I have been playing the piano since I was seven years old. Guitar and bass would soon follow and I began playing professionally in high school.
From 1983 to 1993 I played in several groups and had the unique opportunity to have opened for stars such as Pat Travers, Johnny Winters, John Michael Montgomery, Tab Benoit, Kenny Wayne Sheppard Sammi Smith, and Buck Trent.
Gifted Composer with a 40-year background arranging and creating musical pieces. Capable of playing four instruments, including keyboards, guitar, drums and bass.
Proficient in various sound and music editing software such as Cubase and Pro Tools. Familiarity with a range of musical genres, with special experience in electronic synthesis, rock, country, blues, and classical scoring. Cinematic elements and new hip hop style beats. Blues piano that is as smooth as Billy Powell of Lynyrd Skynyrd. I have developed my own style of blues on piano.
Started as a substitute driver for the local newspaper. We would deliver the shoppers to doorsteps in Southern Iowa.
The subscribers we serviced would grow until we were distributing 4000 shoppers in ten towns.