-a bit about your musical education
I did a Jazz Performance Diploma at Grant MacEwan in Edmonton. After I finished that I finished the Recording Sciences program in the same dept.
-musicians that inspire you
Wow. That's a big one. Too many to list, but probably the biggest ones are the guys I get to work with Darren and Mike. Alex our other Audio Director at NLG. These guys are so great to work with and really make the whole process a lot of fun and inspiring!!
In terms of other inspiration (in no order): Miles Davis, Paul Simon, John Scofield, Stravinsky, John Lewis, Mozart, Shoenberg, Elmer Bernstein, John Williams, Michael Giacchino, Sting, Led Zeppelin, Beatles, Astor Piazolla, Paco De Lucia, Bill Evans, Sonny Rollins, ...the list is endless as long as it's good, I get inspired!!
-your primary instrument
Guitar
-some of your favorite musical works(any genre)
Another hard one, not much of a favourites guy, but I still love the score to the original Star Wars Episode IV. So classic. I've learned a lot about arranging by transcribing bits from that.
-and for fun, your favorite video games
Super Mario 2 and 3, Alley Cat (one of the first games I owned), Mario Strikers Charged, my wife and I used to play Super Puzzle Fighter 2 Turbo every Sunday morning before we had kids
