Laird Halling is an accomplished performer and instructor on the clarinet, saxophone, and flute. He has played music professionally in the Portland metropolitan area for nearly 30 years, performing classical, ragtime, traditional jazz, swing, and worship music.

Laird performed educational school concerts for 20 years through The Young Audiences of America. He is currently playing with Everything's Jake Swing Quintet, Dr. T's Orchestra, the Crosswinds Big Band, John Bennett and the Music Staff, and the Dill Pickles Ragtime Trio.

Laird has a bachelor of Music degree in composition from Marylhurst University. He spent over 15 years on staff at New Hope Community Church where he directed their orchestra, praise bands, bell choir, and choir, and wrote music for all the church's musical groups. He currently serves at Portland Christian Center, where he is the Director of the School of Music and also arranges music for their musical groups.

His arrangements are currently used by church and school groups across the country and have been performed around the world including Australia, Brazil, Japan, and Finland. He also has arrangements for church orchestra published in the Brentwood-Benson Orchestra Series: www.brentwood-benson.com

Laird lives with his beautiful wife Leanne and their homeschooled 12-year-old son Logan in Beaverton, Oregon.