
Artist Statement
"Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and life to everything."
-Plato
I am a guitarist, improviser, composer and life reflector. Music. Songs. Divinely Inspired. Shall I call them mine? Bursts that explode from the ether with occasion for spontaneous, interactive growth. To perform live, to feel the improvised magic between band members, to tap into the synergistic energy of an engrossed audience, to touch and express emotions stirring sensation: this is the mission. To create palpable music with healing power and personal stress release, to deliver people joy and to enhance and transform lives for the better: the goal.
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My music develops from elementary riffs and rhythms that groove. I focus first on melodies, to create harmony and listen for harmonic rhythms that flow. I play with sounds that are clean and clear yet breathe, snarl and hover on the edge of breakup, reacting dynamically while telling a relevant tale. As audience members bop, nod and dance, I like to unveil new dimensions: rhythms, textures and tones to join musicians to audience; amid expressive improvisation, to stretch it out, over time, and always in the pocket. Need to work on that. Always.

Currently I am writing songs that amalgamate persistent blues, rock, and funk inspiration with orthogonal challenges of Indian Carnatic, Southern Rock and Melodic Minor Jazz. I am working to expand my aural reality and advance my authority of syncopation, through New Orleans 2nd Lines and Latin Clavé rhythms stirred in a pensive, funky gumbo of altered sounds and soaring, memorable melodies.







