Awards & Accolades...
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- XM Kids Radio national #1 hit song, Banana
- XM Kids Radio Top 10 hit song, Welcome To Grammaropolis
- Complete albums broadcast over 15 times on XM Kids Radio
- Commissioned to compose family opera about classical music by North State Symphony & The McConnell Foundation
- Commissioned to compose & produce a full-length musical about grammar by Grammaropolis
- Top 25 iPhone App in dozens of countries worldwide
- iTunes iTunes Essential Recording designation
- Named one of Dr. Toy's 100 Best Children's Products
- Parent's Choice Recommended Award
- Children's Music Web Judge's Special Award
- CD Baby Editor's Picks Recommended Award
- Played on local radio nationwide, from Alaska to Tennessee
- Featured in-flight entertainment on Continental Airlines
- Composed music for mainstream films, TV & documentaries
- Doctor Noize's Mother really likes almost everything he does
Education & Teaching Distinctions...
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- Graduated with Distinction & Honors in Music from Stanford
- Composed & recorded dozens of kid-composed songs -- and counting -- in Dr. Noize workshops nationwide
- Inspired thousands of kids in workshops & shows to learn Pop Song Structure, Classical Sonata Form & music fundamentals
- Directed Pinewood Singers to 1st Prize & the only perfect score at Disneyland's prestigious Music In The Parks competition
- Conducted acclaimed student performances of Sondheim's Into The Woods -- the full version, not the student version
- Taught Pinewood School classical music history elective that became so popular it was made a required course
- Taught Pinewood School songwriting & production course that produced 8 full-length student-composed albums in 5 years
- Accomplished youth soccer coach of one of the area's best girls soccer teams
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Articles & Interviews...
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- The musician/genius/madman behind Doctor Noize by Stefan Shepherd, Zooglobble
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- Education Watch: Musical Adventures by Laurel Fishman, Grammy.com
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- Doctor Noize: an antidote to Barney by Eren Göknar, Los Altos Town Crier
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- The art of 'noize' by Rebecca Wallace, Palo Alto Weekly
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- Doctor Noize and his Friend Mr. Beethoven by Lisa Shara, North State Parent
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- More Than Just Noize by Stephanie Thompson, Lone Tree Voice
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- Bring on da Noize by Caitlin Berka, Stanford Magazine
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- Doctor Noize readies to rock Bus Barn Saturday -- Staff Report, Los Altos Town Crier
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- Doctor Noize Beats Truman by Rebecca Wallace, Palo Alto Weekly
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- Rock 'n' roll ain't Noize pollution by Kirsten Silveira, The Coloradoan
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- The Return of Doctor Noize by Yoshi Kato, San Jose Mercury News
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Reviews...
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- Monkey Music by David Yearsley, Cornell University Professor of Music
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- New Music: Grammaropolis by Myles McDonnell, You Know, For Kids
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- The Doctor is In the Groove by Joseph W. Cates, Richmond Parents Monthly
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- Learning grammar has never been so much fun! by Beverly Wrigglesworth, School Library Journal
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- Musical Notes — The Good: The Ballad Of Phineas McBoof by Charlotte Bohn, Baltimore's Child
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- The Gift Of Inspiration by Doris Huang, submitted to YourTrueHero.com
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- The Ballad Of Phineas McBoof by Jeff Bogle, Out With The Kids
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- Grammaropolis by Michael Berick, L.A. Parent
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- Bananas game for iPhone is addictive, great for kids by Jim Dalrymple, The Loop
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- The Rich Experience Of A Doctor Noize Assembly by Skip Johnson, El Crystal Elementary School Principal
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- The Ballad Of Phineas McBoof by Chad Young, Nashville Parent & parentworld.com
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- The Ballad Of Phineas McBoof by Maren Ostergard, School Library Journal
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- Noteworthy: The Best In Recent Kid's CDs by Yvonne Zipp, Christian Science Monitor
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- Groove With Phineas! by Sonja Ellingboe, Lone Tree Voice
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- The Ballad Of Phineas McBoof by Melissa Eva Miller, babble.com
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- Noizemakers everywhere who believe kids are as smart as we do
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