I'm a vocalist & guitarist, based in Southern California - I'm proud to be an official Taylor Guitars artist & to play Taylor guitars at every performance & recording session. I've been fortunate to play with members of some of the biggest bands in the world & played a couple thousand gigs at the very best venues, toured several countries, had many great adventures. I play acoustic & electric guitars, ukulele, keyboards, bass & percussion. I've written music for Sony & AudioSource, scored documentaries & independent feature films, TV commercials, even a series of films produced for the California school systems, based on John Steinbeck's short stories.
I was born in Akron, Ohio, although I've lived in California for most of my life. I married the beautiful girl next door, and we're the proud parents of a fine son, who's much smarter and better looking than his old man.... I'm thankful for my loving family and my circle of good friends. I'm also thankful to be making music. It gives us joy & heals our pain ...
I play & sing acoustic versions of the finest songs from the last 40 years, mostly Rock-Era songs, from Mumford & Sons & Lumineers, Jack Johnson, Jason Mraz, Coldplay & Maroon 5 to Dave Matthews, Sting, The Beatles, Van Morrison, James Taylor & The Eagles to The Police, Tom Petty, U2, & Bruce Springsteen. I'm learning current songs every day. My 600+ songlist also includes Country songs from The Zac Brown Band, Tim McGraw, Keith Urban, Kenny Chesney, Eric Church, Brad Paisley, Rascal Flatts & many others. I can also cover a good selection of Standards, songs by Sinatra & others, when necessary for the event
I've helped my clients to celebrate every conceivable occasion, from an intimate private wedding or Birthday party to a corporate event for 1000 guests. Depending on the musical preferences of my clients, I can cover a lot of diverse musical territory. If the event has a wide mix of age groups, I'll play music from the 1960's to 2014. Sometimes the evening is all new songs, sometimes it's 70's & 80's music, depending on who's attending... I encourage my clients to "cherry-pick" my song list, and suggest a special new song for me to learn.
Although I'm based near Los Angeles, my work often involves travel - In the last couple of years, I've played nationwide, from New York City to Vancouver, Kauai to Las Vegas.... Planes, trains & automobiles are no problem for me. I try to keep my travel costs as reasonable as possible. Let's discuss your event, I'm sure we can work together.
For Brides, I'll play just about anything, including traditional instrumental versions of "Pachelbels Canon in D" or "The Wedding March", "Over The Rainbow" on a ukelele, or whatever your favorite song might be... For recent Brides, I've learned such songs as "Marry Me" by Train, "Your One & Only" by Adele, "Just The Way You Are" by Bruno Mars, "Truly Madly Deeply" by Savage Garden, "The Book Of Love" by Peter Gabriel, "You & Me" by Lifehouse, "You & Me" by Dave Matthews, "Then" by Brad Paisley, "I Need You" by Leann Rimes, "Without You" by Keith Urban, "Romeo & Juliet" by Dire Straits, "Open Arms" by Journey, "You Make It Real" by James Morrison, "At Last" by Etta James, I'm learning songs every single day....
Although most of my work is guitar & vocals, I can play about 2 hours of purely instrumental music, if needed - These are all contemporary songs, beautiful recognizable melodies by The Beatles, Jason Mraz, U2, Sting, Coldplay, Rascal Flatts, Peter Gabriel, Black Crows, Bob Marley, Train & others ..... Perfect as contemporary background music for a great celebration.... If you're looking for beautiful instrumental music, but you don't necessarily want Classical music, this might be the perfect solution...
