My Introduction

Hello World

I suppose it is a good idea to actually introduce myself, I mean not only is it worth points for this class, but it also allows us to gain a better understanding of the provider of the content that we are reading. So I guess I'll start with a brief synopsis from the beginning until i get to some of the more interesting stuff.

The Beginning:

I grew up in a military family, my Dad has been in the Army for my entire life. Fittingly, I was born in a very off the wall place to most people. That place is Alaksa, just outside of anchorage at Elmendorf Air Force Base. While I do not remember all that much about the state, I still enjoy claiming it as my place of origin. After about 3 years in Alaska the family packed up and moved to Ft. Irwin California (Do not recommend living here). Following Ft. Irwin we then moved down to Ft. Hood Texas, and that eventually led us to Lawton/Ft. Sill Oklahoma Where I grew up.

Growing Up:

I spent the majority of my life in a decently sized southwestern Oklahoma town named Lawton. The city gets a bad rap due to its high levels of crime and general lack of things to do, but it wasn't all that bad most of the time. I played soccer as a kid, and then began to play in the school band in middle school. This eventually became my biggest passion in life. I stopped playings soccer due to injury, and found my self enjoying playing my instrument (the euphonium) more and more. Marching band also became something that I put a great deal of time into, and i discovered Drum Corps for the first time. Marching at the highest level became a dream of mine. I graduated high school in 2013, and set out to OU to figure out what my next step in life would be.

College and Beyond:

A Pregame image from my final Year in the Pride of Oklahoma

I came to OU as a music composition major, but over the course of my time here I have changed majors multiple times. What I finally settled on was creating my own planned program that allowed me to take classes of my own interest with the end goal of being able to live comfortably and make a living writing music. I spend a great deal of time currently writing and listening to music. I would really like to write music for film in the future. If you have any interesting music recommendations for me, feel free to leave a comment with those, I am always on the lookout for new music.

Throughout my time at OU I have been a member of the Pride of Oklahoma Marching band for four years, as well as the Crossmen drum and bugle corps for two years (This was the accomplishment of a Dream). Because of the groups I have traveled to all but 7 states in the U.S and have performed for millions of people live, on television, and in movie theatres as well. I have provided a video of my last drum corps show for your entertainment. 

This past fall I helped with teaching at Norman High School's marching band, and that was a cool experience for me. Being on the educational side of this activity has truly made it come full circle.

I will continue to update this as I come up with more to include in it. Thanks for taking the time to read.