ORCHESTRAS

• Welsh National Opera- Extra from 2015
• Royal Scottish National Orchestra- Extra from 2015
• Philharmonia Orchestra- Extra from 2014
• BBC Concert Orchestra- Extra from 2012
• English National Ballet- Romeo and Juliet, Swan Lake, Nutcracker, from 2010
• British Philharmonic- Jeff Wayne’s The War of the Worlds tour 2010, 2014
• Gulbenkian Orchestra – Guest Soloist, from 2011
• Guildford Philharmonic- Principal, from 2010
• London Musical Arts in St. Martin-in-the-Fields- Principal, from 2010
• New London Orchestra, from 2012
• Bath Philharmonia, from 2010
• Oxford Philomusica, from 2009
• Orchestra of the Swan, from 2012
• London Contemporary Orchestra, from 2012
• Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, from 2010
• Chamber Ensemble of London- Principal, from 2010

BANDS & ENSEMBLES

• Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2014- Bolt Ensemble from Australia
• The Milkshakers- 1950’s Rock ‘n Roll, from 2014
• Royal Albert Hall- Emeli Sandé String Orchestra 2012, Live and DVD recording
• Purcell Room- Exposé Contemporary Ensemble, Xenakis programme- 2011
• The New Professionals – Soldier’s Tale, Mozart Gran Partita 2011
• Royal Opera House- Crush Room, Prokofiev’s Quintet 2011
• Jazz Café- Claude Deppa’s Horns Unlimited 2011
• London Concertante, from 2010
• Broadway & Beyond, Clearer Productions 2010
• Flux, original music band- Purcell Room, IndigO2, Glastonbury, London Mela 2009-13

RECORDING SESSIONS

• Nitin Sawhney, The Dairy Studios- ‘Enslaved’ videogame soundtrack and ‘I’m Done’ track, 2010
• Bollywood Film, That Girl in Yellow Boots- solo jazz bass, 2011
• The Bass Player, documentary film, Royal Society of Arts Cineforum 2009
• BBC Radio 3: Discovering Music programme at the London Jazz Festival- The Benny Goodman Legacy 2010
• Natalia Gutman, Hope and Homes Charity CD 2008
• Rhys Chatam, A Crimson Grail- Nonesuch Records 2009

WORKSHOPS & TEACHING

• London Symphony Orchestra Discovery, from 2008
• Creative Futures UK, Early Years Music Leader from 2015
• Redbridge Music Service- Early Years Music Leader ages 4-7, 2015
• Goodmayes Primary School- Cello Teacher, 2014-2016
• Grand Union Orchestra- Make Some Noise Schools’ Project, 2014
• Lontano Ensemble- Music Creation Project in East London Borough, 2011
• University College London Institute of Ismaili Studies- 2011, 2014, 2016
• Jazz at Lincoln Center collaboration with Barbican, 2010
• Exhibition Road Music Day, Ismaili Centre, London, 2009-11
• Bromley Youth Music Trust, Deputy Bass Coach, 2010-12
• Bait-Ul-Ilm religious community education, from 2009
• Camp Mosaic, Music Skill Building Teacher, New York, 2009
• Juilliard Community Service Fellowship 2006-08
• Mill Creek High School Summer Orchestra Festival, Georgia, 2007
• Huthmaker Music Studios Master Clinician, Georgia, from 2004
• Private lesson studio, ages 6-65+, from 2008

PRIZES & AWARDS

• Peter Mennin Prize for Outstanding Achievement and Leadership in Music, Juilliard, 2008
• Juilliard, full scholarship: Arthur Ross and Noble Foundations, Bidu Sayao Scholarship 2004-2008
• The Guildhall School, full scholarship: The Leverhulme Trust 2008-2010
• Georgia Musician’s Union Scholarship 2004

TRAINING

• Spitalfields Music Leader Core Training Course, 2014-15
• Wigmore Hall Learning, Chamber Tots Music Leader Trainee, 2014-15
• London Early Years Music Network (LEYMN) Apprentice, 2014-15
• Dalcroze Eurythmics for Early Years- Teacher Training Day with Bethan Habron-James, 2015
• Southbank Sinfonia, 2011 – Principal (Carnival of the Animals in Cadogan Hall, Verdi Requiem in Royal Festival Hall)
• London Symphony Orchestra String Experience Scheme 2009
• YouTube Symphony Orchestra with Michael Tilson Thomas 2009
• Aspen Music Festival and School 2007
• Interlochen Arts Camp, Michigan 2004
• Brevard Music Center, North Carolina 2002 and 2005

EDUCATION

• Guildhall School of Music & Drama- Master of Music in Leadership 2010, Guildhall Symphony- Principal, including Strauss’s Ein Heldenleben
• The Juilliard School- Bachelor of Music 2008, Juilliard Orchestra- Principal, including Mahler’s First Symphony and China Tour
• Professors: Thomas Martin, Timothy Cobb, Ralph Jones, John Schaeffer
• Masterclasses: Klaus Stol, Edgar Meyer, Joseph Guastafeste, Eugene Levinson, Milton Masciadri, Franco Petracchi, Kevin Rundell, Orin O’Brien