Bass, Guitar, Drums and Vocals
BANDS (Past n' Present)
• The Dawgs
• The Doubts
• The Double Dee's
• Band Camp
• The Executive Garageband
At 7 years old, my aunt took me for guitar lessons. I hated it...too much of a TV head. In High School, I found a passion holding two sticks together and making as much noise as possible. This eventually worked out to a brief stint as a drummer. BY 21, I gathered a number of musicians for a party, noticing there was no bass guitar. A rental from a friend, an amp and a book and I was playing the bass blues. The rest is , how you say, history ??
Influences? Far too many to mention. With percussion, everything from light rock to hardcore alternative. For the bass, I have always been fascinated with the talents of Roger Waters, John Entwhistle, Geddy Lee, John Taylor and Tony Levin. I still listen to disco to “feel” where the bass and drums make your feet move. Now, I listen to pretty much anything with a harmony or a beat and find great pleasure in singing along or tapping my hands on the steering wheel.
I have a unique gift of knowing or easily learning the words to almost every song written ( ok, that’s exaggerating a bit ) and I take full advantage of singing to my full potential with The Dawgs and The Doubts. Aside from the vocals, I have the pleasure of sharing the rythym section via the Bass Guitar. When the beat goes down, I feel the music all over and can’t help but move around and “shake my bon-bon” to the nausea of the rest of the band.
Most embarrassing moment on stage: Too many to mention; losing my hat repeatedly, hitting the microphone with my teeth, forgetting the words to"Blister in the Sun" and having the audience scream the first lyric at me...thank god for guys who enjoy a good laugh.
