Hobbies: SONGWRITING, MULTI-TRACK RECORDING,  SEQUENCE PROGRAMMING,
COLLECTING RED STRIPE MEMORABILIA 

History: 
Broke my leg at age 3.
Started playing guitar at age 9.
Joined first band at age 12 (Red Weather).
Wrote first song (Future Waves) at age 18.
Resumed writing songs at age 22.
Resumed writing songs at age 62.

	    
Started ping-pong recording of volume 1 
and half of volume 2 using a 
sony reel-to-reel recorder in Wisconsin at age 28.
Upgraded to a Tascam 234 (4-track cassette) and began recording second 
half of volume 2 and all of volume 3 at the age of 30. Moved back to 
Daytona and began recording volumes 4 and 5 at the age of 34. Upgraded 
to a Fostex 8-track reel-to-reel at the age of 38. Got my first ADAT at the age of
46. Now master everything on computer.(in the "box")

pic at age 42.
pic at age 49.
pic at age 50.
pic at age 64.

After being in numerous bands and playing different styles of music, 
I realized that in order to make money, a band is (in most cases)required 
to play a majority of cover/popular music. Finding a group of talented 
musicians willing to spend numerous hours rehearsing original material 
while making no money was hard if not impossible to do. Over the past 
thirty years, I've played in club, wedding and show bands in order to 
invest in instruments and studio gear. I also trained myself to play other 
instruments mostly for the convenience of being able to lay down a track 
whenever I wanted, but also because I couldn't afford to pay other musicians. 
In addition, I found that band members weren't always willing or able to 
spend much time on my material. Although a few of my songs feature a guest 
musician, the majority of them are self performed and produced. 
ASPIRATIONS: Turn my hobby into a successful career, get my songs published.


 

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