Danmichael Reyes

Los Angeles, CA
dmikereyes@gmail.com | (310) 972-9364
www.danmichaelreyes.com

Education
Master of Fine Arts, Jazz Keyboard
California Institute of the Arts | Graduation: Spring 2017
Principal teachers: Alphonso Johnson, Vinny Golia, John Baffa, Larry Koonse, and David Roitstein.

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Jazz Piano

The New School | Graduation: Fall 2013
Principal teachers: Reggie Workman, Bob Cranshaw, Adam Holzman, Gerard D’Angelo, Francesca
Tanksley, Jean-Michel Pilc, Andy McKee, and Adam Holzman.

Fullerton College | Fall 2009 – Spring 2011

Principal teachers: Markus Burger, Joe Bagg, Si Eubanks, Joe Jewell, and Mike Scott.

Experience
Piano Instructor
Opus Music South Bay – Torrance, CA
Music school based in Torrance, CA
July 2015 – Present
• Taught private piano lessons to students age ranging from 5 years old to senior citizens.
• Worked with students with their audition and recital pieces.
• Taught piano technique, music theory, and repertoire.

Graduate Teaching Assistant – Private Lesson Piano Instructor

California Institute of the Arts – Valencia, CA
Fall 2015 – Spring 2017
• Taught jazz piano, harmony, improvisation, and repertoire.
• Focused on jazz piano chord voicings and improvisation language through transcriptions of
carefully selected landmark recorded piano performances.
• Differentiated lesson plans based on individual student strengths and needs.
• Assessed student outcomes by assigning final grades at end of semester. Students were
graded based on improvement, quality of repertoire, attendance, and effort.

Graduate Teaching Assistant – World Music History

California Institute of the Arts – Valencia, CA
Spring 2017
• Assigned weekly reading prompt questions based on weekly reading.
• Graded essays based on instructor’s rubrics.
• Graded mid-terms and finals.
• Held study halls to aid students in preparation of mid-terms and finals.

Producer / Composer / Audio Engineer

The Pie Studios – Pasadena, CA (www.thepiestudios.com)
Recording studio specializing in full spectrum of audio production.
May 2015 – December 2018
• Composed and produced original music for various clients including filmmakers and
independent artists.
• Recorded and mixed music for films.
 • Collaborated with session musicians, top-line writers, co-producers, and the client to create
music all of us can be proud of.
• Operated ProTools during recording session and assisted engineer with microphone
placement.
• Mixed music on ProTools using hybrid of software plug-ins as well as outboard analog
hardware EQs, compressors, and effects rack.

Editorial Contributor
Revive Music – NY, NY (Remote Position) (www.revive-music.com)
Online music source for jazz and hip-hop.
April 2013 – April 2019
• Interviewed and wrote articles about artists including Eddie Palmieri, Robert Glasper,
Terence Blanchard, Nicholas Payton, Nai Palm, et al. (Selected articles listed below).
• Optimized SEO for articles published via WordPress.
• Coordinated with PR firms to schedule audio/video premieres for website.
• Voted in NPR’s yearly Jazz Critics Poll.
• Curated Spotify playlist.

Skills
• Piano (jazz, R&B/soul, hip-hop, classical, pop, et. al).
• Music theory (emphasis on jazz harmony and improvisation).
• Music production.
• Pro Tools, Logic X, Digital Performer.
• Music pedagogy (emphasis on piano).
• Wordpress, Mailchimp, SEO.
• Easy to collaborate with.
• Empathetic towards underrepresented minorities and immigrants as I am an immigrant as
well.

Performance &
Recording Highlights
Perpetual Motion (Short Film)
(Audio Engineer / Mix Engineer)
• Best Ensemble Dance Film – Saint Petersburg International Film Festival 2018
• San Francisco Dance Film Festival 2018
• Official Selection Inshadow Festial 2018

A Fish Out Of Water (Short Film)

(Music Sound Mixer)
• Boundless In Brooklyn 48-Hour short Film Contest Award
• Premiered in New York, Paris, and Los Angeles

Ta-Yo – Photos From Panorama City (6-track album)

(Composer / Producer / Audio Engineer / Mix Engineer Keyboards + Drum Programming)
• Featured in Okayplayer’s Mixtape Monday (5.11.19)

ELYMIE – “Golden” (Single)

(Producer / Mix Engineer / Pianist)
• Premiered on EARMILK. (4.26.18)

Alphonso Johnson Fusion Quartet

(Keyboards + Synths)
• Performed at various CalArts events, concerts, as well as several gigs outside for arts
education outreach.
Adam Holzman’s Electric Miles Davis Ensemble
(Synthesizers and Rhodes)
• Year-long ensemble at The New School culminating in a performance at New York City’s
Joe’s Pub at The Public Theater

Ella Mae Saison

(Piano and Keyboards)
• Toured Southeast Asia, Middle East, and various North American cities.

Converse Rubber Tracks (Brooklyn, NY)

(Piano and Keyboard)
• On-call session musician for Brooklyn’s Converse Rubber Tracks Studios.

Queen Lili’uokalani Trust Olino Arts 2018 / CalArts Community Arts Partnership (CAP)
(Mix Engineer)
• Mixed 25 short films for Queen Lili’uokalani Trust’s Summer Youth Program
• Post-production session took place at Honolulu’s famed Island Sound Studios – formerly
known as Avex Recording Studios.

Legacy of Resilience (Documentary)

(Film Composer)
• Directed by Marissa Kitazawa highlighting the aftermath of Japanese Internment camps
during WWII.

Damaged Animated Web Series (Animated series)

(Film Composer)
• Developed and created by Liz Miele. Animated cartoon series about two robots adopted by
human parents.

Datu Kayumanggi Live At Pie Vol. 1

(Pianist / Producer)
• Full-length album featured in Okayplayer’s Mixtape Monday Series (5.27.17)

For more highlights: www.danmichaelreyes.com/living-portfolio

Selected Published
Articles
Revive Music

• “Eddie Palmieri Recounts His Legendary ‘Harlem River Drive’” | 5.18.16

• “Mark de Clive-Lowe Revisits Ancestral Roots in ‘Heritage’ | 3.5.19
• “Sly5thAve Talks About His Orchestral Tribute To Dr. Dre | 1.8.18
• “Robert Glasper Discusses ‘Covered’ LP” | 6.30.15
• “Nicholas Payton’s ‘Numbers’ Pt. II” | 6.22.14
• “Karriem Riggins Talks Ray Brown, Betty Carter, Mulgrew Miller + J Dilla” | 11.4.16
• “Terence Blanchard Speaks On ‘Breathless’” | 6.1.15

For complete list: www.revive-music.com/author/danmichaelreyes

Lincoln Center | The Score

• “BIGYUKI’s Hybrid Magic” | 1.7.18