Instrumental Rock Guitarist. Technical prowess meets soulful feel.

About me: Born and raised in Pittsburgh PA, now in MA. Began playing guitar at 13, wrote my first song at 16, when I joined my first (progressive rock) band. Began playing the local bar/club scene while learning to drive...and learning to play in odd time signatures. A few band name changes and line up changes later, playing bigger and better Original Band scenes, breaking up, and moving across the country...I'm starting to sound like a "Behind the Music" special!

I'm trained mainly in straight up rock, and mostly self taught, but I love and appreciate all genres and types of music. Now I write and record at home, and occasionally fly back to the 'Burgh as a hired gun for my (now professional) ex-drummer, turned established percussionist and college faculty member.

SHOUT OUT! At one time, I had a night show on a major market radio station--for those folks who might be from the Morgantown, WV area, you may know be better as Cain, perhaps the best night jock that ever grabbed a mic at WVAQ ;-) Big Up Mountaineers!!

Highest Chartings:
#1 on Overall Instrumental Rock Chart for "Suspended"!!
#1 on Rock Chart for Massachusetts (Drive)!
#2 on the Overall Rock Chart (Suspended)
#5 on the Adult Contemporary Chart (Ev'Ning Song)
#11 on Pop/Christmas Chart (Frosty)

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New Colab with Kowch!: Just finished up laying a lead down for a HOT new track from Kowch called Deeper pt1. I am a HUGE fan of his, so when he came to me with idea, asking me for input and to see if I could lend a lead, I didn't have to think twice. I dug this song so much, the hardest part wasn't jamming something to it, but deciding which of the 9 takes I liked the best, or which one was worthy enough. Head over to his place to check out some more of his amazing work, and STAY TUNED...this is Deeper part 1...

BTW, the guitars I added are around the 3:30 mark. Rock on.

New Colab with eljape!: Update...It's finally complete!! New, beautiful, and unexpected track recorded! As I am hard at work recording some new things, I came across a beautiful piece by my friend Len (aka eljape). It was so beautiful, I immediately thought, "man, this would sound great with a hot lead." I struggled for the right ending, recorded like 12 different versions, but I decided on a swell/harminic feedback lead similar to the head. I think it completes the piece nicely. I do hope you enjoy.

Please stop by Len's to check out more of his awesome work:
http://members.soundclick.com/eljape

I have GAS.: All guitarist eventually have it. Some never get rid of it. I’m constantly struggling with it. Not the gas that Maylox is for--I’m talking about Gear Acquisition Syndrome. In the elusive search for “the tone”, it is all too easy to get GAS. Buying every new gadget to hit the cover of the Musician’s Friend catalog, thinking the holy grail of tone is sitting on page 15, waiting for me to nab. The stacked shelves and topped-off Rubbermaid bins in my basement are the proof. Sure, sometimes I just want to try something new. But most of the time I’m sure that this new shiny box is just what I need to get that Holy Grail tone. Surprisingly, I was only right once. Only a few years ago, whe

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