Music

Music has always been part of my creative core. It's something I return to instinctively, whether I'm writing, performing, or recording. I'm a songwriter and multi-instrumentalist working mostly in indie and alternative rock, combining layered arrangements of live instruments with electronic elements. My main instruments are guitar, keyboards, and flute, and I also sing.

With my band, Tanager, I write and perform original material, but I also collaborate widely. I've contributed to a range of projects over the years—sometimes as a core member, sometimes as a supporting session player. In the studio, I engineer recordings for myself and others, with a focus on capturing strong performances and editing for clarity and emotional resonance. While I don't specialize in mixing or mastering music, I do extensive post-production for dialogue, where timing and tone are everything.

Every experience sharpens my ear for arrangement and informs how I think about dynamics and character. Below is a selection of music I’ve worked on, including original releases, session performances, and engineering credits.

DISCOGRAPHY

Mother Night – Hungry Ghosts (2024)

Timothy Monger – Last Known Address (2024)

Tanager – "Haunted" (2023)

Child Sleep – Parallel Lives (2022)

Izzy Johnson – Earth Tones (2021)

Slug Love – Slug Love (2019)

Tanager – Hz Donut (2018)

Child Sleep – Secondary Forest (2016)

Child Sleep – Distortions (2013)

Tanager – The Attic Dweller (2011)

Something Less Than Ordinary – Hoeft (2009)

The Outfit – O (2006)


PRESS & OTHER MEDIA

Friday Five - 12/26/2024
[Mother Night - Hungry Ghosts Album Review]
a2pulp: Arts Around Ann Arbor

Friday Five - 09/22/2023
[Tanager - "Haunted" Track Review]
a2pulp: Arts Around Ann Arbor

WDET 101.9's CultureShift: Latest in Local - 09/11/2023
[Tanager - "Haunted" Radio Debut]

After Hours Concert: Timothy Monger State Park
Ann Arbor District Library

Child Sleep – Washtenaw County's Best Rock Band (2022)
[Best of Washtenaw Results 2022]
Current Magazine

Tanager performs on the WCBN Local Music Show (2022)
WCBN 88.3 FM (SoundCloud)

Interview with Izzy Johnson
Stateside - Michigan Radio

New Music Friday: The Top 6 Albums Out On July 2
[Izzy Johnson - Earth Tones]
NPR All Songs Considered

CultureShift's Jeff Milo picks his top 10 local tracks of the 2010s
[Child Sleep - "Self-Talk"]
WDET 101.9 FM

Tanager's new album Hz Donut: Premiering new single "Tiny Galaxies"
Current Magazine

New single from Slug Love
Current Magazine

Tanager premiere new single "Ways"
Deep Cutz

Tanager premiere "Burn Out the Night"
Deep Cutz

Child Sleep performs on the WCBN Local Music Show (2016)
WCBN 88.3 FM (SoundCloud)

Talking to Child Sleep about their new album, Secondary Forest
Current Magazine

Tanager performs on the WCBN Local Music Show (2015)
WCBN 88.3 FM (SoundCloud)

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