I compose music and design sound (often at the same time), mostly for audio documentaries and podcasts, ranging from the garden tour at the Getty Center to Valley of Smoke and work for Western Sound, Audible, Higher Ground, Los Angeles Times, KCRW, etc: theme songs and underscore, as well as the impressionistic use of sound elements to create structure and reinforce narrative.
Some credits include:
Fela Kuti: Fear No Man (New Yorker #1 Podcast of 2025) - Mastering Engineer
Pulse: The Untold Story (Peabody 2025 Winner) - Sound Design, Original Score
Ripple (Peabody 2025 Finalist) - Mixing Engineer/co-Sound Design
Lost Hills: Dark Canyon (Signal award Orig. Score) - Sound Design, Original Score
The Trials of Frank Carson - Sound Design, Original Score
Alphabet Boys - Sound Design, Original Score
The Big Hit Show - Sound Design, Original Score
SAMPLES
Music composed, engineered, and mixed for an installation performance by Clare Whistler in East Sussex, UK exploring invasive plant species. This was for Himalayan Balsam, scourge of the waterways. 5 mins, 2019
One of many favorite sound design moments in the Valley of Smoke series: the opening of an episode about connections between Tehran and Los Angeles. whole episode: 76 mins, 2017
A more narrative opening from Valley of Smoke with lots of fun sound design: my troubled past as an accordion student. whole episode: 77 mins, 2018.
Many entire episodes of Valley of Smoke, which I wrote and sound designed and composed, are now available for free streaming on Bandcamp, including: