Writing and playing music has been one of the most consistently enjoyable parts of my life for well over two decades now. I started playing the saxophone at age nine, and while I wasn’t especially talented and was never more than slightly above average, playing taught me the basics of music, rhythm, song structures, and arrangements.

When I was about fifteen or sixteen, I started playing music with my friends outside of school, in a terrible, basically fake ska band. When most of our members eventually quit, I decided to stick with the stragglers, learn bass and begin my descent into many years of playing in loud, semi-obnoxious, fun punk rock bands.

Once I started writing (very simple) songs, I was hooked, and the rest is history — I’ve since written & recorded hundreds of songs for bands, work, and the simple entertainment of my wife, and now our kids. I’ve also probably played something like a hundred or so concerts and shows in venues ranging from flooded basements to converted warehouses to clubs, bars, county fairs, retirement parties, and who knows what else.

While I’m far from a professional or even a particularly innovative musician, playing and writing has been a huge part of my life, informed my career, connected me with friends from all walks of life, and with the exception of a couple really bad shows, basically been awesome in almost every way. You can know me without knowing about my history with music, but… not really.