Brian graduated from the University of Southern California in 2001 with a Bachelor of Music in Music Education, while studying percussion with Eric Forester, Dale Anderson, and a year with Ndugu Chancler. In January 2009, he earned a Master of Music in Conducting from the American Band College, at Southern Oregon University. He also attended the Northwestern Conducting Symposium in 2016, with Dr. Mallory Thompson. Brian has appeared in Westlake Malibu Lifestyle magazine, written for Bandworld magazine, and been published in The Instrumentalist three times, including a feature interview in March, 2013.

Brian is in his second year as the Visual & Performing Arts Coordinator for Conejo Valley Unified and recently completed the 50-page five-year Strategic Arts Plan for the district, with consultant, Peggy Burt.

Brian completed 15 years as the Dept. Chair of Perf. Arts & Band Director of the 220-member program at Westlake High School encompassing 5 concert bands, 2 symphony orchestras, 3 jazz bands, jazz combos, marching band, winter guard, and winter drumline. He was also a 15-year member of the WHS Leadership Team. Brian received the CVUSD "Teacher of The Month" award, May 2014, and the Robert Greenwell Award for Field Adjudication from SCSBOA in 2022. He has also served as a Master Teacher for four CSUN student teachers. Westlake Instrumental Music was a Grammy in the Schools Semi-Finalist for 2014.

Under Brian’s leadership, Westlake ensembles have performed at Carnegie Hall, Walt Disney Hall, three times at CBDA/CASMEC state conventions, three times at The Midwest Clinic this December ‘22, The Monterey Next Generation Jazz Festival, The Monterey Jazz festival, The Jazz Education Network Conference, and The Chicago Natural History Museum. Westlake students and ensembles have earned numerous unanimous superior ratings at festival in addition to Student Music Awards from Downbeat magazine in performance and composition. The Studio Jazz Ensemble I has recorded seven records with recording engineer, George Stone.

Brian performed with the Blue Devils "A" Corps playing top bass in 1997 and snare in 1998, and the USC Trojan Marching band 1994-1998, snare. He was on the Blue Devils "A" corps visual staff 2000-2017, instructed the Blue Devils "B" Corps pit 1999-2001 and was the 2002 Blue Devil visual caption head. With the Blue Devils “A” Corps he earned multiple visual titles, nine DCI World Championships, including five undefeated seasons, and the highest DCI score ever recorded, 99.65, in 2014. In 2015, Brian was the single full-time brass, percussion, and marching instructor the inaugural 97-member Blue Devils International Corps. The 2015 BDI summer tour lasted six weeks with performances in five countries culminating in a nine-day stent at the Basel Tattoo in Switzerland.

Brian also worked six seasons as a Toy Solider drummer in the Disneyland Christmas Fantasy Parade (1998-2002 & 2004) and was the Band Director at Valley View High School from 2002-2006.

Brian has been a full-time staff member with the American Band College “ABC” since 2018 and assess 3rd year Master degree candidate start up lessons, “boo-boo band,” and grades 1st, 2nd, and 3rd year Master degree projects. He has adjudicated field tournaments and concert festivals for the SCSBOA, winter drumline for SCPA, SJVCGPR, PPAACC, ADLA, and visual for Kamehameha HS. Brian is also a regular attendee of JEN, SCSBOA conferences, & The Midwest Clinic. His professional affiliations include the SCSBOA, CBDA, JEN, NAfME and System Blue.