Hello 

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I'm a composer and I live in a very old farmhouse in a small town in central New Jersey. I grew up in Aotearoa New Zealand and my childhood bedroom in Hamilton was occupied before me by Richard O'Brien (who wrote the Rocky Horror Picture Show). I hope I get to meet him one day.

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Along with Shelley Washington and Maria Kaoutzani, I'm co-founder of Kinds of Kings, a composer collective focused on amplifying and advocating for under-heard voices. We have an album out with ~Nois called Kinds of ~Nois.

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Before moving to the US I worked in arts administration and project management for almost a decade. I've lived in Austria, England, France, and Japan. In addition to my music degrees, I also have a degree in English Literature, and any time I get to interact with writers and theatre people I find myself in my happy place. I write for I Care if You Listen and teach at NYU Steinhardt and precept at Princeton University. Once upon a time I studied industrial design; I mostly use the skills I learned to do graphic design. 

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What I'm up to

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I'm writing my PhD dissertation on cultural haunting in the music of Julia Wolfe. I've just finished a mixed percussion solo with electronics for Megan Arns called Please Explain it to Me <3 and a horror-comedy oratorio called A Strange Power about love, sex, pregnancy, birth and death for Charlotte Mundy, Sputter Box, Aaron Wolff, and Isabelle O'Connell. Next up I'm going to be writing some more percussion music, a saxophone duet, a saxophone + electronics piece, and my first ever piece for wind ensemble.

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If you are Richard O'Brien or just want to get in touch, email me.

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You can find my formal biography for programmes and things here.