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Biography
Geoff currently teaches instrumental music in Arcadia, California. From 2016 to 2024, Geoff was the instrumental music director at Benton Middle School in La Mirada, CA, where he taught nearly 200 students in concert band, string orchestra, percussion ensemble, and jazz band. Under his direction, Benton bands and orchestras earned numerous accolades and the program more than tripled in size.
Geoff received his bachelor’s degree in Music Business and Management from Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA, his teaching credentials from St. Peter’s University in Jersey City, NJ, and Whittier College in Whittier, CA, and his master’s degree in Music Education from the American Band College of Central Washington University.
Formerly, Geoff was design team coordinator for the Morris Knolls High School marching band in Rockaway, NJ, and co-director of percussion education for the Jersey Surf World Class Drum Corps. Geoff has also worked with George Mason University (Fairfax, VA), East Coast Jazz (Malden, MA), Carmel High School (Carmel, IN), Old Bridge High School (Old Bridge, NJ), and King Philip High School (Wrentham, MA), among others. In 2003 and 2004, Geoff was a member of the Boston Crusaders Drum and Bugle Corps, where he played tenors in the drumline.
In addition to being an experienced teacher of instrumental music, Geoff is an active musician and has toured the United States and Europe with bands such as Batillus and A Storm of Light. Currently, Geoff plays drums in Los Angeles-based rock outfit Bronco Forte.
Geoff lives with his wife, Rosemary, daughter, June, and their dog, Maple, in Los Angeles and when he's not doing something music related you can usually find him toiling away in the kitchen or playing tabletop games.