american composer & pianist, raised in rural Alabama. first trained as a pianist, he studied at the Eastman School of Music under Barry Snyder. as a pianist, he has performed throughout the eastern US and western Europe. after moving to Berlin in 2016, he began his work as a composer. since then, his compositions have been performed in various venues and settings in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, and Spain. he currently resides in Graz, Austria, where he studies composition with Klaus Lang at the Kunstuniversität Graz.