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Patience… not something I would say I have an overabundance of. When feasible, I like to see rewards for my efforts as quickly as possible. Although I've been singing my entire life (literally) the majority of it being gospel music, I didn't join my first "real" band until 2003 when a co-worker heard me singing karaoke at a company event and asked me to join his garage band. But after a few months of practicing with little progress and hope that this project would ever get off the ground, fate decided to pay a visit.

While shopping for a mattress, the loquacious salesman who (thanks to my wonderful wife) had divulged my newfound interest in music, informed me that he knew a very talented drummer searching for a lead singer for his new band. Though we did not purchase a mattress, I thanked him for the info, sped home, and made the call that would change everything.

  A quick conversation and a few e-mail greetings with the other band members later, and I'm doing my first audition. That was January 4^th, 2004. Six practices, 45 songs, and about 200 band names later, and I'm doing my first gig with The Owned. That was February 2^nd, 2004. Like I said… patience is not one of my virtues. 

  But like 99.9% of the garage bands out there, after only ten short months, a dozen awesome shows, and just as things were starting to get real interesting, The Owned imploded. But I kept in contact with the guitarist who knew some people, who knew some other people, and so it goes. I knew Dana, who knew Danny, who knew Nick, who knew Tommy Pearson (the human jukebox). C4 Squirrel was birthed… and died after a few months. But through this I found a friend who would give me the confidence in myself that I was totally lacking… Tommy Pearson.

  After that project, Tommy joined up with the boys from Stompin' Ground who just so happened to be looking for a lead singer. Of course, he convinced them to give me an audition and just like that we were in business again. This is where I met Joe Jones who was in attendance for many S.G. shows and who would become another friend who would again boost my confidence in myself.

  Fast forward a couple years, past the end of Stompin' Ground, some more auditions, a few more failed projects, and many charitable shows with the Richmond Rock Exchange (just to keep my chops), and at last to Rockslide. I'm finally where I belong! With a great group of supremely talented musicians and friends with an infinitely diverse repertoire who are ready to rock at a moment's notice… anywhere… anyway… anytime! Every practice yields fresh ideas, new possibilities, and exciting results. A perfect fit for someone who lacks patience… someone like me.