CV
Education
- B.M. in Percussion Performance, Georgia Southern University, 2019
- M.M. in Music Technology, Georgia Southern University, 2021
Work Experience
- January 2022 - October 2023: Operations Manager/Lead Tech
- Low Country Audio
- Worked as front of house, monitor engineer, lighting designer for national/international touring acts.
- Managed and maintained the company’s inventory of various audio/lighting equipment.
- Recruited and coordinated labor, such as: stagehands, FOH engineers, monitor engineers, and lighting designers.
- Handled logistics for transporting equipment to various events within and across statelines, sometimes simultaneously.
- Assembled stages and became very experienced with towing small and large format trailers.
- Worked with artists such as:
- Amos Lee, Andy Grammer, Andy Mckee, Bryce Leatherwood, Chris Destifano, Chris Isaak, Chris Barron, Colbie Caillat, Cole Swindel, Collective Soul, David Cook, David Nail, Dan Tyminski, Deana Carter, Drew Copeland, Easton Corbin, Father John Misty, Grand Funk Railroad, The Head and the Heart, The Infamous Stringdusters, Jamey Johnson, Jason Bonham, Jason Scheff, Jimmy Vaughn, Joe Perra, Keller Williams, Kendall Street Company, KT Tunstall, Lettuce, The Lone Bellow, Lukas Nelson, Marc Broussard, Mark Bryan, Marty Stuart, Matt Kearney, Matt Warren, Mt. Joy, Nelly, Paris Jackson, Phil Vassar, Preston Pohl, Railroad Earth, The Revivalists, Ryan Cabrera, Ryan Stasik, Sara Evans, Steel Pulse, Steven Marley, Thomas McClary, Switchfoot.
- Spring 2021: Aural I & II Teaching Assistant/Instructor:
- Georgia Southern University
- Teaching two classes twice a week
- Managing class content/writing lesson plans
- Assigning work/materials for students to study
- Writing quizzes/tests
- Ensuring that course requirements are met.
- Fall 2020: Aural Skills/Sight-Singing Tutor:
- Georgia Southern University
- Scheduling tutoring sessions with students
- Managing virtual as well as in-person tutoring
- Writing and playing sight-singing/dictation examples
- Working individually with students to decide best strategies for success.
- Fall 2019/Spring 2020: Recording Crew Manager
- Georgia Southern University
- Duties included:
- Maintaining equipment
- Assigning crew members to respective performances
- Uploading recordings to the site
- Locating archived recordings
- Converting old format recordings to digital
- Duties included:
- Fall 2019/Fall 2020: Percussion Instructor/Battery Technician
- Screven County High School
- Duties included:
- Working with high school students to facilitate better technique on the drums
- Arranging battery parts for stand tunes, and halftime shows
- Repairing and maintaining marching equipment
- Attending performances/competitions
- Composing drum features, cadences, and warm-ups
- Duties included:
- Fall 2019 - Spring 2020: Concert Percussion Instructor
- Screven County Middle School
- Duties included:
- Establishing fundamental concepts with middle school students
- Teaching students how to read basic music notation
- Keeping young students interested in the content of the class
- Attending performances
- Duties included:
- Spring 2018 - Spring 2019: Private Drum Set Instructor
- Pladd Dot Music
- Duties included:
- Taking attendance and writing lesson plans for individual students
- Teaching students how to read basic music notation
- Coordinating make-up lessons with students and parents
- Duties included:
- 2019/2020: Co-Owner
- Blume Sound LLC
- Duties included:
- Bandleader/Drummer
- Working with local bars and restaurants to provide entertainment and sound reinforcement
- Networking with local musicians to establish a roster of substitute musicians
- Purchasing equipment
- Running sound for local events
- Managing finances
- Duties included:
Skills
- Technological Skills
- Certifications
- Tactile Skills
- Carpentry/Woodworking Skills
- Soldering Skills
- Automotive Maintenence Skills
- Basic Metalworking/Welding Skills
- Professional painter
Works Featured:
- Channel Noise 2021
- Channel Noise 2020
- Channel Noise 2019
Notable Performances
- 2020 Premiere of Francisco Corthey’s erre
- 2020 Channel Noise Concert Series
- 2020 Georgia Music Educators Conference
- Georgia Southern Jazz Ensemble
- Selected Works with Harry Watters
- 2019 Savannah Jazz Festival
- Selected works with the Georgia Southern Jazz Ensemble and the Georgia Southern Jazz Combo
- 2019 Senior Recital
- 2019 Georgia Music Educators Conference
- Performance of Julie Giroux’s Symphony No. V Elements
- 2018 Junior Recital
- 2018 Savannah Jazz Festival
Awards/Organizations
- Recipient of the 2019/2020 Lewis Stuart Jazz Scholarships
- Recipient of a 2019 Carol A. Carter Scholarship
- Alumni Member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Music Fraternity
- Awarded the Rank of Eagle Scout in 2015
Press
- ‘All music, all the time’ Georgia Southern grad student pursuing drumming passion
- Hip-Oh: An Exploration of the Band’s Eclectic Sound
- Event Preview: Channel Noise XX
- Channel Noise XX Night Two: An Exploration of Sounds
- Channel Noise XX: The Final Chapter
- Georgia Southern University Department of Music presents Senior Recital Jarrett Thompson, percussion
Notable Ensembles
- Georgia Southern Jazz Combo (Leader/Core Drummer)
- Georgia Southern Jazz Ensemble (Core Drummer)
- Georgia Southern Symphonic Wind Ensemble (Percussionist)
- Georgia Southern Symphony (Principle Timpanist)
- Georgia Southern Wind Symphony (Percussionist)
- Georgia Southern Net Squad (Core Drummer)
- Georgia Southern Hoop Troop (Core Drummer)
- Georgia Southern Marching Band (Tenor Drums)
- Georgia Southern Percussion Ensemble
- Play of the Game Local Jazz/Funk Collective (Drummer/Back-Up Vocalist)
- Hip-Oh! Local HipHop/Funk Band (Drummer)
Studio Recordings
- Mary Jane Single by Hip-Oh! (Drums/Percussion/Production)
- Little Fish Single by Play of the Game (Drums/Vibraphone/Production)
- Suburbs Single by Hard Fabric (Percussion/BGVs/Rec Engineer/Mix Engineer/Master Engineer)
- Hot Garbage EP by Bullmoose (Drums)
- The Michael Jordan of Baseball EP by Birdperson (Drums)
- Daisy Dogs EP by Birdperson (Drums)
- Birdperson May 2017 Live Session at Toast and Jam Studios (Drums)
- The Best Part of Being Young, The Worst Part of Growing Up Album by Hard Fabric (Percussion)