP is listed as Explicit, but what are
you gonna do?)
In
Chicago, I've performed at Elbo Room, Underground
Lounge, Holiday, Uncommon Ground, and Argo Tea;
as an opening act for Tantalus Theatre and Thunder
& Lightning Ensemble; at several benefit concerts
and events; and in Colonel Ritter's Spectacular
Hour of Wonderment. I've also accompanied private
parties and one incredibly sweet marriage proposal.
(She said yes.)
To be honest, the
lines between music, writing, and performance
get somewhat blurry for me. I have written and
arranged songs for shows in which I was acting:
these things are tough to classify.
Recently
I've played in a number of shows that either count
as outright musicals or underscore the action
with live music:
| Hey!
Mr. Spaceman! |
Acoustic guitar
and keyboard in five-piece rock band |
Strange
Tree Group |
| The
Ballad of the Sad Cafe |
Acoustic guitar and vocals
in three-piece jug band |
Signal
Ensemble Theatre |
| The
Mysterious Elephant |
Acoustic guitar and ukulele |
Strange Tree Group |
SCORING
AND ARRANGEMENT
I've written or arranged songs for these shows.
(If you're interested in my work in this area,
you may also want to check out the information
on Practical Anatomy,
for which I wrote book, lyrics, and (with
Ethan Balis) score.)
| King Phycus |
Full score, live foley
effects, lyric settings |
Strange
Tree Group, d. Ira Amyx |
| Clown Orpheus |
"Lullaby," "Orpheus
and Eurydice" |
FIlament Theatre Company,
d. Omen Sade |
| Chalk |
"Mama's
Gonna Treat You Right," "If Anyone
Sees"
(hear
a sample) |
The
Right Brain Project, d. Nathan
Robbel |
| The Posada Project |
"Dance of the Recently
Departed" (hear
a sample) |
Sansculottes,
d. Tom Horan |
Tuxedo
Love |
"Nest
Building," "Let Me Love You"
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Theatre 5.2.1, d. Laura
Sturm |
| Puss in Boots and
Other Tails |
"Puss in Boots,"
"The Reading Song," incidental music |
Raven
Theatre, d. Frank Merle |
| Screw Love |
"Nice"
(hear
a sample) |
Sansculottes,
d. Terry Selucky |
Patriot
Act III: Rise of the Machines
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"Give
It a Squeeze" (The Squeet Song)
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Sansculottes,
d. Terry Selucky |
| As You Like It |
"Hymen's Song" |
The
Velvet Willies, d. Jeff Harnish |
| The Only Love
Gods (Shakespeare anthology) |
"Hymen's Song,"
"Heigh-Ho, the Holly" |
The
Velvet Willies, d. Jeff Harnish |
A Midsummer Night’s
Dream
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"Lullaby," "Now
Until the break of Day" |
The
Velvet Willies, d. Jeff Harnish |
I also
arranged music and performed with the Washington
University Mosaic Whispers, an award-winning college
a cappella group. My arrangements are on several
of their albums.
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