While studying at Bard College[1] he played in jazz groups, wrote and performed experimental music for dance and joined the chamber choir that specialized in the works of Renaissance composer Josquin des Prez.
After school he steeped himself in the worlds of Brian Eno, tape loops and musique concrète while working on his first commissioned piece, A Porcelain Dream, for modern dance troupe Floorplay.
Moving to New York City he began an extended period of composing in every possible format for thousands of television commercials while collecting multiple Clio and AICP awards.
[3] He created the Zoar project, a series of dark atmospheric albums, with guitarist Peter Rundquist and cellist Erik Friedlander.
[8] He has composed scores for numerous films including Joan Stein's Oscar nominated One Day Crossing, Alexander Olch's The Windmill Movie, Michael Tully's Ping Pong Summer and Sophia Takal's Always Shine.