RESUME
EARLY CHILDOOD YEARS (NY)
1980’s
1983 Began studying the violin at The Harlem School of the Arts - instructor, Regina Manevich
1987 Featured periodically on Sesame Street
1989 Traveled to Leningrad, Russia as a part of a cultural exchange program with the Harlem School of the Arts
1990’s
HIGH SCHOOL YEARS (NY)
1992 Began studying the piano at The Harlem School of The Arts - instructor, Fima Farberg
1993 Began studying with Julliard Instructor/Violinist, Alexander Yudkovsky
1994 Enrolled into Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts
1996 Began attending The School For Strings - instructor, Alexander Yudkovsky
1996 Joined the Bronx “Trinity Baptist Church Worship Ministry”
1997 Joined the All-City and All-State Symphony Orchestras of New York
1997 Studied Music Business with the “Add Joy To Learning” Program
1997 Joined the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
1997 Winner of the “Essence/Pepsi Music Competition” with classical violin performance
1998 Masterclass with Julliard Instructor/violinist, Dorothy Delay
1998 Enrolled at The State University of New York, Conservatory of Music at Purchase- instructor, Laurie Smuckler
COLLEGE YEARS (NY, DC)
2000’s
2000 Jazz Workshop with jazz trumpeter, John Faddis
2000 Interned at The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP)
2000 Enrolled at Howard University, Music Department
2004 Joined The Negro Ensemble Company, Theater Group
2005 Taught violin with the Noel Pointer Program, Brooklyn Public Schools
2008 Enrolled at Howard University, Mass Communications
2006 Masterclasses with jazz violinist, John Blake Jr.
2009 Founded Sai Musiq - music lessons, music workshops and live performances
PROFESSIONAL YEARS
2010’s,
2020’s
2011 Featured in Creative Loafing Best of Issue, Charlotte, NC
2011 Featured on Charlotte Talks with Mike Collins, NPR
2012 Worked with the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra to secure a Music Grant for Winterfield Elementary School
2012 Joined The Civic Orchestra of Charlotte
2014 Joined The Salisbury Symphony Orchestra