I am a musician, writer, scholar, and teacher based out of Oakland, CA. I finished my Ph.D. in Music at the University of California, Berkeley in 2019, and currently teach music history at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. I’ve also created editorial content for the Rocksmith+ app for the past three years.

I play and teach a variety of styles. My band M Jones and the Melee performs regularly in the Bay Area. I studied classical guitar at the Dana School of Music before moving to Berkeley to pursue my Ph.D. While there, I performed in master classes for Ana Vidovic, Lorenzo Micheli, Marcin Dylla, Thomas Viloteau, and Gabriel Bianco.