I don't labor under the delusion that I am (or ever will be) some sort of Christian rock star. This site does not exist to promote that absurd notion. When God created me, he deposited just a tiny bit of his creativity in my genes. One of the supreme fulfillments in my life has been "mining" the vein of that deposit. As it pertains to songwriting, I chose to create music with the intent of glorifying my Creator. This site exists as a sonic gallery to showcase my attempts at that end.

A LITTLE HISTORY

I grew up in the 60's listening to the Beatles ,Rolling Stones, Hendrix, etc. I loved guitar blues licks and began emulating them on my moms piano. It became the first instrument I learned to play. Being an energetic child, I was drawn to the energy, beat and noise a drum kit could offer. My parents bought me a Ludwig kit and paid for drum lessons. I quickly learned that there was no drum music for this new 60's era of rock & roll. The drum teacher taught me rock beats without music That was a better way for me to learn anyway.

The 70's ushered in my "spiritual awakening". I was attending a "folksy" non-denominational church where acoustic guitar was the flavor of the day. I purchased one, a friend taught me some chords and I was full-bore into callous digitalis. Later in the 70's I was drawn to the unique sound and power of electronic synthesizers. I bought one and began to teach myself to play and program my own custom sounds. Along the way I was drawn to recording gear. I purchased a 4 track reel-to-reel, a crappy mixing console and some mics. The limitations of these tools became quickly apparent so I purchased an eight track recorder and a better console. Of course, 8 tracks just didn't cut it so I sold my Corvertte and purchased a 16 track machine with a 110 lb. mixing console.

In1976, Apple Computer sold the first personal computer. Synth manufacturers were creating keyboards which interfaced to the computer. This enabled keyboards to perform some incredibly powerful (for the time) functions. At the time, Apple was the only game in town if you wanted a computer which interfaced to your keyboards.

In 1984 Apple created the more powerful Macintosh computer. In 1985, a new keyboard company called Kurzweil created a keyboard that allowed you to play samples of real instruments. The marriage of these two technologies enabled me to create libraries of sounds which Kurzweil and Sweetwater Sound purchased from me.

The new technologies became tools which enabled me to enhance the tunes which were, at times, pouring out of me like water. Today everything is digital, sonically superior and very powerful compared to the early days of the digital revelution. Along the way I never stopped creating music and playing or leading worship at churches.

CURRENTLY

I am currently playing keyboards at Granger Community Church in Granger Indiana. I get to play in front of about 8000 people during the weekend service. It is a wonderful privelage and an awesome time with some awesome players! I am married to my wonderful wife Kathy who is best friend and my perfect fit.