About Me
I feel fortunate to be able to do what I do for a living, and I'll always be sure that is evident in my playing and singing.
That's MY end of the bargain. Yours is simple: Just show up! Go to my Events page and find out where I'll be next!
Solo guitar and voice has been my bread and butter since 2000. Back then I was playing a regular Friday/Saturday gig in Concord, NH, and my artistic survival hinged on my ability to improvise and diversify. It was a strange sight I’m sure to see a small room packed with 50 people jumping in unison to a dude jamming out Rage Against The Machine on an acoustic guitar, but that’s just how it was sometimes. I wasn’t afraid to push myself, and that attitude has kept me working ever since.
I’ve played in various bands and musical situations over the years; playing guitar and singing for HP Pennypacker and the Wealthy Industrialists was a treat right up until I moved to Colorado. That outfit saw us playing small NH bars and private events, with classic rock and meticulous arrangements being a hallmark. Steely Dan, Pink Floyd (playing Dark Side Of The Moon was a ton of fun), the Doors, classic Beatles… We played the hell out of those tunes, and we had a great time, every time.
In 2007 I started playing solo shows in the Denver area. At a showcase in Parker I met Ron Patrick, who helped me get my gig on in the ‘burbs. I soon landed a residence at the Blue Canyon Bar and Grill in Golden, where I played every Friday night for a couple of years. It had been awhile since I had rocked the solo thing, and I enjoyed bringing the NH vibe to Golden and stirring up some newer music as well. I met a ton of great people there and had the opportunity to play for folks I met there who were getting married in one corner or another in the state; I got to be the entertainment at several weddings thanks to that little bar.
An old, more cumbersome setup I used to run. Fractal Audio and a Boss RC-50 Looper... Yikes!
I also landed my first band gig in Colorado thanks to the Blue Canyon. Mark Simpson (currently of My Blue Sky: A Tribute to The Allman Bros.)) and Rick DeLisle (currently of The Boomers) approached me about being the singer/guitarist for MotherLode. THAT band was a treat. With heavy emphasis on vocal harmony, all three of us would sing and provide a wall of vocals that never failed to impress. Our thing was acoustic-based rock, and we did it well. Covering bands like Collective Soul, The Fixx, U2, The Beatles, CSN and even Rush, MotherLode gained a reputation and following that I aspire to reach again in my solo and band projects.