I'm really fortunate to have spent my work life focused on my passion, which is playing, performing, writing, and producing music. As a multi-instrumentalist, producer and educator, I've enjoyed a long career in artist development through my company Dreamwalker Music Evolution, located in Central Florida. But after many years working with artists, I've taken a step back to focus on my own artistry and releasing my own music.
My wife Caroline and I began writing songs together several years ago, drawing from our combined life experience. All of my songs are self-produced, allowing me to work within a truly creative framework. In 2023, I released my first instrumental piece, "Wind Walker," followed by fourteen singles.
I grew up in the Philadelphia area and first picked up a guitar at the age of thirteen. I quickly became obsessed with learning how to play, practicing up to eight hours a day. My biggest influences were Joe Satriani, Randy Rhodes and Swedish virtuoso Yngwie Malmsteen. I studied classical guitar with Charles Bell and jazz guitar with jazz pioneer John Dougherty.
After both of my parents died, I found myself on my own at the age of eighteen. I relied on my musical skills to support myself by giving guitar lessons and working at a local amplifier company. In my early twenties, intrigued with the growing Central Florida music scene, I moved to the Orlando area to pursue a fresh chapter in my music journey. During that time I worked as a session guitarist providing tracks for major artists, as well as performing in my own bands and continuing to grow my instructional business.
In 2005, my band "Rule of 7" received a Grammy Award for the Florida Unsigned Bands Showcase. Although the group disbanded, I continued to perform with other local bands, opening for major acts such as Pat Benatar, Charlie Daniel's Band, Jake Owens, Scotty Mccreery, and Colt Ford.
My wife and I share four adult children, the youngest of whom plays in a few local bands and is following in his dad's footsteps. I'm a diehard Philadelphia Eagles fan and in my spare time I love traveling, writing with my wife and spending time with my family. I'm looking forward to sharing my music with new friends with the hope that my songs will resonate with anyone who enjoys a good story and an occasional long guitar solo.
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