[2008]

  • WINNER of the Commission Competition to write the signature piece for the Solstice Arts Centre, in Ireland.
  • WINNER of a prestigeous seat on the Panel of Artists and Crafts People in Meath, Ireland

    [2007]

  • Awarded an O1 VISA by the US Government as an ARTIST OF EXTRAORDINARY ABILITY

    [2004]

  • Awarded an O1 VISA by the US Government as an ARTIST OF EXTRAORDINARY ABILITY

    [2001]

  • Awarded an O1 VISA by the US Government as an ARTIST OF EXTRAORDINARY ABILITY
  • Commission to compose and produce up to 12 music CDs
  • Commission [Latvian Ministry of Arts&Culture] to compose a piece for violin and computer.

    [2000]

  • Golden Globe nominated score for "The Insider"
  • The Groom accepted at the Sundance and Canne Film Festivals
  • Mouthpiece accepted at the Cucalorus Film Festival in North Carolina
  • Crazy by Strange Radio wins $25,000 at ArtistDrect's BornontheWeb
  • Immaculate by Strange Radio #1 on the MP3 charts - Producer
  • Fulbright Scholarship for Film
  • Arts Council of Ireland Postrgraduate Award
  • National Training Commission Scholarship for Film and Television
  • Commission [Art's Council of Ireland] to compose a piece for clarinet quartet and tape for the Czech Clarinet Quartet

    [1999]

  • Scholarship at UCLA Dept. of Entertainment studies and performing arts
  • Fulbright Scholarship for Film
  • National Training Commission Scholarship for Film and Television

    [1998]

  • IMRO PRIZE at RTE Composer of the Future contest
  • Contemporary Music Cup Winner at Siemens Nixdorf Feis Ceoil
  • FINALIST at International Clarinet Association Composition Contest
  • FINALIST at International Song for Peace Contest
  • Arts Council of Ireland Postrgraduate Award
  • Arts Council of Ireland Postrgraduate Award
  • Meath County Council Arts Award
  • Arts Council of Ireland Artflight
  • CASMI Scholarship [1995-1998]
  • Arts Council of Ireland Artflight[1996]
  • Studentship at Trinity College Dublin [1996-1997]
  • SRD Scholarship at the DIT Conservatory of Music [1996-1998]

    Educational Background

    Certificate in Film Scoring: University of California Los Angeles(UCLA),1999
    Fulbright Scholarship: University of California Los Angeles(UCLA), 1998-2000
    Master of Sciences: Trinity College Dublin,1998
    Master of Sciences: DIT Conservatory of Music, 1998
    Bachelor of Engineering: Trinity College Dublin, 1996
    Bachelor of Arts: Trinity College Dublin 1996
    Principal teachers: Joe Groocock, Eibhlis Farrell and Ladislav Kubik.
    Master classes: Louis Andriessen, Jerry Goldsmith and John Corigliano.

    Affiliations

    Member of the SCL (Society of Composers and Lyricists), BMI, Fulbright Alumni Association, CPCC (Center for the promotion of contemporary composers), ICMA (International Computer Music Association), Associate of the IEE (Institute of Electronic Engineers), Member of the IEMA (Irish Electro-Acoustic Music Association), IFI (Irish Film Institute) and member of SCI (The Society of Composers, Inc.).

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