Here's hiStory: Born and bred in Dallas, TX. I got my inspiration to play guitar from my father who has been playing ever since he was 14. I used to come into his studio and just listen to him play on Saturday mornings (after cartoons).

I too started at 14, and got a few lessons from him (not many). From there, I picked up everything else I know from magazines, and a good feel for music. I guess what really inspired me to put a lot of effort into becoming a good guitar player was listening to my first Joe Satriani cd when I was 16. I put it in the cd player on my way home from the cd store, and from the first few notes until the end of the cd, I was completely amazed, and wanted to be that good some day. (haha, yeah right!). My first performance was with Clayton Long, Bryan Madole, and Michael O'Brien - it was more a show than music, as we were praising our leader "Rasputin" to whom I still owe a great deal....... Then, that summer, I started hanging out with Chris, and you can read the rest in the band history.

Musical Influences: Metallica, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Led Zeppelin, Blue Oyster Cult, Deep Purple, Dream Theater.