I was born in Lodi, CA.  My family moved back to the Penn Township area by the time I was 3-4 years old. None of my family were musicians per se but my dad and sister were constantly listening to good music.  I was raised on the Beatles, Billy Joel, Eric Clapton, The Moody Blues, Van Morrison, Fleetwood Mac, Foreinger and REO Speedwagon to name a few.  I started playing guitar when I was 13, and joined my current band members Mike Shusteric and Ted Boyd in the band Striknyne when I was 18.  I left Striknyne in 1992.  For a few years after I left Striknyne I had the opportunity to jam with some very talented people like Ted Chopak, Wayne Bartley, Chad Brumbaugh, Ted Boyd, and Pat Stack, but could never get a consistent line up together.  In March of 1997 my father passed away and I lost the passion to play music for about 8 years after his passing.  For some reason I began playing again in 2005 and I haven't looked back.  I helped form Twisted Fate with Mike and Ted and we added two of the greatest guys I ever met in bassist James Pompei, and vocalist Chuck "The Mayor" Stull.  I currently reside in Harrison City with my beautiful wife Andrea and our 4 wonderful children, Kaitlyn, Evan, Gianna and Anthony.