BIOGRAPHY

A resident of Atlanta, GA, Brendan has had a passion for music for most of his life. He has an enthusiasm for musicology, composing, and performance that is deeply infused in all his compositional projects. Brendan has performed with several groups throughout his career, including the Weber State University Wind Ensemble, Weber State University Symphony Orchestra, Davis County Interfaith Choir, and has directed, conducted, and offered clinics with various youth religious choirs, and various high school percussion & wind ensembles.

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Brendan got his start composing while in service with the Layton Utah YSA choir where his music direction and arranging were featured at several performances annually. During his tenure as music director, the 80-member choir sang his arrangements of "Come, Thou Fount, of Every Blessing" and "My Prayer to Thee" for thousands and garnished the attention of local religious leaders. His musical direction often featured other instrumentalists, bringing a fresh approach to the choir community in Utah.

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Brendan has also explored a medley of percussive sounds and techniques while composing for percussion ensembles and drumline. Brendan's experimental percussion ensembles feature a number of contemporary elements, including the extensive use of synthesizers, and have gone to win state championships in Utah and in Georgia.

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Brendan's greatest passions lie with orchestral, percussion, and choral composition, while also embracing contemporary techniques, world instrumental influences, and electronic techniques. These contemporary techniques inspire his scoring techniques, providing a fresh flavor of sound, drawing from an untapped approach to dramatic media scoring.

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Brendan earned a Bachelor of Arts from Berklee College of Music in 2024, studying Music Composition for Film, Television, and Video Games and is currently attaining his Master's of Music from Berklee Online in Film Scoring. He is a proud member of the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP), the Society of Composers and Lyricists (SCL), and The International Conductor's Guild.