Educational Background	2004-2007 Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN B.S. Degree-Recording Industry Major-Production and Technology Music Industry minor Spring/Summer-2004-Volunteer State Community College Gallatin, TN General Education Classes-Freshman 2003-Gateway Christian School High School-College Prep Music Teachers-Fiddle/Violin Current from 2002-Casey Driessen 2006-MTSU-Classical-Michael Jorgensen 2005-MTSU-Stefan Petrescu 2004-Jim Wood 2002-Bethany Dick 2002-2003-Daniel Carwile-Grand National Fiddle Champion 2000-2002-Crystal Plohman-Blair School of Music 2000-Carolyn Wann Bailey-Principle Second Chair-Nashville Symphony Music Teacher-Mandolin 2002-2003 Mike Compton 2002 Butch Baldisorri Music Teacher-Dobro 2002-2003 Curtis Burch Music Teacher-Piano 2000-2002 Ilse Holt Music Teacher-Double Bass 2003-Amanda Kowalski Music Teacher-Tenor Guitar 2004-Jim Wood 2003-Daniel Carwile 2003-Levi Dennis Voice Teacher 2004-Nancy Slaughter Master Classes-Fiddle Darol Anger, Vassar Clements, Bobby Hicks, Buddy Spicher, Tracy Silverman, Mark O'Connor, Martin Norgaard, Mark Wood, Rayna Gellert, Randy Elmore, Ralph Blizzard, Levi Dennis, Bruce Molsky, Andy Leftwitch, Jesse Stockman, Julie Lyons Lieberman, Randy Sabine, Angela Ahn, Sara Caswell, Yale Strom, Jane Chung, John Blake, Jeremy Kittel, Carol Cook Brittany Haas, Natalie Haas, Billy Contreras, Christian Howes, Victor Lin, Jimmy Tripplet, Craig Duncan, and Laura Risk. Self-taught-Guitar and Banjo
Work and Other Business-Related Experience	Current Work *FutureMan and the Black Mozart String Ensemble* Free Lance Production, Engineering & Mastering Fiddle Recording Sessions *Fiddle Instructor Past Work *The Ryan Holladay Bluegrass Band* *Darol Anger's Republic of Strings-2nd Chair Fiddle and Session Work *Fiddle/Mandolin Instructor-Springfield Guitar Center, Springfield, TN *Bluegrass Instrumental Contest Judge *Apprentice under Jeremy Timmons at Williams Fine Violins Rehairing Bows *2003-2004 Shady Groove Old-Time Dance Band-Fiddler Session Work for CD *Workshop Presenter *2003-Fork in the Road-Bluegrass Band-Fiddler Local performances including Nashville Public Library *2002-2003-Southern Express Bluegrass Band-Fiddler East Tennessee Bluegrass Festivals, Restaurant Entertainment, Live Radio Shows *2000-2002-Fiddle Frenzy-Fiddler Performances at Tennessee Performing Arts Center, Country Music Hall of Fame, Blair School of Music. *2002-Cornerstone Catering-Entertainment, Food Service Assistant
Memberships	National Society of Collegiate Scholars International Bluegrass Music Association Nashville Old-Time String Band Association
Community Services	2005 Hurricane Katrina Relief Concert Entertainment for the White House, TN Senior Citizen Center Entertainment for the White House, TN Rotary Club Election Assistant for the 2002 Robertson Ct. Elections Entertainment for several Sumner and Robertson Ct. Nursing Homes Entertainment at the Millersville Community Center and Almaville Community Center on Bluegrass nights
Special Skills	Workshop Instructor Experience in studio work. Comfortable on stage in live performances. Comfortable working sales of band product at festival table
Personal Information	Graduated College Black Belt Wado Ryu Karate Certified Open Water Scuba Diver Fiddle/Mandolin lessons taught
Scholarships Received	2005-MTSU President's Ball University Foundation Scholarship 2005-MTSU 3-year Music Scholarship 2005-Fiddle Scholarship 2004 TEC Awards Scholarship Grant-Mix Foundation 2004-Hope Academic 4-year Scholarship 2004-International Bluegrass Music Association 2004-Fiddle Camp-Tennessee 2003-Augusta Heritage Youth Scholarship 2003-The Swannanoa Gathering Youth Scholarship 2003-Oklahoma Bluegrass Association Youth Scholarship 2000-2002-Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University
Awards Received	2005 Overall Fiddle Champion 27th Bell Witch Bluegrass 2005 Old Time Banjo 2nd Place 27th Bell Witch Bluegrass 2005 Bluegrass Band 2nd Place 27th Bell Witch Bluegrass 2005 Nominated as MTSU's "Tennessee's Best" Superstar 2005 Fiddle Champion 49th Fiddlers' Jamboree, Holladay, TN 2005 Mandolin Champion 49th Fiddlers' Jamboree, Holladay, TN 2005 Guitar 3rd Place 49th Fiddlers' Jamboree, Holladay, TN 2005 Tennessee State Fiddle Champion 16 and under 2004 Indiana State 3rd Fiddle 2004 Kentucky State 4th Mandolin 2004 Uncle Dave Macon Days-Traditional Old Time Fiddler Champion 2004 Uncle Dave Macon Days-2nd Old-time Band 2004 Kentucky State 2nd Old-time Band 2004 Kentucky State 4th Mandolin 2004 1st Band Fyffe, Alabama Contest 2004 1st Mandolin Fyffe, Alabama Contest 2004 1st Old-time Banjo Fyffe, Alabama Contest 2004 2nd Old-Time Band, Mt. Juliet, TN 2004 2nd Bluegrass Band, Mt. Juliet, TN 2004-3rd Old-time Banjo, Mt. Juliet, TN 2004 3rd Mandolin-48th Annual Old Time Bluegrass & Fiddlers' Jamboree Holladay, TN 2004 1st Place Bluegrass Band-48th Annual Old Time Bluegrass & Fiddlers' Jamboree Holladay, TN 2004 Tennessee State Beginner Fiddle-2nd Place 2003 Indiana State Mandolin Champion 2003-SPBGMA Junior Fiddler-2nd Place 2003 SPBGMA Accompanist 5th place 2003-Georgia State Mandolin 4th Place 2003-Georgia State Beginner Fiddle 2nd Place 2003 Indiana State 2nd Fiddle 2003 Harvest Moon Bluegrass Festival-1st Fiddle Jr. 2003 Harvest Moon Bluegrass Festival-1st Mandolin Jr. 2003 Harvest Moon Bluegrass Festival-1st Guitar Jr. 2003 Harvest Moon Bluegrass Festival-3rd Banjo Jr. 2003 Harvest Moon Bluegrass Festival-2nd Bluegrass Band 2003 Lincoln County Bluegrass Contest 1st-Fiddle Jr. 2003 Lincoln County Bluegrass Contest 1st -Mandolin Jr. 2003 Lincoln County Bluegrass Contest 2nd-Guitar Jr. 2003 Lincoln County Bluegrass Contest 1st-Dulcimer Jr. 2003 Lincoln County Bluegrass Contest 2nd Harmonica Jr. 2003 Lincoln County Bluegrass Contest 2nd Bluegrass Banjo Jr. 2003 Lincoln County Bluegrass Contest 2nd Dobro Jr. 2003 Lincoln County Bluegrass Contest 1st Old Time Banjo Jr. 2003 Lincoln County Bluegrass Contest 1st Bluegrass Band 2003 Byrdstown Bluegrass Festival-1st Fiddle 2003 2nd Place Fiddle Jamestown, TN Bluegrass Contest 2003 1st place Mandolin Jamestown, TN Bluegrass Contest 2003 2nd place Guitar Jamestown, TN Bluegrass Contest 2003 3rd place Old Time Banjo Jamestown, TN Bluegrass Contest 2003 Kentucky State Contest 3rd Fiddle 2003 Smithville Jamboree 2nd Hammered Dulcimer 2003 Mt. Juliet Bluegrass Contest 2nd Fiddle 2003 Mt. Juliet Bluegrass Contest 1st Beginner Instrumental-Mandolin 2003-2nd place Fiddle, Dickson, TN 2003-1st place Open Instrumental, Dickson, TN 2003-2nd place Old Time Band, Dickson, TN 2003-2nd-Fiddle-47th Annual Old Time Bluegrass & Fiddlers' Jamboree Holladay, TN 2003-State of Tennessee Official Fiddle Championship - 2nd Beginner Fiddle 2002-State of Tennessee Official Fiddle Championship - 3rd Beginner Fiddle 2002-3rd- Old Time Band - Uncle Dave Macon Days 2002-Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Contest, Athens, AL - 5th Beginner Fiddle 2002-Festival of the Bluegrass Parking Lot Picker Award 2002-Fayetteville, TN 1st-Beginner Fiddle 2002-Fayetteville, TN 1st-Mandolin, 2002-Fayetteville, TN 1st-Dulcimer, 2002-Fayetteville, TN 1st-Banjo, 2002-Fayetteville, TN 2nd Guitar 2002 Harvest Moon Bluegrass Festival 1st Beginner Fiddle 2002 Harvest Moon Bluegrass Festival 1st Mandolin 2002 Harvest Moon Bluegrass Festival 2nd Guitar 2002 Harvest Moon Bluegrass Festival 2nd Banjo 2002 Harvest Moon Bluegrass Festival 3rd-Bluegrass Band, 2002-Wilson County State Fair 1st Beginner Fiddle 2002-Etowah, TN 2nd-Mandolin, 2002-Etowah, TN 3rd-Banjo 2002-Bell Witch Bluegrass Festival 3rd-Mandolin 2001-Harvest Moon Bluegrass Festival White House, TN 3rd Bluegrass Band, 2001-Harvest Moon Bluegrass Festival White House, TN 2nd Beginner Fiddle, Jr 2001-Harvest Moon Bluegrass Festival White House, TN 1st Mandolin, Jr 2001-Harvest Moon Bluegrass Festival White House, TN 2nd Banjo, Jr 2000-Harvest Moon Bluegrass Festival 1st Beginner Mandolin
Major Performances	2006 Solo Guest Performer Murfreesboro Youth Orchestra 2006 SUNY New Paltz's Studley Theatre 2005 O'Shaughnessey Center 2005 Freight & Salvage CoffeeHouse 2005 Kenworthy Theatre 2005 Montalvo Arts Center Carriage House 2005 IBMA SHOWCASE 2005 Dollywood 2005 Country Gold -Japan 2005 CMA Music Festival-Acoustic Stage with Ryan Holladay 2005 Grand Ole Opry, Nashvile, TN 2005 Station Inn Nashville, TN 2004 Carnegie Hall Global Encounters Educational Performance 2004 1st Annual Ryan Holladay Bluegrass Festival 2004-CMA Music Festival-Acoustic Stage with Ryan Holladay 2004-Ryman Auditorium-“Pickin in the Plaza” for Mountain Heart and Rhonda Vincent with Ryan Holladay 2004-Martin Methodist College-Bluegrass Past and Present with Ryan Holladay 2004-The Lyric Theater in Historic Loudon with Ryan Holladay 2004-Cross Country Trail Ride with Ryan Holladay 2004-SPBGMA Convention with Ryan Holladay 2003-International Bluegrass Music Association Fan Fest-Fiddler for the “All-Star Youth Bluegrass Band” 2003-IBMA Fan Fest with Ryan Holladay 2002-International Bluegrass Music Association Fan Fest-Fiddler-Youth Workshop Presenter Numerous Bluegrass and Old-Time music Festivals
Radio Shows	2005 George, the Bluegrass Show 91.1 FM WRVU 2005 WDVX Blue Plate Special with The Ryan Hollady Band 2005 WGWG 88.3 FM 2005 WADA 1390 AM "Classic Country" 2004-The Old time Country Radio Show AM with Ryan Holladay, Lynchburg, TN WDVX-Studio C, Norris, TN WDVX-Old Timers Day, Townsend, TN Fiddler's Grove Lebanon, TN
Camps Attended	2006 Mark O'Connors' Fiddle Camp 2006 Creative Strings Workshop 2005 Mark O'Connor's Fiddle Camp 2004 Mark O'Connor's Fiddle Camp 2004 Blair International Fiddle School At Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN 2003 Augusta Heritage Old Time Week 2003 Swannanoa Gathering Old Time Week 2003 Blair International Fiddle School At Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN 2002 Blair International Fiddle School At Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN 2002 Kentucky Music Week Winter 2002-Festival of the Bluegrass-Lexington Youth Camp 2001 Swannanoa Gathering Old Time Week 2001 Swannanoa Gathering Celtic Week 2001 Kentucky Music Week 2000 Swannanoa Gathering Old Time Week 2000 Swannanoa Gathering Celtic Week
Workshops Conducted	2006 Instructor Vanderbilt University International Fiddle School 2005 Instructor Vanderbilt University International Fiddle School 2005 Bluegrass in the Schools 2005 Breaking Up Winter Slow Jam 2004 Fox Family Bluegrass Festival 2002 IBMA Youth Musicians
References	References available on request.