Music has always played a vital part of my life. I started
playing piano in the second grade and took classical lessons for ten
years. In the midst of that education, I studied brass
instruments through the school system's band program. I
stayed
with the band all the way through high school and college. At
Ohio University (in the Marching 110) I met my darling wife in 1989.
We started dating a couple years later and we married in June
of
1993.
In 1994, I joined a Christian band in Westerville, OH. That
band
only lasted for about seven months and one show, but it was a great
learning experience. While in that band I started learning to
write my own songs, a gift God has allowed me to explore and grow.
Then in 1995, I was able to put together my own band in
Mansfield, OH. At first we called ourselves Crimson River but
upon learing that a Southern Gospel group alread owned the rights to
that particular name we changed to the Rain. Our bass player,
Jason (now in 10th
Runner Up) and I became the
closest of friends and upon the Rain's
demise (after five great years) we soldiered on with another band
called Sweet Surrender. Unfortunately, the new band was only
able
to hold together for another two plus years. With a number of
line-up changes, I felt that my input was no longer what it should have
been and I decided to step aside.
After several years in church ministry, I read an advertisement in the
local
Adverstiser that a
Christian band in Circleville, OH was looking for a player/singer with
my particular talents and a phone call later I was the new keyboard
player-guitar side man-part time singer-songwriter. 1000 Day
Journey is a great opportunity for me to stretch in every aspect of
music and ministry, and for that I am eternally greatful to the men of
1000 Day Journey.
That was a look at my professional experience, here's a little personal
info:
Birthday: 10-26-1970
Re-birthday: Summer 1980 (I grew up in a wonderful Christian home and
made my own personal committment to Christ at Bible School)
Wife: Sheila
Kids: Emily and David
