Hey there, I’m Michael!

I am Sound & Experience Designer based in Durham, North Carolina. I love people, projects, and great food! I graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill with a degree in Media Production. I worked in the industry as a freelancer for almost a decade and then decided to go and currently getting my Master of Fine Arts in Experimental and Documentary Arts from Duke University. I am sharpening my design and thinking tools and collaborating with some amazing people!

I also teach! I’ve taught every age group from kindergarten to adults! I believe in ensuring those who hear, have the tools and know-how to make. I believe making emboldens your voice and empowers you to change your world.

What are you making? Let’s chat about it!

Upcoming Invited Talks:

Revolutionary Teaching | UNC Global Conference (Mar 2020) Cancelled due to COVID-19

Past

"So You Want To Be A Podcaster" | DukeCreate (Feb 2020)

"So You Want To Be A Podcaster" | DukeCreate (Jan 2020)

“You’re A Sound Designer!” | Temple University (Jan 2020)

"Adobe Premiere for the Documentary" | UNC (Jan 2020)

"So You Want To Be A Podcaster" | DukeCreate (Oct 2019)

"So You Want To Be A Podcaster" | Duke Univ. (Oct 2019)

"The Power of Prison Songs" | CDS (Sept 2019)

"A Path of an Aural Ethnographer" | CDS (Aug 2019)

"Sound Design for the Installation" | AMI (Feb 2019)

"Projectors & the light of the Image" | AMI (Jan 2019)

"So You Want To Be A Podcaster" | DukeCreate (Jan 2019)

“The Everyday Sound Designer” | UNC (Nov 2018)

"Adobe Premiere for the Documentary" | UNC (March 2017)