about me...

I am from a little town called Des Arc, Missouri located near Farmington, MO about 120 miles south of St. Louis.  I have been playing guitar since 1984.  I started at a young only 11 years old.

I have played all over the Missouri and Illinois areas from about the age of 16.  I spent the early part of my twenty's wanting to be a rock star, but soon realized playing on the road sucked!  I have been lucky enough to open for several national acts my favorite being Foreigner.  Like most musicians I am very critical of my sound.  I always want it to be better.  I have owned about every piece of music gear made.  I have been very fortunate to be able to play with better musicians than me which always pushes me to grow and try to better myself.  I have played with a few bands Nine2One, Common Addiction & Tone Def all from the Centralia, IL area.  I am now playing with Rob VanDyke from Bumpin uglies and Jon Wilson who has probably played with every good musician in the area at one point or another in the band called Monkey Business.  We play just about every weekend and have a blast each and every time.  We encourage people to get up and sing or play with us.  I look forward to talking with you at one of our shows.  If your interested in what kind of gear I play check out my Equipment tab located up above.