My parents chose the name for me, 28 years ago.

I don't play live now, I don't know how to get into the solo acoustic performance scene. Mostly I get really nervous playing live by myself, so I don't.

I think it makes music more accessible and people are able to get their music to wider audiences. I like it.

Of course. I love playing guitar and writing songs, why wouldn't I want to get paid for it? I don't think I'm a decent enough singer though, so maybe someone would like to buy my songs? I think they are good.

I used to play with Ready or Not, we still have the page at www.soundclick.com/readyornot.

My favorite musician is Billy Joel. Whether or not he influences the sound of the songs or the lyrics I write, you decide. My inspiration to play guitar and start a band came from Bush and Gavin Rossdale, MxPx, Blink 182, Green Day, et al. I was into the pop-punk craze of the late '90's for sure. My current favorite bands are We Shot the Moon, Brand New and Bayside. MxPx remains at the top of the list as well.

Home.

I'm not too picky about guitars. I have Fender electrics and bass and acoustic back home, with a Peavey amp. I'm at college right now, so I didn't bring everything with me, here I have an Ovation Celebrity shallow bowl acoustic-electric, that is what I used to record the songs on this page. I use a Boss BR-600 for recording songs I am working on. It is a nice machine, I could probably do more with it, but I don't want to read the manual. I recently bought a little Midi keyboard, but my computer doesn't want to support it, so it is currently on the shelf.

I did the recordings with Lars Lindstrom (larslindstrom@yahoo.com), in Rexburg, ID, where we both go to school. Lars knows what he is doing and has great equipment. I was really impressed with how the recordings came out. As I said before, I'm not a great singer, but overall the recording quality was great and I am happy with the product. I did the recording for my own gratification mostly. I've always wanted to have a more professional recording than 4-tracks in the basement. I like the way it sounds though, and I do like the idea of money, so I put the album on iTunes and Amazon. All part of the fun.

The pictures I have posted on this profile are by a friend of mine, Anthony Wyatt. He does a lot of cool stuff with lights and extended exposures, using the capabilities of the camera more than editing software, if you are interested in photos check out his stuff here http://www.flickr.com/photos/designbybuzz