Greetings!
I'm a SoCal-based commercial music writer, but I enjoy my side projects a lot more. Doing music for a Bank of America or NASCAR project isn't exactly a dream come true
I went to college for composition, but I wish I would have majored in recording technology instead. I think writing is something you're born with, not something you "learn" to do in a classroom. Knowing how to set up a studio takes instruction though.
I write some wildly different kinds of music. Some is for college & high school drumlines/percussion ensembles, some is piano solo, and some just electronic experimental. You can hear some samples of each on my personal site.