Music has been a constant in my life—something I return to again and again, whether I'm writing, performing, or recording. I’m a songwriter and multi-instrumentalist working mostly in indie and alternative rock. I primarily play guitar, keyboards, and flute, and I sing. I’ve been part of a number of bands and collaborations, and I regularly step in as a session player. Each experience shapes how I approach arrangement, tone, and dynamics.

I also record and engineer, both for my own projects and for other artists. While I don’t specialize in mixing or mastering, I focus on capturing strong performances and editing with an ear for clarity and feel. I do a lot of post-production work on dialogue as well, especially in non-musical contexts where subtlety and timing matter.

Below is a selection of music I’ve worked on, including original releases, session performances, and engineering credits.

DISCOGRAPHY

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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