AWARDS AND HONORS

 

PROFESSIONAL (as executive producer, producer, executive, A&R lead and/or artist)

  • Academy Award (Oscar), Best Original Score, The Shape of Water

  • Golden Globe Award, Best Original Score, The Shape of Water

  • 15 Grammy Awards, 24 Nominations (as artist, executive producer, and A&R executive)

  • Billboard #1 (Artist 100, Top 200, Classical, Classical Crossover)

  • Apple Music Top 20 (Hip-Hop)

  • Apple Music #1 (Classical)

  • Best Horror Short, LA Independent Film Festival

  • Official Entry, Berlin Film Festival

  • Special Jury Award, Best Fiction, Serbian Int’l Short Film Festival

  • Franco Corelli Award for Excellence in Public and Cultural Affairs - City of Ancona, Italy

  • Grand Prize, Arts and Humanities - City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department

ACADEMIC

  • University of Southern California (USC): Dean's Scholarship, President's Scholarship, Graduate Fellowship Award

  • University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA): Key Scholar Award for Outstanding Achievement in Creative Writing

AFFILIATIONS

  • Voting Member, The Recording Academy

  • National Black MBA Association

  • Active Member, USC Alumni Association

  • Active Member, ASCAP

  • Active Member, SAG-AFTRA

  • Member, AGMA

travel (global & DOMESTIC)

Places I've lived (in blue):

additional interests and hobbies

  • house music

  • modern residential architecture

  • jet skiing

  • fitness

causes I support

  • Education for All

  • Environmental Sustainability

  • Ethical Innovation in Science and Technology

  • Human Rights

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