EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

Western Michigan University 

Bachelor of Music: Major in Music Composition, Minor in Multimedia Arts Technologies

Deans List: Fall: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 Spring: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021

Music Composition: 

• Vice President & Secretary of the Western Student Composers Alliance

• Studied Music Composition with Dr. Lisa Coons, Dr. Christopher Biggs, & Dr. Richard Adams

• Studied Music Theory with Dr. Lisa Coons & Graeme Shields

• Studied Orchestration & Counterpoint with Dr. Richard Adams

Multimedia Arts Technologies:

• Recorded & Produced at Western Sound Studios

• Studied with John Campos, Dr. Christopher Biggs, Dr. Carter Rice, & Dr. David Loberg Code

• Studied Logic Pro, Protools, Ableton Live, Max/MSP, Reaper & MiniAudicle

• Studied microphone placement, signal flow, live to 2-track & live to multitrack recording

Music Performance: 

• Concert Band directed by Dr. Mary Land

• Symphonic Band directed by Dr. David W. Montgomery

• Timpani Principal, Percussion Principal

• Former member of KLOrk: Kalamazoo Laptop Orchestra

Music Education: 

• Elementary to High School Level:

• Percussion, Keyboards, Vocal Techniques, Guitar, Trombone, & Tuba

• Studied Conducting with John Leonard

Complete Weddings + Events 

Owner & Manager: Josh Kingsley

Operations Manager & Social Media Manager:

• • Improve training practices, develop high-performing staff, and enhance employee communication

• • Conduct staff spot checks, equipment maintenance, and repair

• • Generate content for social media platforms: Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok, WeddingPro, Zola, Google, and WordPress • Respond to client reviews, promote sales events, and network with wedding venues and vendors

Disc Jockey:

• Communicating with clients

• Organizing and planning out events

• Communicating with vendors and venue

• Public speaking in front of large crowds

• Setting up and operating sound  

Testimonials

"John our DJ was amazing! He interacted with our crowd so well and was very organized and creative. He had great ideas for fun dances and helped create so many special memories!"

- Lauren + Zac (7/17/21)

"At the event John was our DJ and I can honestly say we couldn't have asked for better. He was absolutely excellent from start to finish. Our guests and other vendors praised him up and down. Simply put we had a lot of things that factored into our perfect day and having John as our DJ was one of those factors. I could not recommend him and Complete more."

- Amber + Jonathan (5/29/2021)

Broughton Music & Arts Center 

Owner: Laurie A. Jarski

Manager: Lynn Bielecki 

Music Retail:

• Ordering & organizing inventory 

• Labeling instruments & accessories 

• Selling & renting musical merchandise 

Music Lesson Management:

• Organizing lesson schedules with teachers and students

• Billing lesson payments

• Calling students and teachers for makeups and cancelations

Instrument Maintenance:

• Instrument Tuning

• Guitar restringing, fret cleaning, bridge placement, adjusting action, part replacement

• General polishing and cleaning of instruments

Music Teacher: 

• Percussion: fundamental to expert students (K-12+)

• Drum Set: fundamental to advanced students (K-12)

• Piano: fundamental to intermediate students (K-8)

• Music Theory: fundamental to advanced students (K-12)

School of Music Scholarship 

Awarded in recognition of his accomplishments and potential as a musician and student at Western Michigan University 

Best in MAT Semifinalist

Awarded Western Michigan University best in MAT semifinalist in for the production of his song, Free and Beautiful

The Road Song Challenge 

Winner of the 2018 Road Song Challenge for his arrangement of The Road by Casely and the Jank

Achievement in Composition 

3rd Place, High school- Avant Garde/ Electronic in Illinois Music Education Association 2016-2017 Student Composition Contest for the composition, Reverie on Jan. 28th, 2017

Illinois Drafting Education Association 

Awarded 2nd in Regionals for Intro Computer Aided Design in 2015, then Awarded 2nd in State for Intro Computer Aided Design in 2015

White Buffalo Music Festival 

performer and technical stagehand at a local Illinois music festival