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 a variety of 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.

In late 1994 I founded a retro 70’s rock band that concentrated on hook oriented songs with tight vocal harmonies. We recorded and released two independent records, played countless performances and received regional radio airplay and press coverage. However, after four years together, we each decided to take what we had learned from this experience and pursue other musical opportunities.

The fall of 1998 began a new chapter in my musical journey in that I moved to Nashville, TN, to focus more on songwriting as well as live performance. Within a few weeks I was in the studio working on projects with such artists as Michael McDonald, Sixpence None The Richer, Jon Anderson from YES and Take 6 to name just a few. In 2000 my career as a producer began when I produced my first full length album "The Healing Pool" for Dioscuri Records recording artists Phileo. I spent the next 3 years touring with various artists and in the studio producing and/or playing on countless sessions. During my four and a half years in Nashville 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 been playing on sessions for Miramax Films, Chrysalis Music Publishing, CBS 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 "Cold Case". I have signed publishing deals with 3 production music libraries and my songs have been placed in various television shows and commercials, including Audi, Mazda and Rent Way. I recently produced an acoustic guitar virtual instrument library for Big Fish Audio entitled "Acoustic Legends" and am currently an endorsing artist for Brian Moore Custom Guitars, Elixir Strings, Visual Sound Pedals and Presonus studio gear.

My most recent accomplishment is the release of my first instrumental solo 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.