I started playing the guitar in high school just learning chords on a borrowed guitar. In college I started playing open mics and getting gigs at coffeeshops and small clubs. After graduating I made my living playing restaurants and bars in Branson, Missouri and then Boulder, Colorado. After a few years honing my craft I moved to Austin, Texas to record my first record, "Friends like these", released in 2000. I got quite a bit of attention for an indie record, as Dick Clark Promotions chose me as one of the top 50 unsigned bands of 2000, and the College Music Journal invited me to play the 2001 CMJ New Music Festival in NYC. I toured for a few years doing mostly solo shows in small clubs around the country and in 2005 started work on my second record, "October Sky". After the birth of my daughter in 2006 I stopped touring and started taking guitar and songwriting students. I have been teaching for 6 years.

I started learning piano by the age of 4. Started composition by the age of 5. At the age of 12, I started guitar and never turned back. Music was always the ULTIMATE escape. To me there's nothing that compares to the feeling I get after completing a song, or the rush of a good performance. I decided that I'd rather do nothing else in life but music. After high school I went to the famed Musicians Institute in Hollywood, CA., where I was taught by the most amazing musicians I've ever known. Some of the teachers who influenced me were Dan Gilbert from the Guitar World magazine, and David Oakes who trained with Andre Segovia (famed classical guitarist). My influences are a wide range. I love any music with shred guitar. Anything virtuosic is what I love. I enjoy playing everything from Latin, classical, blues, all the way to heavy metal. I have a lot of on stage experience that has served me well, and my mission is to give back the inspiration that has been my love for music.