Education

Texas Woman’s University
Master of the Arts Equivalency in Music Therapy
Denton, TX || 2010 – 2013

University of North Texas
Bachelor’s of Music Composition
Minor: Music Theory || Concentration: Vocal Performance
Denton, TX || 2000 – 2005

Field Study

Chinese Traditional Folk Music
Guangxi province, People’s Republic of China  ||  2003

Chinese Traditional Culture in Music
Taipei, Taiwan || 2002

Music Therapy Practicum

Ordinary Times Day Club || Alzheimer’s Dementia Day Group
Trinity Presbyterian Church
Denton, TX || Spring 2011

Professional Presentations

Percussion Techniques for Eliminating Phantom Limb Pain
Southwest American Music Therapy Conference
Waco, TX || March, 2011

Additional Courses & Certifications

Protecting Human Research Participants Certification
National Institute of Health, Office of Extramural Research || valid 2011 – 2013

Performance

Music

FILE Electronic Language Festival
Sao Paulo, Brazil || 2009

SoundLab VI – SoundPOOL
Cologne, Germany || 2009

Havok on Halloween, Last Concert Café
Houston, TX || 2008

New Genre XV
Tulsa, OK || 2008

Van Go/Van Go [Senior Recital]
Denton, TX || 2005

Electric LaTex music festival
Houston, TX || 2004

Music & Video

Los Angeles Center for Digital Art
Los Angeles, CA || 2010

Señorita Cinema || Lawndale Art Center
Houston, TX || 2010

opening act for My Life with the Trill Kill Kult || Last Concert Café
Houston, TX || 2009

Westheimer Block Party, headlining with Groggy || Numbers Night Club
Houston, TX || 2009

91.7 KTRU Outdoor Show, opening for Ted Leo & the Pharmacists ||  Rice University
Houston, TX || 2009

Boyle Heights Latina Independent Film Extravaganza || CASA 0101
Los Angeles, CA || 2008

Extremely Shorts 11 || Aurora Picture Show
Houston, TX || 2008

New Genre XV: Tulsa Living Arts || Nightingale Theater
Tulsa, OK || 2008

Dreaming a New Real || Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, NY || 2008

Society for Electronic Music in the US Conference
Salt Lake City, UT || 2008

BigScreen International Film Festival
Kunming, China || 2007

Boyle Heights Latina Independent Film Extravaganza || CASA 0101
Los Angeles, CA || 2007

SPECTRUM || Merrill Ellis Intermedia Theater
Denton, TX || 2007

Think Film || Think Coffee
Brooklyn, NY || 2007

OK Electric || Tulsa Living Arts
Tulsa, OK || 2007

Senorita Cinema || Lawndale Art Center
Houston, TX || 2007

Zingology.com featured Video Artist
Zingology.com || 2007

Electric LaTex || Merril Ellis Intermedia Theater
Denton, TX || 2007

Bands & Ensembles

About This Product  [electronic/experimental]
Houston, TX || 2008 – 2009

OUR  [Zulu Reggae, Latin, Jazz]
Houston, TX || 2007 – 2008

Chang Shi Kuai Che (“The Underground”)  [Chinese & English Rock, Country]
Xiangtan, China || 2006

Mariachi Aguilas  [Mexican traditional]
Denton, TX || 2004 – 2005

South Indian Cross Cultural Ensemble
Denton, TX || 2004

Afro-Cuban Percussion Ensemble
Denton, TX || 2003

Brazilian Percussion Ensemble
Denton, TX || 2003

Flat Bamboo  [traditional Chinese & Western folk]
Denton, TX || 2003 – 2004

The Otts  [Indie Folk Rock]
Denton, TX || 2002 – 2005

University of North TX Women’s Chorus
Denton, TX || 2000 – 2002

University of North TX Grand Chorus
Denton, TX || 2001 – 2002

Soloist, North Houston Youth Chorale
France || 2000

Recordings

Anthropocene || 2009
Etudes || 2007
Van.Go/Van.Go || 2005
EP: Nothing Says Love Like Fish: Live from Norman || The Otts || 2004
Sleep Study No. 001 || 2004

Visual Art Exhibitions, Awards, & Publication

Filament Magazine, photography feature “Brandon”
UK || September 2010

Snap to Grid || Los Angeles Center for Digital Art
Los Angeles || 2009

Festival Miden || Urban (R)evolutions
Kalamata, Greece || 2009

Almost Out of Grace by David Yanez || Book Cover
Kingwood, TX || 2009

Snap to Grid || Los Angeles Center for Digital Art
Los Angeles, CA || 2008

UNICEF State of the World’s Children Report
UNICEF.org || 2007

Prix de la Photographie Paris || People’s Choice Award
Paris, France || 2007

Go Figure || M2 Gallery Group Exhibition
Houston, TX || 2007

Digital Diversity: Honorable Mention || Ventura Artist’s Union Gallery
San Buenaventura, CA || 2007

Snap to Grid, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art
Los Angeles, CA || 2007

A Million Little Pictures || Art House
Decatur, GA || 2007

Thieves Jargon Featured Photo Artist
ThievesJargon.com || 2007

Gallery 19 || 3 month group exhibition
Houston, TX || 2006

Curatorial Experience

Creative Women Unite Annual Film Festival || Houston, TX
Bohemeo’s || March 6-8, 2009
Willow Pump Station  || March 8, 2008

Print Reviews, Interviews, & Publication

SWAMTA Podcast || 2010 Regional Conference
Amarillo, TX || 2010

TXPosure Magazine Featured Artist
TX, LA, OK || 2009

Soundlab VI: SoundPool
Cologne, Germany || 2009

“Have Chocolate, Will Travel”
BootsNAll.com || 2005

Relevant Work Experience

Demand Media Studios
Freelance Writer
Denton, TX || 2009 – 2011

Alarana Atelier
Multimedia Artists Cooperative & Independent Record Label
Director (Online portfolio development, Marketing resources, & booking)
alarana.net || 2005 – 2011

Independent Marketing Contractor
Texas || 2006 – 2011

Chocolate Fountain Houston
Sole Proprietorship: Specialty Catering & Event Services
Houston, TX || 2007 – 2009

Wounded Rabbit Productions
Progressive Live Music Production Company & Record Label || Media, Marketing, Event Management
Houston, TX || 2008 – 2009

Hunan Institute of Engineering
Foreign Expert, International Business School
Xiangtan, China || 2006
~ Business/English as a Second Language instruction || approximately 125 students age 18 – 22
~ Globalization, Business Plan Development, Time Management, Workplace Integrity, Data Analysis & Presentation

Professional Affiliations

Student Association for Music Therapy – Webmaster || 2010 – 2011
http://www.TWUSAMT.org

American Music Therapy Association || 2010 – 2011

Sigma Alpha Iota – Iota Omega Chapter || 2011

American Society of Composers and Musicians || 2006 – 2011

Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the US || 2004 – 2006

University of North Texas Composer’s Forum Co-Chair || 2003 – 05

Community Service

National Association of Teachers of Singing competition || room monitor
Denton, TX || 2011

Keep Denton Beautiful Redbud Festival || Children’s Music Booth
Denton, TX || 2011