As a student at Harvard and Brandeis, Tec studied music composition with composers Eric Chasalow, David Lewin, John Corigliano, and Peter Lieberson.
Prior to his work in film, Tec was the founder and artistic director of New Opera Theatre Ensemble, a Boston-based improvisational opera company which mounted new work in such venues as The Boston Public Library and The Charles Hayden Planetarium at Museum of Science, Boston.
[2][3][4] All the Rage was seen by John Tilley at the 1997 Los Angeles gay and lesbian film festival, Outfest, and brought to Mike Thomas, who with Marcus Hu had founded Strand Releasing.
[6][7][8] After his move to New York City in 2000, Tec continued his work in theatre, mounting shows such as Bodily Function, which was produced at The Culture Project, and The Wreck Behind Us at the Duplex.
Tec's film We Pedal Uphill is a tapestry of Post-9/11 America, released in 2008 by Cinevolve Studios.