MY STORY

I have been a professional musician, composer, and singer-songwriter since I was a teenager. When I was young and just starting a new family with my wife, I made the choice to not try and pursue becoming a recording and touring artist signed to a label. I did not want my wife or children to have to endure the music artist lifestyle, or be gone on the road all the time, and miss out on raising my children.

We raised four boys, and I worked management jobs in retail, marketing, and lessons management. I've spent the last 10 years in music education. I taught guitar, was a lessons manager, and then I was the Director of the Yamaha Music School for 4 years.

I also ran my own local/regional concert production side business called AcoustiHouse.com for the last 35 years, where I was able to provide performance opportunities for Independent Bands and Artists, staging over  125+ events and concert series, and paid artists fairly for their art.

 

I was fortunate to do many side music projects over the years. I've won several awards for my songwriting and composing, recorded an independent video game OST for "Echoes Of Aeons", and had my song "Little Hands" become part of the Hughes Brothers Theatre weekly stage shows in Branson, MO, for the last 20 years - which shows have won over 12 annual awards. 

I have been a professional performing musician my whole life. If you’d like to see details of my professional music accomplishments, read here

But I made a promise to myself that if I was still performing and songwriting once my children were grown, I would one day try and record my first Singer-Songwriter Album. That day was now.

I set the date for this summer to do a kickstarter, and then promptly had a heart attack on Father’s Day, June 21, the Summer Solstice. And a subsequent triple bypass open heart surgery on June 27, 2026. 


THE LAUNCH

So I reset my kickstarter launch for September 1-30, 2026. 

I decided I needed to keep it simple, and re-did my kickstarter page. So here’s what I am going to do. Every Saturday from August 1st through September 1st during the Pre-Launch, I will post songs for you to listen to. I hope you get a chance to listen. And if you think these 100% human made songs should be recorded into an album, then please pledge on the kickstarter on September 1st.

Then during the kickstarter from September 1-30, 2026, I will continue to post songs to listen to that can go on the album. I have written over 200 singer-songwriter songs. I would love for you to help me pick a few of your favorites that we can record and put on the album.