Born and raised in Durham, North Carolina, the son of a Religion/Literature Professor and a Presbyterian Minister, he began studying the cello at age 6. He studied Modern Music Composition & Performance at the N.C. Governor's School, and received a BA in History and Film from Duke University. The success of his poem/documentary, "The Imperial's ISM" (written and performed by Thomasi McDonald) gave him a graduate teaching position in Super 8 & Animation at SUNY Buffalo, where he received his MA in Media Study & Music in 1996, having studied with violinist/composer/filmmaker Tony Conrad.

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