[2] He continued his education at The Dartington International Summer School of Music in Devon, England then studied film composition at the University of Southern California.

He began writing original compositions, both instrumental and vocal, and creating his own arrangements of jazz standards.

Under his own label, Virillion Music, he recorded “Long Way Home” in 2003, a collection of jazz-infused piano solos.

In 2006 he recorded Christmas Time, jazz-inspired holiday collection of new works and new arrangements of traditional songs.

In addition to his original pieces, his repertoire as a singer and pianist includes his own arrangements of jazz standards and songs from the Great American Songbook, plus contemporary favorites.