About

A Bit About Me

I am a guitarist, band director, and composer with over 36 years playing experience and over 24 years teaching experience in private guitar lessons. I mainly play rock/blues/metal, but has also studied jazz and classical at the college level.

I have also had compositions accepted for use in libraries for Netflix and AppleTV+.

M.M. in Music Education UMASS Amherst, Massachusetts.

I am currently employed as a middle school band director with over 19 years of experience instructing beginners on flute, clarinet, sax, trumpet, trombone, baritone horn, concert band percussion, guitar, piano, bass guitar, ukulele, and drumset.

I have also played in many tribute, cover, and original bands over the past 23 years, opening for Pop Evil, Scott Stapp, Steel Panther, John Cafferty, and supporting Shinedown.