Education
"In 1997, I was working at Metropolis studio
near
Chicago. I told
Reggi Hopkins, one of the studio managers, that all of our interns were
pretty horrible at their jobs. He shrugged and told me to train
them. I said I would, and I got
to work formulating a training program. Metropolis had multiple
recording rooms, a
sound
stage, and several rehearsal rooms. There were a
lot of people around. Many of them got wind of the schooling
going on, and wanted to participate. Reggi saw an
opportunity to create what later became Music
Industry Workshop.
Metropolis closed in 1998. Reggi called me in February of
2002, to ask me if I waned
to start teaching again. He had launched MIW as a full-time
venture, now based at Al Ursini's Studio Chicago.
I
developed
a full curriculum
for
MIW,
and
taught
there
almost
every weekend
from 2002 into 2010.
In 2007, I became aware of the new Tribeca
Flashpoint Media Arts
Academy, a cutting edge college in downtown Chicago.
My
experience
at
MIW
combined
with
my
extensive
music
recording
background
made
me
a natural to join their faculty. I
began
teaching
there
as an adjunct
in
February
of
2008,
and joined
full-time in
September of 2009.
I have a strong passion for education. I believe that inspiring
the young people of our society and helping them to develop their minds
is a crucial responsibility that is shamefully neglected far too
often. By working as an educator, I believe that I am doing my
part to strengthen the foundation of our future. Working with
passionate, motivated kids such as the ones I see at Tribeca Flashpoint
is a real pleasure."