Banded Story:

Starting music at age 4, i have 66 years of music, TV, touring, acting, recording, and teaching experience. My decision was made as a junior at Cal Lutheran College in 1000 Oaks Ca, when i was at a crossroads of becoming sports medicine or music major. I decided after multiple talents in music and acting from an early age, my art talents were a priority over sports and recreation careers. Having started to improv at 10, act, write songs, and my professional career at 14, the career decision came to a pinnacle in college to continue, music performance, acting, writing, composing, touring, and education in Los Angeles until relocating home to Auburn Ca.

Artist Bio:

My career as a multi artist in multiple instruments, voice, acting, composing and songwriting has trumped my life now. with a diversifed background, I was indeed a young renaissance artist that went many directions and of often, misunderstood to define in the business. Its been a battle all my life to have people, industry understand my versatility. Work has taken me to record labels, ship cruises, tours, and music directions from classical, to musicals, to rock, to jazz, to hip hop, to improv jam, to world music, to clinics ,drumline, and music education. It has also garnered membership as past BOG for San Francisco Grammy chapter, West Coast Songwriters, and state board California Lawyers for the Arts. I am still a member of SAG AFTRA, ASCAP, RA, and NAMM, and interface with business and endorsements with several manufactures. My interesting performance pits include 3-4 keyboards, drum set, world drums, and flute and piccolo along with voice and harmonizers a dizzying combination of creation. My piano background gives me the ability to do mallets, keyboards, concert percussion , tympani, and drumming all in huge setups. My Improv and ear enable me to pick concepts quickly and add, as well as reading the music in legit positions. From perfomances with Pearl Heart, Wayne Kramer, Florence Henderson, Roger Williams, Richard Baker, Danny Vicari,,Graham Lear, David Hasselhoff, marcus Barone, Rob Carson, TVFILM and many other. I have been blessed with diversity and talent.