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Raised in the artistic community of Woodstock, NY, music has been a fundamental part of my life since as far back as I can remember. Experimenting with various instruments since the age of 8, I discovered and fell in love with the guitar at the age of 12 and immersed myself into a rigorous practice regimen, often spending up to 8 hours a day becoming more and more proficient on the instrument.
My professional career began in 1998 when I moved to Nashville, TN. Shortly after my arrival, I began working on projects with such artists as Michael McDonald, Sixpence None The Richer, The Backstreet Boys, and Jon Anderson from YES to name just a few. During the 4.5 years I spent in Nashville, I toured with various artists and was in the studio producing and/or playing on countless sessions. I became the Fret Talk columnist for “Rock & Read Magazine,” completed my first instructional book “Introspective Guitar,” had 16 songs of mine recorded by other artists, and was credited on a number of records that achieved multi-platinum status.
Since June of 2003, I've been living in Los Angeles, CA, where I have played on sessions for Miramax Films, Chrysalis Music Publishing, and various television, album and film projects. Select examples of these include the Ella Enchanted soundtrack, The Young & The Restless, The Bold & the Beautiful and most recently CBS Television's 'The Ex List.' I have signed publishing deals with a number production music libraries and my songs have been placed in various movies, television shows, DVDs, and commercials, including High School Musical 2, Hannah Montana, CBS’s Cold Case, Beyond the Break, ABC's 'TV's All-Time Funniest,' History Channel's 'Modern Marvels,' Baywatch, ESPN, as well as commercials for Audi, Mazda and Rent Way.
In September 2006 I released my first instrumental record, "Stained Voodoo", a collection of 10 original compositions ranging in style from rock to funk to acoustic, that pays homage to my earliest musical influences. In November 2006, Stained Voodoo took home the Instrumental Album of the Year award at the LA Music Awards.
A brief rundown of some recent events would include touring as the lead guitarist for 2 time Grammy Nominated artist Sarah Kelly as well as multi-platinum selling Universal Records latin recording artists David Bisbal, Chenoa and Luis Fonsi, performing on an episode of American Idol Extra with former contestant Anthony Fedorov, and playing with the house band on the Megan Mullally Show with Billy Ray Cyrus. I also performed on and co-produced a virtual instrument library for Vir2 Instruments entitled "Acoustic Legends,."
I am currently working with my original project Chasing Saints and have just completed our debut album. I have also been been writing with and producing for my production company System 8 Productions. Recently I've been writing and producing latin pop/rock artist Ignacio Val, with one of our collaborations becoming the theme song for “El Solteron” - South America’s version of ‘The Bachelor.’ My latest side-project is MOTORTRIBE and includes Jeff Abercrombie, formerly of the band Fuel.
Finally, I am an endorsing artist for McPherson Guitars, DRC Guitars, Elixir Strings, DiMarzio Pickups, Visual Sound Amps & Pedals, In Tune Guitar Picks, Guitar Force Guitar Care Products, Propellerhead Software, Sonoma Wireworks, X-Tempo Designs, and Presonus Studio Gear.
