Links to Friends, Family, Schools, and More
| Who | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Akamai Brain Collective | Progressive Island Jams | akamaibraincollective.com |
| WAITIKI | Exotic Tiki-tainment from Polynesia & Beyond | waitiki.com |
| WAITIKI Orchestrotica | Space-age music of Juan Garcia Esquivel | waitiki.com/esquivel.cfm |
| Who | Description | Role | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pass Out Records | Independent label & music publishing for Hawaii's ground-breaking musicians | Co-Founder | passoutrecords.com |
| Music-In-Education National Consortium | Advancing music for changing times | Information Architect | music-in-education.org |
| Music-In-Education at New England Conservatory | Individualized training for performing musicians in education | Program Advisor | www.mieatnec.org |
| Who | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Abe Lagrimas Jr. | Jazz drummer, uke player, long-time friend | abrahamlagrimasjr.com | AkamaiFans | The Internet Place for Fans of Akamai Brain Collective | www.akamaifans.com | BootyJuice | Funk/Hip-hop Jam band, friends from NEC | www.bootyjuicefunk.com | Brian O'Neill | Vibraphonist, Percussionist, Web Designer | music.rhythmspice.com | Brent Akamine & Hoboken Entertainment | DVD Mastering, Graphic Design | www.hobokenw.com | Helen Liu a.k.a "Mistress Helenini" | Violinist, Ives scholar, best friend | akamaifans.com/hgliu79 | The Curtis Brothers & Rhythmic Prophecies | Really fantastic latin jazz players | curtisbrothersmusic.com | Richie Barshay | Jazz drummer, friend from NEC | richiebarshay.com | Tim Mayer | "The Mayor of Exotica" - also multi-talented reed player & Bandleader at Wally's | myspace.com/timmayer |
| Where | Type of Study | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Hanahau`oli School | Interdisciplinary "learning by doing" (Philosophy of John Dewey) - elementary school | hanahauoli.org |
| Iolani School | College prep secondary school | iolani.org |
| New England Conservatory | B.Mus (Classical Double Bass Performance) with Todd Seeber | newenglandconservatory.edu |
| Harvard University Graduate School of Education | Ed.M (Arts-In-Education) with Jessica Hoffman Davis, Steve Seidel, & Howard Gardner | gse.harvard.edu |
| Carnegie Mellon University | Graduate studies in Classical Double Bass Performance with Jeff Turner | cmu.edu/cfa/music |
| Where | Type of Study or Description | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Boston University Tanglewood Institute | Orchestral training. ('97-'98) | bu.edu/cfa/music/tanglewood/ |
| Kennedy Center/Nat'l Symphony Orch. Program | Orchestral training. Trustee Fellowship Recipient ('99) | kennedycenter.org/nso/nsoed/smi/ |
| Domaine Forget | Double Bass studies. ('00) | domaineforget.com |
| Festival-Institute at Round Top (Texas) | Orchestral training. Fellowship Recipient ('02) | festivalhill.org |
| Music-In-Education National Consortium | Presented research on teaching Solfege using hip-hop music to national conference | music-in-education.org |
| South Ocean School Dalian (CHINA) | Taught English as a Second Language (ESL) and conducted research on using musical phrases to reduce foreign accent. | southocean.homestead.com/sosd.html |
| New England Conservatory | Teaching Asst. for Solfege at college & graduate levels. Also Teaching Asst. for ESL classes. | newenglandconservatory.edu |
| Boston Arts Academy - via MIE@NEC Internship Program | Conducted research, developed own curriculum, and taught Solfege, aural skills, and dictation using hip-hop music. | www.boston-arts-academy.org |
| Hawaii Youth Sym. Pacific Music Institute | Double Bass instructor, Chamber music coach, Jazz Ensemble Coach | www.hiyouthsymphony.org |