I recently graduated from Juilliard and now I play first trumpet in the Jacksonville Symphony. I also am part of a music duo called Melodica Men (https://www.facebook.com/Melodicamen/?ref=br_rs) and we make covers of classical music, disney music, movie music and pop music. I do a bunch of traveling for auditions to other orchestras and also my musical duo travels a lot.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I have to travel a lot for auditions for other professional orchestras and I also have to travel a lot with my duo Melodica Men. https://www.facebook.com/Melodicamen/?ref=br_rs

Interests

• music festivals
• music
• live music
• classical music
• science fiction
• symphony
• stevie wonder
• elton john
• billy joel

Music, Movies, and Books

Favorite movie music has to be something by John Williams, or Hans Zimmer. Those two men are geniuses at capturing the story in music. John Williams is very complex and Hans Zimmer is the exact opposite and yet they are both so perfect in their own right. I love Zelda, Lord of the Rings, Interstellar(and all Nolan movies), Star Wars, Gladiator, and so many others. I'm a big fan of science fiction and fantasy but I also love dystopian stories like the show Black Mirror.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've traveled all around the world. Canada, China, Thailand, Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Israel, France, and Italy. Still a lot more work to do but I am very grateful for all that I've seen in my life.

I've performed 8 times at Carnegie Hall. I've performed with the Boston Symphony and with the Boston Pops.

Teach, Learn, Share

I love sharing music with people. There are so many compelling styles of music and everyone seems to have at least one common link.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I love meeting new people and sharing life with them. So I would share all of my life experiences and try and learn as much as a I can from all of my hosts. I'm easy to get along with so I'm sure we would find some common ground that we could talk about and both enjoy each others company.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, China, Dominican Republic, France, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States