Objective
To join an established and/or
up-and-coming national touring and recording act and continue
expanding my talents in live performance, recording, and
education.
Education
Forman High School
Manito, Illinois
Private lessons with
Dennis Hilst Manito, Illinois
Private lessons with
Don Friedman Cleveland,
Ohio
Private lessons with
Paul Wertico Chicago, Illinois
Live Experience
The Chris, Terry, and
Bryan Show Acoustic
Rock Davenport, Iowa
The
Avey Brothers Blues
Bettendorf, Iowa
Soulsation
R&B/Soul Milan, Illinois
Katalina
Rock Davenport, Iowa
Evolution
Jazz, Funk, Reggae, Latin, Fusion
Moline, Illinois
The Tailfins
60's, 70's, and 80's classics Rock Island,
Illinois
Amie Sassano
Acoustic Pop Rock Davenport, Iowa
Alone
Nu-Metal Chicago, Illinois
Yeah Right
Metal Chicago, Illinois
Frontier
New Country Peoria, Illinois
Ken Carlyle
Old Country Peoria, Illinois
Jynx
Progressive Metal Peoria, Illinois
Ocelot
Hard Rock Pekin, Illinois
Rain
Hard Rock Tallahassee, Florida
Intruder
Top-40 Rock Canton, Illinois
Runaway
50's, 60's, and 80's classics Manito, Illinois
and many others
Venues
CBGB's
New York City, New York
House of Blues
Chicago, Illinois
The Metro
Chicago, Illinois
Double Door
Chicago, Illinois
Chicago Music
Festival Chicago, Illinois
The Rave
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
The Taste of Madison
Madison, Wisconsin
Kitt's Korner
Madison, Wisconsin
The Mark of the Quad
Cities Arena Moline, Illinois
Sturgis
Sturgis, South Dakota
Madison Theater
Peoria, Illinois
Pigstock 4, 5, and 6
Clinton, Iowa
and many others
Recording
Experience
The Avey Brothers
(blues)
Oni Logan
(ex-Lynch Mob vocalist)
Evolution
(jazz, fusion,
latin, reggae)
Amie Sassano
(folk, pop, rock)
Alone
(nu-metal)
Yeah Right
(metal)
Jerry Erickson
(country)
Frontier
(country)
Jynx
(progressive metal)
Jerry Depew
(instrumental guitar rock)
Randy Guerraro
(instrumental rock)
Rain
(rock)
Recorded at Prince's
"Paisley Park" studio in
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Awards
2008
Winner of the Iowa Blues Challenge
2009
Winner of the Iowa Blues Challenge
TV Appearances
Rock My Ass
Chicago, Illinois
QC Rock
Quad Cities (t.v. show and music video for
Victory Enterprises)
Battlefield
Productions Davenport,
Iowa (t.v. commercial for a
recording studio)
Teaching
Experience
Griggs Music
50 + students a week
Books Authored
Techniques in
Interdependence Volume I Trafford Publishing
Victoria, B.C. Canada
Techniques in
Interdependence Volume II Trafford Publishing
Victoria, B.C. Canada
National Acts
Opened for:
Metal
Mudvayne, Hatebreed, Fear
Factory, Kittie, Soil, Testament, Overkill, Switched, Factory
81, Downset, From Zero, Hinged, Slytherin, Psychostick
Rock/Hard Rock
3 Doors Down, Buck Cherry,
Econoline Crush, Caroline Spine, Pete, Double Drive, Relative
Ash, UPO, L.A. Guns, Burnout, Rear View Mirror, Moon Dog Mane
Classic Rock
Great White, Blue Oyster Cult, Nazareth,
Pat Travers, Night Ranger
Country
Lone Star, Holly Dunn, Eddie Rabbitt,
Johnny Paycheck, "Whisperin" Bill Anderson, Jeff Carson
Jazz
Matt Marshak
Blues
Shannon Curfman, John Nameth, Walter
Trout
