The music I write comes straight from the heart and I believe people can feel that. I once tried to write trendy music without soul and that didn't workout too well, so from then on I followed my heart and everything fell into place. I've been listening to music since I was three years old. I grew up in Chicago and was heavily influenced by blues and the funk of the Midwest. All of this music comes straight from the heart and that must be the reason I believe so strongly in playing from the heart. This music moved me so much I knew I had to move people in the same way. It's funny in interviews people often talk about their early influences, my early influences are the very same artists I listen to today, Led Zeppelin, James Brown, Aerosmith, Sly and the Family Stone and the Ohio Players. I was so inspired by the music of these bands it made me pick up the guitar at age ten and I started performing live at age twelve, since then I have performed over 1000 shows in 38 states and 5 countries and still love every minute of it. Being on the road and performing every night is when I'm at my happiest. I want to put a smile on peoples faces and take them away from their problems for a little while. So please, kick back listen to the sounds and FEEL THE MUSIC!