idd y , ▁The ▁Ro ots , ▁LL ▁C ool ▁J , ▁Will ▁Smith , ▁K any e ▁West , ▁Kid ▁C udi , ▁Est elle , ▁Luther ▁V and ross , ▁R . ▁Kelly , ▁Bo yz ▁II ▁Men , ▁Viv ian ▁Green , ▁Not orious ▁B . I . G ., ▁Ger ald ▁Le vert , ▁M indi ▁Ab air , ▁Kind red , ▁Young ▁Gun z , ▁and ▁many ▁others . ▁Tir p ak ▁was ▁horn ▁section ▁arr anger ▁for ▁the ▁John ▁Leg end ▁band ▁performing ▁on ▁tr ump et ▁and ▁trom bone ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁teaching ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁as ▁the ▁Ass istant ▁Director ▁for ▁the ▁Creative ▁Music ▁Program ▁at ▁the ▁K imm el ▁Center ▁for ▁the ▁Perform ing ▁Arts . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁Tir p ak ' s ' ▁parents ▁are ▁also ▁professional ▁mus icians ▁and ▁music ▁teachers . ▁With ▁their ▁encourag ement , ▁he ▁spent ▁his ▁early ▁years ▁studying ▁viol in , ▁drums , ▁piano , ▁tr ump et , ▁trom bone ▁and ▁fl ugel horn . ▁ ▁While ▁in ▁college ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁the ▁Arts ▁he ▁met ▁his ▁ment or , ▁Larry ▁Gold , ▁who ▁taught ▁him ▁string ▁arr anging ▁and ▁production ▁at ▁The ▁Studio ▁in ▁Philadelphia . ▁Tir p ak ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁the ▁Arts ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁with ▁a ▁Bach elor ' s ▁D eg ree ▁in ▁music ▁composition . ▁