I am a husband and father, my two girls are 3 and 1 and my wife is a children\'s book consultant.

I have been playing drums since I was 5. I am an avid fan of all forms of rock and roll and heavy metal, with soft spots for almost any type of music (except rap, bluegrass, and opera.) I began writing music when I was 13 and have been doing so ever since. I\'m currently sitting on a mountain of progressive metal music and I am currently in a prog rock group that has made one demo.

I am currently residing in Rock Hill, SC although my family and I are from Indiana. After years of searching high and low for career openings in music and getting fed up with the cover band scene, I relocated here because of the vast growth the Carolinas are experiencing, particularly North. Opportunity knocks much louder here than Indiana. Where I\'m from its all farms and factory\'s, and that\'s not for me. Music is my passion, and I have a heart for artistic expression and creativity. I want to become an engineer to fulfill this and realize a dream with this as a most promising outlet. I left family and friends behind to make this happen and I will continue to pursue my dreams until the very end.