"the thing that i dug so much about hearing you play is that there is like a certain touch when you hit the string right and the bass kind of says...'bowwwww'. and like if you hit it too hard it doesn't happen and if you hit it too soft it doesn't happen, and last night it kept sounding like 'bowwwwwww' and i was like hell yeah that sounds ****ing good'
-Sam Damask
"I'd never heard such a bizarre cello solo and been so satisfied in my life!"
– Enthusiastic Man at Gig
InShort
Born and raised in East Dallas, attended Arts Magnet 'til Junior Year, graduated from Interlochen Arts Academy in '06 and attended Baldwin-Wallace Conservatory from '06-'10. I play cello, bass, keyboard, synth, percussion, vocal chords, and I'm a composer and producer (Ableton). Hi!
Aside from being the co-founder, co-composer and music director for Skinny Cooks, I'm currently a member of Polyphonic Spree, Alejandro Escovedo Band, Brianne Sargent & Friends--a musical collective of my instruments and I, VP of MTI Music Solutions, producer for Mattie (Michelle) Mystic, bassist for i.Tina, cellist in McKinney Philharmonic, Humid Seminar (with Amber Baker), Jason Davis & Friends, MAGGA ?Tet, Savannah and the Lows and Leoncarlo Canlas Band. I am also a private cello instructor with City Strings & Piano DFW, The Dallas Symphony Orchestra's Young Strings Program and staff bassist and cellist with Hamilton Park UMC.