AUDIO

• Our Penultimate Year - Four-part series for radio.
• Music for The History of California - Designed and produced audio for theatrical performance.
• Music for Affordable Entertainment - Wrote and recorded music and other audio for independent TV variety show.
• Muisc from the Heartland - Recorded and edited songs for self-produced CD.

• The History of California by Alyssa Lee and Jarred McAdams , San Francisco, CA. 2007
  • Performed in Group A Dance Company's Winter 2007 show.
• Yttik Tak by Alyssa Lee, San Francisco, CA. 2006
  • Performed in Group A Dance Company's Fall 2006 show.
• Round, Round by Alyssa Lee, San Francisco, CA. 2006
  • Performed as part of Group A Dance Company's Earth Day show.
• Gulliver's Travel by Pentamedia Graphics, San Rafael, CA. 2005
  • Provided voices for several characters in full-length animated feature based on the novel by Jonathan Swift.
• MANifesto (for Jarred) by Alyssa Lee, Oakland, CA. 2005, 2003
  • Performed solo dance at Oakland's 21 Grand venue and at San Francisco's Union Square.
• Doorjam by Rebecca Pappas, San Francisco, CA. 2004
  • Accompanied dance duet with mandolin and voice as part of San Francisco's Women on the Way Festival.
• Interview Piece by Alyssa Lee and Jarred McAdams, Oakland, CA. 2002
  • Co-wrote and recorded music and text for multi-disciplinary performance piece performed live at Berkeley's Acme Obervatory.
• Displacement/Replacement by Mark Bartscher, Oakland, CA. 2002
  • Danced to electro-acoustic music at Signal Flow New Music Festival.
• Lo-Teck Future, Hi-Teck Past by Bill Wolter, Oakland, CA. 2002
  • Performed live and on video as Donald G. Gregario, a cybernetic employee of a futuristic megacorporation, at Signal Flow New Music Festival.
• Mapplethorpe Plate by Michael Trigilio, Oakland, CA. 2001
  • Acted in video about parents frustrated by their young son's obsession with a Robert Mapplethorpe plate.
• To Tell the Truth by Yvan Greenberg, Oberlin, OH. 2000
  • Acted in four-hour performance with text and imagery drawn from interviews with male hustlers.
• The Toilet by Vincent Calianno, Oberlin, OH. 2000
  • Played Rev. Dominico Cavaradossi in musical comedy about a toilet possessed by Satan.

SELECTED RECENT WRITINGS

• The History of California - Absurdist comedy theater show. 2007
• Our Penultimate Year - Four part drama for radio. 2006
• Afford This Book! - Written with Tim Lobacz. 2006
• Ivan and the King - Radio play. 2005
• Because of the Reasons - One-woman show written for Julia Christensen. 2003 
• Notes on Men of Action - Analysis of my chamber opera, Men of Action. 2003
• The Nine Lives of Adolphe Sax - Libretto, with music to be composed by Walter Scharold. 2002
• Men of Action - Libretto for chamber opera written, 2001. Produced, Oakland, CA. 2002
• MK-ULTRA (2001) - Text based on CIA program to harness the spy potential of ESP.   Sections incorporated into A Sign, a Grudge, a Bluebook. Performed by Laboratory Theater, Brooklyn, NY. 2001

• Music for The History of California - Musical theater piece based on the history of California, Oakland, CA. 2006
• Music for Our Penultimate Year - Four part drama for radio, San Francisco, CA 2006
• Music for Affordable Entertainment - Independent TV Variety Show, San Francisco, CA 2004-2006
• Men of Action - Chamber opera with original libretto, produced, Oakland, CA. 2002
• Cry for Help - Large ensemble piece with original text, performed by Mills Contemporary Performance Ensemble, Oakland, CA. 2001
• Anemone and Other Beautiful Words - For piano and voice, performed, Oakland, CA. 2001
• Small Consolation - For piano and four performers reciting original text, performed, Oakland, CA. 2001
• Gesture Piece - For four dancers and click, performed, Oakland, CA. 2000
• Pillow Song - For piano, organ, and singer, performed, Oberlin, OH. 2000
• Simple Chords/Simple Melodies - For string quartet and speakers, performed, Oberlin, OH and Oakland, CA. 2000
• Notochord - For electric organ, performed, Oberlin, OH. 2000
• This is how it is - For chamber orchestra, performed by Oberlin Chamber Orchestra, Oberlin, OH. 1999
• 63 Verticalities - For piano, performed by Rob Reich, Oberlin OH. 1999
• Repetitive Music for Celesta - For solo celesta, performed at Midwest Composers Symposium, Ann Arbor, MI. 1999
• Dixieland Shutterbug - For orchestra, performed by Oberlin Contemporary Music Ensemble, Oberlin, OH. 1998
• Cycles - For piano solo, performed in Oberlin, OH. 1997
• Storytime - For voice and audio tape, based on poetry by John Lennon, performed in Oberlin OH. 1996

• Course Instructor, The Princeton Review, Berkeley, CA. 2002-pres.
  • Teach multiple test preparation courses for students taking standardized test for entry to graduate programs, prepare courses, and provide individual instruction.
• Private Tutor, Independent Living Skills Program, San Francisco, CA. 2003-2005
  • Tutored students in foster care programs in math, English, social studies, test preparation, and other subjects as needed.
• Music Teacher, self-employed, San Francisco, CA. 2002-pres.
  • Teach students privately in all areas of music, including instrumental performance, music theory, and composition.
• Teaching Assistant, Mills College, Oakland, CA. 2000-2002
  • Designed and taught aural skills/musicianship class to undergraduate music majors and tutored students privately.
• Instructor in Music Composition, Oberlin, OH. 1999-2000
  • Designed and taught five-week intensive course in music composition formusic majors as a Winter Term Project at Oberlin Conservatory of Music.
• Magic Teacher, Yellow Barrel of Magic, Elyria, OH. 1998-1999
  • Taught weekly class in close-up card magic.
• Music Tutor, Caywood School & Lexington High School, Lexington, TN. 1996-1997
  • Advised elementary and high school music students in instrumental performance as part of two Winter Term Projects.

• Musician, composer, librettist, and performer. 1993-pres.
  • Create and perform in musical and theatrical works.
• Voice Actor . 2004-pres.
  • Perform voices for toys, games, and animated films.
• Security Guard, Ex'pression Center for New Media, Emeryville, CA. 2002-2003
  • Oversaw facilities during off-peak hours, monitoring persons entering and leaving premises at school for graphic design and sound recording.
• Professional Magician, self-employed. 1997-2001
  • Performed close-up magic for independent clients at parties and business functions.     
• Cotton Scout, Lexington, TN. 1999
  • Inspected cotton for growth progress, disease, and pests, then recorded and reported these observations to farmers.
• Teller, Community National Bank, Lexington, TN. 1998
  • Serviced bank clients. Assisted in creation and execution of direct mailing/marketing campaign and in research of new services.

• Group A Dance Company
  • Oakland based dance company founded by choreographer Alyssa Lee.
• SalBiffCo, Int'l
  • Audio and video production company responsible for Affordable Entertainment.
• Contemporary Performance Ensemble
  • Multi-instrumental/vocal enemble devoted to the study and performance of a wide range of contemporary scores.
• flux-(over)
  • Performance ensemble devoted to the composition and performance of new experimental and minimalist music.
• Oberlin Musical Union
  • Oberlin, OH based choral ensemble performing the great works for chorus and orchestra.
• Tempest
  • Lexington, TN based rock 'n' roll band.
  
  

EDUCATION