Orquesta Pachanga, Descarga de Mi Corazon, Fuego Records. Composed
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Jay Utah Lawrence Curriculum Vitae 711 Hidden Manor Circle Lehi, UT 84043 801-808-7184
[email protected] jaylawrencedrums.com CURRENT POSITIONS and ACTIVITIES 1996-present
1998-present
2004-present
2009-present 2009-present 2007-present
2005-present 2001-present 2000 -present 1999 -present 1995-present 1990-present 1988-present 1980-present 1997-present
Guest Lecturer, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah Music 284, Jazz Improvisation 1 Music 384, Jazz Improvisation 2 Music 485, Jazz Composition and Arranging Music 160R, 260R, 359R, Private Percussion Music 331R, Jazz Combo Instruction, (Director 2004–2007) Composer and Member of Faculty Jazz Quintet Q’d Up Director of Percussion, Snow College, Ephraim, Utah Percussion Methods and Pedagogy Percussion Ensemble Private Applied Instruction Combo Coaching Private Applied Instructor, Utah Valley University, Orem, Utah Director of Jazz Combos Jazz Improvisation Co-President, Jazz Hang Records Co-President, Aria Mallet Keyboards Percussion Division Coordinator, Cannonball Musical Instruments Traveled to Taiwan to design three lines of drum sets with successful completion of the prototypes Faculty Member, Juilliard Goes to the Mountains, summer jazz camps Staff Instructor, BackBeats Drums and Backline Host Drummer and Backline, The Salt Lake City International Jazz Festival President, LIJA Music Inc. Founder of Jazz SLC Concert series, Currently on Board of Directors, Backline Provider, GAM Foundation Lead Agent, Utah Music and Events, utahmusicandevents.com Drummer, Salt Lake City Jazz Orchestra Composer Recording Artist Tantara, Shadow Mountain, Jazz Hang Records, Origin, Blujazz
1980-present
Studio Recording Session Musician in the following studios, as well as others: LA East Recording Studio, Salt Lake City LDS Motion Picture Studio, Provo Rosewood Recording Studio, Provo Soularium Recording Studio, Utah County Platinum Lab Studio, Bountiful KJAZZ Recording Studio, Salt Lake City June Audio, Provo Studio 1, Salt Lake City Counterpoint Studio, Salt Lake City Brunson Brothers, Provo Record Lab, Provo Four Floors, Salt Lake City Rotosonic Sound, Salt Lake City Barking Pig, Salt Lake City
PAST POSITIONS 1999-2013
1988-2012
2001-2012 2009-2010 1998-2003 1997-2008 1996-2001 1991-1994 1993-1995 1985 1981-1986 1980-1980 1974-1976 1972-1974
Part Time Faculty, Brigham Young University Idaho, ID Private Applied Lessons, Jazz Lab Band Director Director of Combos, Jazz Theory Clinician at Annual BYUI Jazz Festival Member of the Faculty Jazz Quintet - Out of Nowhere Assistant Professor, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT Private Applied Instruction Member of Faculty Groups Redtet and The Underpaid Professors Big Band Clinician/Adjudicator, Bands of America Director of Music, American Leadership Academy, Spanish Fork, UT Instructor, History of Jazz, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT Drummer/Percussionist/Arranger, Enoch Train Applied Associate Faculty, Westminster College, Salt Lake City, UT President, Salt Lake Jazz Society Founding President, Jazz Arts of the Mountain West Instructor of Percussion, Sierra Nevada College, NV House Percussionist, Sahara Reno/Reno Hilton, NV House Percussionists, Caesar’s Tahoe, NV House Percussionist, Sahara Tahoe, NV Percussionist, Johnny Russell Relief Band, NV
EDUCATION 2013 1980 1975
Bachelor of Science, Music, Summa Cum Laude, Utah Valley University, Orem,UT Brigham Young University, Provo, UT Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA
INSTRUMENTS All Mallet Keyboards, Timpani, other Concert Percussion, Drumset, World Percussion PRIVATE STUDY Felton Hickman Jr., Ron Falter, Gerry Genuario, Rich Havens, Michael Spiro, Gary Chafee, Alan Dawson, Ramon Banda, Alex Acuna, Rudi Rodarte, Walfredo Reyes Sr., John Santos, Jeff Hamilton, Kenny Clare, David Garibaldi, Gregory Hutchinson, Jimmy Branly, Ted Wolfe PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Percussive Arts Society International Convention Conferences: 2010 Indianapolis, 2008 Austin Convention Center, Austin, Texas; 2006 Austin Convention Center, Austin, Texas; 2005 Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, Ohio; 2002, Susan Powell, Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, Ohio; 1997, Theresa Dimond, Disneyland Hotel, Anaheim, California; 1995, J.B. Smith. Phoenix Civic Plaza, Phoenix, Arizona; 1988, Genaro Gonzalez, Henry Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio, Texas International Association for Jazz Education Conferences: from 1994 to 2007 in New York City, excepting 2000 in New Orleans, 2003 in Toronto, and 2005 in Long Beach, CA Stan Kenton Music Camp, 1975, CA Brigham Young University Jazz Camp, 1974, UT Studied with Jamey Aebersold, Dan Hearle, David Baker Ludwig International Percussion Symposium Eau Claire, Wisconsin, 1974 Studied with Joe Morello, Carmine Appice, David Friedman, Roy Haynes, Al Payson, and Mitch Markovich ORCHESTRAL/CONCERT PERCUSSION EXPERIENCE Utah Symphony, Programs of Ravel, Bernstein, Lisa Vroman, Bravo Broadway with Jerry Steichen, Nicole Parker, Emily Rozek, etc., Regular Extra, 1989–Present Orchestra at Temple Square, Christmas Programs, 2008–2009, The West Side Story Suite, 2011 Estonia Symphony, Tour of Scandinavia, featured performer, 2002 Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, featured performer, Scotland, England, 2002 Repertoire Dance Theater Utah Chamber Artist Ballet West, Age of Anxiety, Bernstein, 1990 Reno Percussion Quartet Reno Philharmonic, 1973–1985 Nevada Opera Guild, 1974–1976 Brass Choir, Music Educators National Conference, invited timpanist, Tucson, Arizona, 1973
WORLD PERCUSSION EXPERIENCE Cuban Percussion, frequent and numerous performances and recordings with Orquesta Pachanga, Fuego, Rumba Libre African, Brazilian, Celtic, Asian, and other Percussion, frequent and numerous performances and recordings with Enoch Train, Lark and Spur, Klezbros, Kelly Eisenhour, and Q’d Up PUBLICATIONS A Compendium of Jazz Improvisation Text book and play-along for music students at Brigham Young University Rhythm Reading a Practice Manual, LIJA Music The Drummers Workbook, Think Fast Communications, Endorsed by: Carl Allen, Artistic Director of Jazz Studies, Julliard School, New York City Terreon Gully, performed with Lauryn Hill, Meshell Ndegeocello, Stefon Harris, Diane Reeves and Christian McBride Alex Acuna, legendary drummer and Latin percussionist The above manuals are currently being used as core curriculum at Arts West, Boise Idaho; Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah; Snow College, Ephraim UT; Brigham Young University - Hawaii, La’ie Hawaii; Brigham Young University - Idaho, Rexburg ID The African Influence on Music in the Americas, LIJA Music How to Make Six Figures in the Music Business, LIJA Music “The Music of Spain,” Jazz Voice 7, no. 2 (1991) “A Selected Latin Jazz Discography,” Jazz Voice 6, no. 3 (1990) Percussion Techniques, Instructional DVD, C. Alan Publications, 2005, (Participating Performer) Liner Notes, Temporary Measures, Night Waves, 2011 HONORS AND AWARDS Award of Distinction (1st place), for original composition, This Monument of Faith, Hymn category worldwide competition, 2012 Daily Herald Feature Cover story, October, 2012 Recorded in Bloomington, Indiana as a member of an All-Star Ensemble with Max Marshall and musicians nationwide, May, 2011 Commission as Utah Arts Council Jazz Composer, 2009 Recipient of KUER “Voice of Jazz,” 1999 Award for Outstanding Contributions to Music in Utah and Featured Soloist – Music Educators National Conference, 2006 Don Oscarson commission to write a special arraignment of the “Star Spangled Banner”, 2011 James Harrison’s, “Drumming Influence” Recognition, Dec., 2012 Multiple Pearl Awards for Best Instrumental Album, Best Arrangements, etc. with Enoch Train, 1999–2006 Utah’s Favorite Jazz Drummer, Space Agency Peer Poll, 1995 Recipient of Utah Arts Council Grant, 1995
“Best Drummer in Utah,” The Private Eye Weekly annual music poll, 1994 Recipient of Utah Arts Council Grant, 1993 “Best Drummer in Utah,” The Private Eye Weekly annual music poll, 1993 “Best Drummer,” Reno International Jazz Festival, 1975 Scholarship Winner to Stan Kenton Music Camp for “Best Drummer” Sacramento Jazz Festival, 1974 Reno Police Department Talent Contest, First Place Winner, 1973 Featured in the book, “Utah State of the Arts,” 1993 Featured in Percussive Notes, “People in Percussion” Issue 15 (winter 1977), pg 20 CREATIVE ACHIEVEMENTS “Sweet Lime” recording by the Jay Lawrence Quartet ranked at #7 on the “Jazz Times Weekly” North American radio airplay chart, 2012 Guest Artist, Brigham Young University - Hawaii Faculty World Improv Band “Crosscurrent,” 2010 Featured Guest Artist, Salt Lake Symphony with Jerry Floor, Craig Larson, Matt Larson, University of Utah, Salt Lake City UT, 2010 Featured Drummer, performing as part of the Utah Steel Band Festival, Juan Diego Catholic High School, Draper, UT, Andy Narell, February 2012, Liam Teague, 2013 Featured Artist, Mormon Tabernacle Choir Christmas Concerts, Mack Wilberg Conductor, Salt Lake City Utah, including Ring Christmas Bells with Brian Stokes Mitchell 2008, and the Most Wonderful Time of the Year with Natalie Cole 2009, Tribute to the Armed Forces, 2011 recorded, videotaped and broadcast internationally Featured Artist, International Association for Jazz Education Conference with Kelly Eisenhour and Bob Mintzer, New York City, New York, 2007 Concert for IAJE Summit in Park City with Shelly Berg and Rodney Whittaker Featured Performer at numerous Governor Gala’s Featured Performer at numerous Gateway Series Concerts Featured Drummer at many Murray City Arts Council sponsored Concerts Featured Entertainment at the Shakespeare Festival, Cedar City, UT Resident Drum Set Performer, Utah Arts Festival Commissioned Composition Concerts, 1999–2013 House Drummer, International Trombone Convention, Numerous Artists, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT House Drummer, International Festival for Clarinets, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT House Drummer, International Festival for Harpists, Westminster College, Salt Lake City, UT House Drummer, International Convention for Double Reeds, Brigham Young University, UT Featured Drummer, “Four Generations of Jazz Fiddle,” Egyptian Theatre, Ogden, UT Featured Artist, Excellence in the Community Concerts, many appearances including Westminster and Grand Theatre, Salt Lake Community College, Salt Lake City, Utah, Salt Lake Convention Center and the Gallivan Center Salt Lake City, UT Featured Entertainment (Jay Lawrence Quartet) KSL, Bruce Lindsey retirement party Featured Artist, Temple Square Concert Series, Assembly Hall, Salt Lake City, UT Concert with Cyrus Chestnut and Jeff Campbell for Sponsors party, Park City International Jazz Festival House Drummer, Up Close with Lex de Azevedo Guest Soloist, Snow College Jazz Band, 1998, Ephraim, UT Guest Soloist, Utah Valley Symphony with Enoch Train, Provo Tabernacle, Provo, UT Guest Soloist, Rix Stix, BYU-Idaho Percussion Ensemble, 2008
Co-Founder with Lou Fine, Park City International Jazz Festival, later known as the Fidelity Investments Park City Jazz Festival, 1990’s Headlined Concert, Jay Lawrence Quartet, Rocksprings Wyoming, 2007 Opening Act as Director of the Fuego Salsa Band, “The Red Hot Fourth,” Fireworks Celebration, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 2002 Featured Performance with Kelly Eisenhour, Vero Beach, FL Enoch Train Performances (drums, vibes, xylophone, tabla, congas, dumbek, bodhran, piano, Russian spoons), Utah Valley State College, Orem, UT, September, 1999 Enoch Train Performance, Freedom Festival and parade Numerous Performances with Enoch Train: Layton Amphitheatre, Murray Park Amphitheatre, Salt Palace, University of Nevada Las Vegas Member, All-Star Percussion Ensemble performing with Bob Becker, Utah Day of Percussion Member, All-Star percussion Ensemble performing the music of John Cage, Twentieth Century Music Concert, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT Numerous Performances with the Brigham Young University Faculty Jazz Quintet, now known as Q'd Up, including Summerfest, SCERA Concert Series, Autumnfest (Ogden), General and Honors Education Series, Provo Arts Series, Mapleton City Concert Series, Jazz at the Hilton, Weber State Jazz Festival, etc., 1996 – 2013 Performance at the Park City International Music Festival, July, 1998, with Q’d Up Performance at the Park City International Music Festival, July, 1997, with Rob Walker and the Allegro All Stars Feature Performance, Jay Lawrence Quartet SLC International Jazz Festival, 2007 Director and Founder with Michael T. MacKay, GAM Foundation, Jazz at the Capitol Concerts Producer, Sponsor, and Drummer, “Battle of the Saxes,” Snowbird Jazz Festival, UT, 1996 Numerous Performances with Kurt Bestor, including NuSkin Convention, Delta Center; Prized Horse show, Park City; Governors Gala, Grand America, Salt Lake Convention Center Orchestra Contractor, GAM Foundation Jazz Concert Series, including John Pizzarelli, Abravanel Hall; Holly Hoffman, Jazz at the Sheraton, etc. Performances with Tad Calcara and the New Deal Swing Band, including Benny Goodman Centennial, Artie Shaw Concert, Park City Summer Series, Deer Valley, Utah Symphony, etc. Performances with the JAM Big Band, the Joe Muscalino Band, the Mel Hall Band, the Ray Smith Big Band, the Bob Bowden Orchestra, and dozens more Performer with the Lawrence Welk Show, Arthur Duncan, and Henry Questa, Dixie Center, St. George, UT Performance at Stern Grove, San Francisco Jazz Festival, 1972 Director, Super Band, a Utah high school all-star band, 1993-1997 Synthesis and the Synthesis 30 Year Anniversary Alumni All-Star Band Concert, for broadcast on BYU Television, March, 2004 Shriners’ Circus, 1989 Performed the “Danny Thomas Show” for Governors of all 50 states and Vice-president Spiro T. Agnew Concert for the Prime Minister of Samoa, the King of Tonga, and King of Fiji with “The Last Dispensation” Sesquicentennial Celebration Synthesis Performance with President Spencer W. Kimball in attendance Founder and Host, Utah Drum Camp, 2003 & 2004 Performer, 2002 Winter Olympics Bid Announcement Party, the African Nations Party, and several other sponsor parties
Invited Lecturer, Jazz at the Hilton Series Pre-Concert Lectures, for Milt Jackson, Jeff Hamilton, and Eddie Palmieri Drum Battles with Ed Shaughnessy (Snowbird) and Louis Bellson (Cottonwood High school) ABRIDGED RECORDING PORTFOLIO Jay Lawrence Quartet, Sweet Lime, Jazz Hang Records, With Bob Shepherd, Tamir Hendelman and John Clayton. Composer of tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8 and 10; reached #7 on the Jazz Week U.S.A. radio airplay chart Jay Lawrence Trio, Thermal Strut, OA2 Records, with Tamir Hendelman and Lynn Seaton Composer of tracks 1 and 8; album played internationally and in top ten jazz albums of 2006 by several East Coast disc jockeys Jay Lawrence and Friends, When I Look at You, LIJA Music Featuring the artistry of Joey DeFrancesco, Composed track 7 and arranged tracks 4 and 12 Jay Lawrence and Friends, Creative Endeavors, Starfield Records Composed all tracks Kelly Eisenhour featuring Bob Mintzer, Seek and Find, Blujazz Records All drums and vibe solos on tracks 4 and 6; composition and Brazilian percussion on track 11 Kelly Eisenhour, Now You Know, Independent Drums Kelly Eisenhour, One Believing Man, Independent Drums Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square with Natalie Cole, Mack Wilberg, Conductor, The Most Wonderful Time of the Year, Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Drum set, orchestral and ethnic percussion Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square with Brian Stokes Mitchell, Mack Wilberg, Conductor, Ring Christmas Bells, Mormon Tabernacle Choir Drum, dumbek solo on track 5 Kurt Bestor, The Lamb of God, Shadow Mountain Timpani and orchestral percussion Crosscurrent, Pacific Tinge, Jazz Hang Records Producer, drums, Polynesian and Latin percussion, mallet keyboard solos and arrangement on track 6 Enoch Train, Shall We Gather, Joyspring Records Drums, piano, percussion, co-arranger on tracks 5, 7, and 9 Enoch Train, Set Sail, Joyspring Records Drums, spoons, African percussion, vibes, Navajo vocals and co-arranged tracks 2 and 8 Enoch Train, Enoch Train, Joyspring Records Drums and percussion Enoch Train, O Come Little Children, Joyspring Records Drums and all percussion; co-arranger on tracks 3 and 9 Enoch Train, Holiday Wishes, Excel Entertainment Arranged track 4 Max Marshall, Instant Camaraderie, Jazz Hang Records Drums Tad Calcara and the New Deal Swing Band Drums
Clive Romney and Alex Boye, I Want to Be A Missionary Now, Shadow Mountain Records World, orchestral and marching percussion and percussion arrangements Young Ambassadors, Broadway Rhythm, Tantara Records Drums, percussion Q’d Up, Quintessence, Jazz Hang Records Composed tracks 2, 4, 5, and 11; co-composed track 10 and 12 Drums, percussion Q’d Up, Q’d Up 3, Tantara Records Composed tracks 1, 3, 4, 7, 9 and 13; arranged tracks 2 and 11; co-composed track 8 Drums, percussion Q’d Up, with guest vocalist Kelly Eisenhour, Sq’d Horizons, Tantara Records Composed track 4, 7 and 10; arranged track 6 and 8 Drums, percussion Q’d Up, Q’d Up, Tantara Records Drums and vibes Q’d Up, Jazz Banquet, Tantara Records Composed disk one, track 8 and disk two, track 6; arranged disk two track 3 Drums Salt Lake City Jazz Orchestra, Sugar, Four Floors Productions Produced by Jay Lawrence, Featuring guest artists Chuck Findley, Ira Nepus and Tom Garvin Drums, percussion and vibraphone Solo AV8, Working Man, Open Wire Music Co-producer, co-composed all tunes, and contracted musicians; horn arrangement on track 3 and string arrangement on track 4, Drums, percussion The Mick Rhodes Band, Shakapopoulis, Open Wire Music Producer, contractor, and co-composed tracks 1 through 8, Drums The Mick Rhodes Band, One More Road, Open Wire Music Producer, contractor, and co-composed tracks 1,2,3,4,5,6,8 and 9, Drums, percussion Kascade, Atmosphere, Vibes solo on “Take Your Mind Off” Sandi Griffiths, Counting My Blessings, Embryo Records Percussion Jeff and Michael McLean, Something’s Changed, Shadow Mountain Drums Hersch Bullen and Tom Garvin, Confirmation, Night Life Records Drums and percussion Aaron Ashton. Split the Difference, Independent Drums, vibes, ethnic percussion, “found trash” percussion, and rhythm arrangements Steve James. Take A Stand. Something Good, Inc. Horn arrangement on track 2 and big band arrangement on track 9 Steve and Lisa James. Return to Christmas. Hall & James Productions Big band arrangement track 4 and 9 Larry Jackstien, Richard Rogers, Cuban Fire, MacJack Productions Drums Greg Simpson, Seven Wonders, Highway Records Percussion
Curtis Woodbury, Curtis Woodbury, Jazz Hang Records Drums and contracting The Greg Floor Quintet, The Grand Inquisitor, Four Floors Productions Drums Jared J. Morgan, As Time Goes By, Independent Drums and vibes David Edwards, Tipping Pictures, Third Watch Records Drums Cathy Rae Petrus, The Nearness of You, Independent Drums Hilary Weeks, Chrismas Time, Shadow Mountain Drums Snow College Jazz Orchestra/Snow College Jazz Faculty, A Place in the World, Horne Vibes Lynda, Will You Remember, Swansea Records Drums Brijj, Crossover, LIJA Music Composed tracks 3, 4, 8 and 9; drums, vibes and Yoruba percussion Bridjj, Beat the Rats, BRIDJJ Productions Drums and vibes; composed tracks 3 and 7 Tri-Destiny, Dragon Wine, Independent Drums Laura MacNeill featuring Bob Bailey, Many Shades of Blue, Independent Drums Heartbound, Magical Moments, Heartbound Drums Shelton, Up On Market Street, Independent Drums and Latin percussion Shaun Barrowes, Big Bang Theory, Orlando Horn contracting and Drums Steven Kapp Perry, Far Into the Heart, Prime Recordings Drums on “Different Drummer” and “Nobody Knows How toWaltz Anymore” Four, On a Warm Summer’s Evenin’, Jazz Hang Records Drums, Latin percussion, consultation on arrangements Orquesta Pachanga, Descarga de Mi Corazon, Fuego Records Composed tracks 1, 2 and 4; timbales, drums, and other Latin percussion; producer & contractor BYU-Idaho Faculty Sextet, On the Other Hand, Independent Composed track 4, Drums Rivendell Jazz Trio, Tears for an Iraqi Child, Boise Productions Drums Salt Lake City Jazz Orchestra, Great Moments in Jazz/Salt Lake City International Jazz Festival, JAM and Four Floors Productions with Ernie Andrews, Phil Woods, Spanky Wilson, Eddie Daniels, Barbra Morrison, Kevin Mahogany, and Chuck Findley Jack Wood, The Gal That Got Away, WoodWorks Music Drums
Jack Wood featuring Salt Lake City Jazz Orchestra, Gypsy in My Soul, WoodWorks Music Drums Jack Wood with Doug MacDonald, Come To Me, WoodWorks Music Frequent radio air play on the West Coast Janet Todd, Accordion Digital Magic, Independent Rhythm arrangement/percussion feature on track 9; Drums and percussion Music Shoppe, A Timpanogos Christmas, Timpanogos Singer Songwriter Alliance Drums Craig Larson Trio, Day By Day, Larson Jazz Drums Valerie Capers and John Robinson, Wagner Takes the A Train, BYU Broadcasting Drums and mallet keyboards Alan Brock, Christmas with Friends, Brock Productions Inc. Co-produced and co-composed track; arranged tracks 7, 9 and 10; musician contracting Rich Dixon and John Hancock, Painted Canyons, Independent African percussion Julie de Azevedo, Pray For Rain, Highway Records Pop rock percussion Kay Hicks Ward, The Children’s Room, Ward Winning Productions Drums, percussion Non-Stop, Non-Stop’s Greatest Hits, Non Stop Productions Drums, orchestral and ethnic percussion Promotional Recordings, Commercial Jingles and Miscellaneous Library projects for Non Stop Productions and Warner/ Chappell, 1987-2012, Percussion Larry Bastian, Happy Hymns, Joyspring Records Timpani and orchestral percussion Luce Black, Solitude, Independent Drums Macmillan/McGrawHill Publishers song project, Share the Music, for all public schools in the United States and Canada TOURING EXPERIENCE 2001-2006
1999 1996 1990-1993
1989-1991
Enoch Train: Hollywood Bowl’s Anson Ford Theatre, University of Nevada, Las Vegas and numerous concert halls in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Scotland, and England The Moody Blues with the Utah Symphony: Outreach concerts, Utah and Idaho James Moody and Marlena Shaw, Jazz concerts in Denver, CO, etc. Chris LeDoux: Many concerts on several dozen tours of Texas, Colorado, California, Nevada, Wyoming, and Utah, including a show at the Cocky Bull, Victorville, California with Garth Brooks opening for us The Osmonds: Several dozen shows during tours of Canada, Pennsylvania, Florida, including shows with Donny Osmond at the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim California, Dollywood, TN and a satellite uplink from Las Vegas
1976 and 1977
Liberace: Thirty six weeks of touring on the east coast from Florida to Rhode Island, throughout French Canada (Montreal, Ottawa, Hamilton, Toronto, etc.) Amphitheaters at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center; Saratoga Springs, New York; and the Garden State Arts Center in Holmdel, New Jersey. “Theatres in the Round” Cleveland, Ohio, Phoenix, Arizona and many others. Four months at the Las Vegas Hilton Hotel.
OPENING ACT PERFORMANCES Spyro Gyra, Michael Martin Murphy, Bill Cosby, Hermetto Pascoal, Sonny Rollins, Sergio Mendez, The Heath Brothers, John Scofield and others PRODUCTION SHOWS PERFORMED Razzle Dazzle Reno Hilton, Hello Hollywood MGM Grand, Rhythm on Ice Sahara Reno MUSICAL THEATER SHOWS PERFORMED AND/OR RECORDED, 1987-present MT Pit: A Christmas Carol, A Tale of Two Cities, Aida, All Shook Up, Annie, Annie Get Your Gun, Beauty and the Beast, Big, Big River, Brigadoon, Bye, Bye Birdie, Carousel, Cats, Children of Eden, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Crazy for You, Curtains, Damn Yankees, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Fiddler on the Roof, Footloose, 42 Street, Godspell, Grease, Guys and Dolls, Hairspray, Hello Dolly, High School Musical, How To Succeed In Business, In the Heights, Into the Woods, Jekyll and Hyde, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat UK, Legally Blonde, Les Miserables, Little Shop of Horrors, Little Women, Lucky Stiff, Man of La Mancha, My Fair Lady, Nine to Five, Oklahoma, Oliver, Once On This Island, Once Upon a Mattress, Peter Pan, Phantom of the Opera, Secret Garden, Seussical, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Shrek, Showboat, Singin’ in the Rain, Sleepy Hollow, South Pacific, Spamalot, Sweeny Todd, Tarzan, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, The Color Purple, The Drowsy Chaperone, The Music Man, The Pajama Game, The Producers, The Scarlet Pimpernel, The Secret Garden, The Sound of Music, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Contest, The Wedding Singer, The Wizard of Oz, Thoroughly Modern Millie, West Side Story, Urinetown, White Christmas, Willie Wonka, Xanadu, You're A Good Man Charlie Brown, Zorro Capitol Theatre: Annie Get Your Gun, City of Angels, 42nd Street, Little Shop of Horrors, The Full Monty, The Producers, Ragtime Pioneer Theatre Company: My One and Only, Singin’ In the Rain University of Nevada Reno: Evita Kingsbury Hall, University of Utah: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Sparks High Theater: Man of La Mancha INDUSTRIAL SHOWS Oldsmobile, Honda, Ford Tractor, RCA, Cadillac, International Harvester, USANA, Farmers Insurance, Novell, Nature’s Sunshine, Word Perfect, IHC, NuSkin, Farm Bureau Insurance, Tahitian Noni
TELEVISION Moulin Rouge, HBO, 1983 The Merv Griffin Show with Liberace from Caesar’s Palace, 1977 Country Music Television (CMT) Video, Ridin’ for a Fall with Chris LeDoux Mrs. America Pageant, Hosted by Richard Dawson, 1984 and 1985 Signing Time! Various episodes Tenth Kingdom, mini series Joseph Smith – American Prophet The Last Dispensation, Samoan National Television Warner Brother’s Promotional Campaign German TV Kabel 1, Let’s Make a Deal, German Sports IDs, and Wheel of Fortune, October 2000 Excel’s Christmas in Studio B The Orange Bowl with Mark Robinette, November 2000 Crossroads, NBC, composed and played source music for network episode Xena Warrior Princess, Fox Network, numerous episodes, ending May 2000 Music and the Spoken Word, Mormon Tabernacle Choir, 1999, 2008, 2009 American Gothic Hart to Hart, TV series, parts 2, 3, and 5 (Arthur Rubenstein), January, March, and December 1994 Numerous Homefront Spots for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Eulogy, TBS TV Movie starring Ray Romano Small Vices, A & E, TV Movie (David Shire), March 1999 Young Hercules, TV Series (Joe Loduca), November 1998 Trail of Hope Documentary, PBS (Sam Cardon and Merrill Jensen), August 1997 Synthesis Alumni Allstars Dark City Streets, BYU Dance Mormon Tabernacle Choir Salutes our Armed Forces, Brian Stokes Mitchell and Linda Eder 2011 Mormon Tabernacle Choir Christmas Concerts, with guest artists Natalie Cole 2009 and Brian Stokes Mitchell 2008 Future airing: BYU Synthesis; A Tribute to Synthesis Composers, BYU Broadcasting (featured composer) MOVIES AND MOVIE TRAILERS U-571, Hercules, Double Impact, Swan Princess, The Sandlot, Nightmare on Elm St Part VII, The Three Ninjas Kick Back, Gettysburg, When You Wish Upon a Star, Army of Darkness, Surviving Picasso, Frank and Jessie, Mi Familia, Under the Moon, Tales From the Hood, Serial Mom, The Quest, 101 Dalmatians, Eulogy, Jumanji, Stargate, Mighty Ducks 2, Flubber, Huck Finn, Starship Troopers, Man in the Iron Mask, Home Alone 3, Indian In the Cupboard He-Man, Masters of the Universe (Joe Loduca), July 2002 Swan Princess I, II, and III (Lex de Azevedo), July 1994 George of the Jungle, Film Trailer (Vince Frates), October 1996 Ed Wood, Film Trailer (Vince Frates), August 1994 Under the Moon (Conrad Pope), January 1994 Sandlot (David Newman), February 1993 Yasamoto, a BYU Film Production, background music improvised by Q'd Up at the Rosewood Studio, August 2004 Ruth 1994, Florence Nightingale 1993,(Lex de Azevedo), Living Scriptures, November 1994
THEME PARKS Disneyland’s Indiana Jones Attraction; Yellowstone Park’s IMAX Theater with Bill Conti; Yosemite National Forest; Lagoon Park; Odyssey Dance Theater; City of Joseph Pageant, Nauvoo, June 1999 JINGLES Smith’s; Zenith; Desert First Credit Union; Hertz Car Rental; Jones Paint and Glass; Nevada State Department of Recreation; National Kidney Foundation; Intel; ZCMI; Ramada Inns; ORGANIZATIONS Founder and lifetime member of Jazz Arts of the Mountain West Member of American Federation of Musicians since 1972 Member of Percussive Arts Society since 1972 Member of National Association of Rudimental Drummers since 1973 Member of International Association of Jazz Educators since 1993 RECENT CELEBRITY SHOWS Frank Sinatra Jr., Rose Wagner Theatre with the SLC Jazz Orchestra Utah Stars and Friends, Scera Shell Theatre, Engeman Family, Jenny Oaks Baker, Kendra Lowe, Shawn King Michael Feinstein, Scera Shell Theatre The Drifters, Salt Palace Michael Ball, Abravanel Hall Maureen McGovern, Utah State Fair Park Rich Little, Jackpot Nevada Bill Cosby, Salt Lake Convention Center Fred Travelena, Salt Lake Convention Center Thurl Baily, Layton Ampitheatre Collin Raye, Red Butte Garden, Salt Lake City Bob Anderson, Cedar City CELEBRITY PERFORMANCES RENO, SPARKS, LAKE TAHOE AND LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, 1973-1986 Hotel Casino Showrooms: John Ascuaga's Nugget, Harrah’s Reno, Sahara Tahoe, Kings Castle, Sahara Reno, Harrah’s Tahoe, Reno Hilton, MGM Grand, Caesars Palace, The Sands Hotel Las Vegas, The Frontier Las Vegas, Caesars Tahoe The 5th Dimension, Ed Ames, Paul Anka, Glen Ash, Katie Blackwell, Foster Brooks, Red Buttons, George Carl, Kathy Carlson, Vikki Carr, Jack Carter, Carter & Chanel, Carol Channing, Cher, Roy Clark, The Coasters, Burt Convey, Norm Crosby, Vic Damone, Johnny Dark, Mac Davis, Sammy Davis, Jr., Phyllis Diller, Arthur Duncan, Skip Duvall, Barbara Eden, Donna Fargo, Totie Fields, Peggy Flemming, Tennesee Ernie Ford, The Garza's, The Gatlin Brothers, Anthony Gatto, Andy Gibb, Frank Gorshin, Buddy Grecco, Shelly Greene, The Groundlings, Florence Henderson, Clint Holmes, Englebert Humperdink, Shirley Jones, Tom Jones, Mark Kalen, Patty Kim, Ben E. King, Solomon King, Gladys Knight, Carol Lawrence, Jerry Lewis, Shari Lewis, Liberace, Gloria Loring, Albert Lucas, Loretta Lynn,
Patty Malone, Ann- Margret, Peter Marshall, Deena Martin, Al Martino, Maureen McGovern, Shirley McLaine, Seth McFarland, Liza Minelli, Eugene Landau Murphy Jr., Jim Nabors, Bob Newhart, Anthony Newley, Donald O'Connor, Scotty Plummer, Juliet Prowse, Eddie Rabbit, Lou Rawls, Johnny Ray, Della Reese, Debbie Reynolds, Charlie Rich, Joan Rivers, Linda Rondstadt, Allen & Rossi, Stu Scott, Neil Sedaka, Rene Simard, Nancy Sinatra, Red Skelton, Kate Smith, The Smothers Brothers, Jim Stafford, Rip Taylor, Danny Thomas, Fred Travelena, Bobby Vinton, Lisa Vroman, Dionne Warwick, Raquel Welch, Roger Williams, Flip Wilson, Mary Wilson, Shields and Yarnell, Sandler & Young, Pia Zadora, and Eric Zee JAZZ ARTIST CONCERTS Don Alias, Cat Anderson, Ernie Andrews, Daryl Anger, Rick Baptist, Elek Bacik, Louis Bellson, Bob Berg, Lin Biviano, Ralph Bowen, Bennet Brandeis, Randy Brecker, Brian Bromberg, Kenny Burrell, Igor Butman, Wynston Byrd, Ed Calle, Sheryl Cassity, Cyrus Chestnut, Sara Caswell, Buddy Childers, Pete Christlieb, Corey Christiansen, John Clayton, Richie Cole, Sal Crachiola, Corliss Dale, Dee Daniels, Eddie Daniels, Jeremy Davenport, Denis DiBlasio, Joey De Francesco, Mark Elf, Herb Ellis, Jody Espina, Yve Evans, Vincent Falcone, Brandon Fields, Chuck Findley, Eugene Friesen, Carl Fontana, Lou Forestieri, Gary Foster, Walt Fowler, Tom Garvin, Matt Glaser, Darrell Grant, Al Grey, Joan Griffeth & Lucia Newell, Don Grolnick, Samba Guru, Ellis Hall, Roy Hargrove, Dan Hearle, Tamir Hendelman, Karen Hernandez, Luther Hughes, Milt Jackson, Herb Jeffries, Clay Jenkins, Brent Jensen, Plas Johnson, Hank Jones, Carol Kaye, Ray Kennedy, Kristen Korb, Kathy Kosins, Art Lande, Andy Laverne, Michael LeDonne, Mark Levine, Brian Lynch, Ian MacDougal, BobMagnussen, Kevin Mahogany, Kitty Margolis, Andy Martin, Rich Matteson, Bill Mayes, Bob McChesney, Ron McCroby, Doug McDonald, Darmon Meader, Don Menza, Doug Miller, James Moody, Barbara Morrison, Buddy Morrow, Sam Most, Rob Mullens, Andy Narrel, Ira Nepus, Renee Olstead, Nicholas Payton, Art Pepper, Peggy Perkins, John Pizzarelli, Henry Questa, Sue Raney, Jack Reilly, Micki Rhyne, Bobby Rodriguez, Dennis Rowland, Ellyn Rucker, Arturo Sandoval, Russell Schmidt, Eric Schnieder, Tom Scott, Lynn Seaton, Doc Severinsen, Ed Shaughessy, Marlena Shaw, Jack Sheldon, Bob Sheppard, Bobby Shew, Diane Shuur, Terell Stafford, Mike Stern, John Stowell, Billy Stricher, Byron Stripling, Tierney Sutton, Clark Terry, Traincha, Stanley Turrentine, Mike Vax, Glen Velez, New York Voices, Bill Watrous, Alan Weight, Michelle Weir, Patrick Williams, Greg Wing, Ben Wolf, Jack Wood, Phil Woods, Snooky Young ADJUDICATION AND CLINIC EXPERIENCE Hawaii Chapter PAS Convention, La’ie, Hawaii, 2010 Wyoming Chapter PAS Day of Percussion, Casper, Wyoming, 2009 Weber State College, On World Percussion, Ogden, Utah, 2007 Gene Harris Jazz Festival, Clinician, Boise Idaho, 2007 Heritage Festivals, Las Vegas, Nevada, 2006 Fidelity Investments Park City Jazz Festival, 2001, 2003 Utah Music Educators Association Convention, St. George, Utah, with Kelly Eisenhour, circa 2002 Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival, Moscow Idaho, 1990-1998 Utah Chapter Percussive Arts Society, Drum Set Adjudicator, 1989-2013 Utah Chapter Percussive Arts Society, Clinician BYU Summerfest Camps, Instructor Young Musicians Festival, Wyoming, various years Utah State Fair, High School Jazz Festival, 1989-1991 Sponsored and performed numerous clinics for Woods Cross, Murray, Cottonwood, Olympus, Skyline,
Riverton, and many other high schools while serving as president of the Salt Lake Jazz Society EVIDENCE OF STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT Mike Montoya, Disneyworld Jaydon Bean, “Redlight King”, Gretsch and Vic Firth endorsement deals Andrew Wangemann, The Julliard School Elaine Bradley, “Neon Trees” Andrew Fockel, University of North Texas One O'clock Lab Band, Kyle Eastwood, Elder Djangirov Stephen Lyman, Published Mel Bay author of A New Approach to Odd-Times for Drum Set Rone Sparrow, West Point Band Keith Gurnsey, Utah Symphony Dave Osmond, Branson, MO, Show drummer Mason Aesbacher, Leader of Samba Fogo Michael Huestis, Coached American Fork High marching band to national prominence Jared Morris, Band Director at Timpanogos High Andrew Tolman, Synthesis drummer, "Imagine Dragons", “The Moth and the Flame” Darren Bastian, Doctorate, former director of percussion Utah Valley University Kevin Meyer, Percussionist at United States Naval Academy Band Derek Warren, named the most Outstanding Big Band Drummer (with Synthesis) at the Lionel Hampton Chevron Jazz Festival, February, 1993 (also named the winner of the drum solo division and second in the whole division of college soloists) Mike Henry, U. S. Air Force Band Mark Mattonen, working professional Heath Wolf, Past PAS President Parker Swenson, Scholarship student at USC with Peter Erskine Jay Tibbetts, “Parlor Hawk”, Mandy Gledhill Chris Petty, Scholarship Student, Snow College, House Drummer at Lagoon Jack Schunk, Scholarship student at University of Miami Nate Smeding, “Ryan Shupe and the Rubber Band” Aaron Anderson, “Fictionist” Danny Chamberland, Waterford Private School Aaron Chavez, Doctorate (USC) Kuroda (Blacky) Shinichiro, Buddy Rich Cover Band, Tokyo, Japan Brandon Cummings, Sound Alliance, Ryan Innes, Amy Whitcomb, Charlie Jenkins, David Osmond, Lindsey Sterling Albe Bonaci, Hollywood, DW Endorser Bart Olsen, “Ryan Shupe and the Rubberband” Nate Anderson, Tokyo Disneyworld, Indiana University Denson Angulo, working professional, bass Mike Tobian, working professional, tenor sax, Utah Live Bands Nearly all drummers of University of Utah Jazz Band I, Crescent Superband, Utah All-State Jazz Band, and Synthesis drummers since 1988
INSTRUMENT ENDORSEMENTS Vic Firth Inc. (Education Team) GEAR PLAYED DW, Zildjian, Remo, LP, Musser PAST AND CONTINUING PERFORMANCES WITH UTAH BASED ARTISTS Kenji Aihara, Julie de Azevedo, Jenny Oaks Baker, Thurl Bailey, The Bandits, Kurt Bestor, Brian Booth, Alex Boye, Brijj, Klez Bros., Herschel Bullen, Tad Calcara and the New Deal Swing Orchestra, Cherie Call, Cannonball Saxophone Artists, Sam Cardon, Corey Christiansen, Kenneth Cope, Denny Crockett, Michael Dowdle, Matt Flinner, Jerry Floor, Greg Floor, Kevin Flynn and Svengali Quartet, Jenny Frogley, Walt Gregory, Judd Grossman, David Halliday, Heidelberg Express, Gerri & Shanon Ingeman, Ryan Innes, Larry Jackstien Trio, Steve James, The Swing Kats, Shawn King, Craig Larson, Matt Larson, The Letterman, Rumba Libre, Kendra Lowe, Jeff McClean, John McEuen, Groove Merchants, Emily Merrell, Milestone, Lyndee Mueller, Salt Lake City Jazz Orchestra, Utah Swing Orchestra, Nathan Osmond, Spank Pockets, Underpaid Professors, Roadside Ramblers, Brett Raymond, Mark Robinette, Clive Romney, Ron Saltmarsh, Jon Schmidt, Ryan Shupe, Saliva Sisters, The Ray Smith Orchestra, Lark and Spur, Great Basin Street Band, Jersey Street, Tempo Timers, Western Underground, Q’d Up, Hillary Weeks, Zenith CHURCH SERVICE Ward Music Chair High Priest group instructor 2nd Counselor in Bishopric Elders Quorum President Primary Teacher Temple Preparation Instructor Stake Music Chair Young Men’s President Full Time Missionary - Samoa Apia Mission