Awards & Accolades…

 
• 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…

 

• 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

 

Articles & Interviews…

 
• The musician/genius/madman behind Doctor Noize by Stefan Shepherd, Zooglobble

 

• Education Watch: Musical Adventures by Laurel Fishman, Grammy.com

 

• Doctor Noize: an antidote to Barney by Eren Göknar, Los Altos Town Crier

 

• The art of ‘noize’ by Rebecca Wallace, Palo Alto Weekly

 

• Doctor Noize and his Friend Mr. Beethoven by Lisa Shara, North State Parent

 

• Interview: Doctor Noize by Yosi, Indie Kids Rock

 

• More Than Just Noize by Stephanie Thompson, Lone Tree Voice

 

• Doctor Noize Invites The Kids To Lay Down Techno-Pop Tracks by Yoshi Kato, San Jose Mercury News

 

• Bring on da Noize by Caitlin Berka, Stanford Magazine

 

• Doctor Noize readies to rock Bus Barn Saturday — Staff Report, Los Altos Town Crier

 

• Doctor Noize Beats Truman by Rebecca Wallace, Palo Alto Weekly

 

• Rock ‘n’ roll ain’t Noize pollution by Kirsten Silveira, The Coloradoan

 

• The Return of Doctor Noize by Yoshi Kato, San Jose Mercury News

 

Reviews…

 
• Monkey Music by David Yearsley, Cornell University Professor of Music

 

• New Music: Grammaropolis by Myles McDonnell, You Know, For Kids

 

• The Doctor is In the Groove by Joseph W. Cates, Richmond Parents Monthly

 

• Learning grammar has never been so much fun! by Beverly Wrigglesworth, School Library Journal

 

• Musical Notes — The Good: The Ballad Of Phineas McBoof by Charlotte Bohn, Baltimore’s Child

 

• The Gift Of Inspiration by Doris Huang, submitted to YourTrueHero.com

 

• The Ballad Of Phineas McBoof by Jeff Bogle, Out With The Kids

 

• Grammaropolis by Michael Berick, L.A. Parent

 

• Bananas game for iPhone is addictive, great for kids by Jim Dalrymple, The Loop

 

• The Rich Experience Of A Doctor Noize Assembly by Skip Johnson, El Crystal Elementary School Principal

 

• The Ballad Of Phineas McBoof by Chad Young, Nashville Parent & parentworld.com

 

• The Ballad Of Phineas McBoof by Maren Ostergard, School Library Journal

 

• Noteworthy: The Best In Recent Kid’s CDs by Yvonne Zipp, Christian Science Monitor

 

• Groove With Phineas! by Sonja Ellingboe, Lone Tree Voice

 

• The Ballad Of Phineas McBoof by Melissa Eva Miller, babble.com

 

• Noizemakers everywhere who believe kids are as smart as we do