EDUCATION

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DIPLOMAS

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\2005-2009\BACHELOR OF ARTS  

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA BARBARA​

Major: Psychology

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\2001-2005\HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA   

ORANGE COUNTY SCHOOL OF THE ARTS

Instrumental Music \ Piano Performance

Music Theory AP \ Music History\ Composition \ Electronic Music \

Conducting \ Jazz Piano \ Piano Masterclass \ Symphonic Lit & Piano Lit 

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ADDITIONAL ACADEMICS

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\2026\COURSEWORK

BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC

Composing and Producing Electronic Music 1

[3 credits \ 6 ECTS]

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\2023-2025\CERTIFICATE COURSEWORK

OTIS COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN

Graphic Design Coursework

[24 CEUS] ​

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PRIVATE STUDY & COACHES

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\2022\CREATIVE COACHING
KAITLYN AURELIA SMITH+

Acclaimed electronic composer; composed Apple's "Storytime" ringtone.

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\2021\COMPOSITION FOR FILM SCORING

KATI FALK-FLORES+

Award-winning film and trailer composer [Star Wars: Andor, Apple TV]

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\2018-2020\SONGWRITING & MUSIC PRODUCTION

MICHAEL STEGNER+

Composer and educator; study in songwriting, improvisation, and DAW production.

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\2004-2005\CLASSICAL VOICE

JONATHAN MACK+

Renowned tenor [LA Phil, LA Opera] and USC Thornton faculty.

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\2001–2005\PIANO PERFORMANCE

DR STEPHEN COOK+ & DR MARK SULLIVAN+

Colburn & USC faculty [Cook] \ USC Thornton Outstanding Graduate & Menahem Pressler protege [Sullivan].

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WORKSHOPS & COURSES

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FEATURED

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\OCT 2026\CENTER FOR DEEP LISTENING  

INTRO TO DEEP LISTENING ​

Intensive on sonic consciousness & meditation practices of Pauline Oliveros.

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\MAY 2026\BRANDEAD STUDIOS & DOGBOTIC  

BUILD YOUR OWN SYNTH WORKSHOP​

Built a custom analog synthesizer from scratch.

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\2019-PRESENT\BEYOND BAROQUE LITERARY ARTS 

POETRY WORKSHOPS & CREATIVE INTENSIVES

Facilitators such as Will Alexander, Thom Laichas, and Tresha Faye Haefner.

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ADDITIONAL

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• \2026\PHILOSOPHICAL RESEARCH SOCIETY  

  • SURREALIST STUDY GROUP​

• \2025\WENDE MUSEUM

  • SAMIZDAT SUNDAYS & OTHER SUBVERSIONS ​

• \2023-2024\BEYOND BAROQUE BREAKAWAY GROUP   

  • THE LOS ANGELES POETRY WORKSHOP​

• \2021\SANTA MONICA COLLEGE

  • POETRY WRITING & READING WORKSHOP​

• \2020\OTIS COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN  

  • MICRO STORIES & POEMS: MACRO IMPACT ​

• \2020\SONGSMITH LA  

  • SONWRITER WORKSHOP & CIRCLE​​

• \2019\HOSTED BY RATTLE MAGAZINE 

  • 5th ANNUAL WRIGHTWOOD LITERARY FESTIVAL​

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SELECTED WORKS

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COMPOSITION HIGHLIGHTS

🔗 PROJECT GALLERY

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\IN PROGRESS\MUSICAL PLAY

B-E-T-T-Y, BETTY+

Book, Music, & Lyrics

For solo performer and piano; currently in development for 2027 debut.

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\2023\ELECTRONIC COMPOSITION

EVERYTHING BLOOMS

Blends electronic textures with organic sounds to reflect the life cycle.

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\2022\ELECTRONIC SINGLE

BAD HEART

Available on all major streaming platforms.

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\2021\CHAMBER COMPOSITION

FIVE POEMS OF MIRABAI FOR FLUTE AND SOPRANO+

First Prize: She Can, We Can Festival [UNCG]

Premiered and performed by GRAMMY award-winning artist Dr. Carole Ott and Dr. Tadeu Coehlo (Anima Vox) at UNCG and UNCSA.

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SELECTED RECORDINGS​

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• ART SONGS

  • \2025\MY HEART LIES TO ME

  • \2020\THE MAN WHO PLAYS PIANO ON THE MOON

• CLASSICAL​​​

  • \2020\MICHAEL'S WALTZ

  • \2019\FORGET ME WALTZ

• SONGWRITER ​​​​​

  • \2026\VIOLET/VIOLENT/INVIOLATE

  • \2025\THROW A ROSE

  • \2020\TALK ABOUT YOU​​

• ELECTRONIC & POP

  • \2021\BUBBLEGUM

• SPOKEN WORD & EXPERIMENTAL​​​

  • \2020\NERUDA SONETO XIV & XXV​

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PUBLISHED BOOKS*

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\2023\POETRY COLLECTION

POEMS FOR SQUARES

Lint Ball Press+

An ekphrastic collection of poetic portraits, translating Instagram photos into lyrical verse.

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\2022\POETRY CHAPBOOK

WHITE NOISE CRUCIBLE

Bottlecap Press+

Explores a restless grasping for human connection, eventually turning toward self-realization and inner peace.

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*Both available at Small World Books and Beyond Baroque Bookstore in Venice, CA

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SELECTED POETRY PUBLICATIONS*

*List of 15+ publications and links 🔗HERE​​

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\2022\WINTER ISS. 42 [PRINT]

SLIPSTREAM

'Hummingbird Heartbreak'

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\2022\APRIL ISS. 85 [ONLINE]

ROGUE AGENT

'Blueberry Trouble' 

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\2020\FEBRUARY [ONLINE]

MAUDLIN HOUSE

'Nations are addicts and it’s all on Betamax'

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\2020\VOL. 4 [ONLINE & PRINT]

THE LOS ANGELES PRESS

'honeymoon'

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\2019\SEPTEMBER [ONLINE]

THE NERVOUS BREAKDOWN

'Water replants you: musings on a pebble'

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PERFORMANCE, READINGS & ENSEMBLES

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ENSEMBLES
 

\2025-PRESENT\MUSICAL DUO

ELYSE & MAL 

Bandleader\Songwriting\Vox\Guitar\Keys

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\2015-2017\CHOIR  

ANGELES CHORALE

Chorale Ensemble Member, 1st Alto

Performed choral repertoire at Walt Disney Concert Hall & other venues.

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MUSIC PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS

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\NOV 2025\FEATURED ARTIST

THE GOOD NITE

Folk Revolt Music Showcase

Featured performer of original music with group Elyse & Mal.

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\DEC 2016\CHORAL PERFORMER

WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL

LA Phil Presents: Holiday Sing-a-long

Angeles Chorale, 1st Alto ​

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FEATURED READER HIGHLIGHTS​

*Featured Poet at 15 total events. Full list 🔗HERE

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\MAR 2023\WEST HOLLYWOOD CITY PARK

LADIES OF COURAGE 1st ANNUAL FESTIVAL

Sponsored by City of West Hollywood

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\APR 2023\EL CAMINO COLLEGE ART GALLERY

EVERYTHING IS EVERYWHERE

Hosted by Dulce Stein

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\SEP 2023\BEYOND BAROQUE LITERARY ARTS

MYSTIC BOXING COMMISSION

The Sparring Artists: Anthology of Sparring With Beatnik Ghosts 

 

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AWARDS & HONORS​​​

\2021\FIRST PRIZE IN MUSIC COMPOSITION

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO [UNCG]

She Can, We Can Festival: Beyond the Women’s Suffrage Centennial

'Five Poems of Mirabai for Flute and Soprano'

Selected as first prize winner, surpassing submissions from Juilliard graduates and a Rhodes Scholar. Awarded honorarium and live performance by Anima Vox, consisting of GRAMMY-award winner Dr. Carole Ott and Dr. Tadeu Coelho.
🔗 SEE PROJECT

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INSTRUMENTS & TECH

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INSTRUMENTS

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ADVANCED PIANO: Classical and contemporary; proficient score reading

ADVANCED VOICE (1st ALTO): Choral masterworks; singer/songwriter

INTERMEDIATE GUITAR: Rhythm, fingerpicking
 

 

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MUSIC TECH

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DAW ABLETON LIVE

NOTATION SIBELIUS

SYNTHESIS KORG MINILOGUE XD

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PRESS & RECOGNITION

 

ENDORSEMENTS & PRESS

 

\CURRENT\BOOK ENDORSEMENTS

RICH FERGUSON: U.S. Beat Poet Laureate (2024-2025)

CAMILLE GUTHRIE: Head of Undergrad Writing, Bennington College​

RICK LUPERT: Pushcart Prize nominee; Founder, Poetry Super Highway

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\9 OCT 2023\MAGAZINE INTERVIEW

VOYAGE LA 

Check Out Elyse Hart's Story

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\9 MAR 2021\CRITICAL REVIEW

CULTURAL VOICE OF NORTH CAROLINE ONLINE ARTS JOURNAL

An Important Example of Underrepresented Programming

For Anima Vox's performance of prize-winning music composition.

 

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RADIO & PODCASTS

 

\OCT 2023\ON-AIR INTERVIEW

KPFK 90.7FM \ PACIFICA RADIO

Poet's Cafe Hosted by Richard Modiano

Public radio featured guest interview for book, Poems for Squares.

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\MAR 2023\PODCAST INTERVIEW

MAKE YOUR OWN FUN PODCAST EP. 98

Featured guest interview for electronic music single & poetry collections. 

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