I was born April 19th 1983 in the Bronx, NY. I moved to Vineland, NJ when I was 2 years old. At the age of 8, I started becoming deeply interested in music. My first impressions were from Michael Jackson. Seeing the movie, "The Jackson's, An American Dream", gave me the initial inspiration and drive to pursue my passion for music. I would sing all the time, even at bedtime. I would even sing myself to sleep. I constantly daydreamed of performing to an audience. Music was freedom to me. Constantly recording myself singing to the beats of my own music, I slowly began feeding my soul with sounds and textures.
When I turned 11, I was introduced to a keyboard which I adored and spent a lot of time with. Later my father brought home a guitar to which I didn't pay much attention. After hearing the band, 4 Non Blondes, and their smash hit, "What's Up", I was driven to pick up the six string and mock Linda Perry who became an inspiration to me. In my late teens my desire was boosted by other singer / songwriters like Michelle Branch and Melissa Etheridge. This drove me to teach myself how to play the guitar.
As I matured as a guitar player, the word got around through friends of friends and soon I was meeting musicians and playing with a couple of local bands. In 2004 I formed my own band called Daydream. We performed for two and a half years, performing all over South Jersey and Pennsylvania. Eventually problems would interrupt the band from continuing to rock out, but during one of our shows I met the bass player of a band called Stage3. Soon afterward my phone rang with an invitaion to join their band. Considering that Stage3 had been an established classic rock band in the area, I immediately agreed and started rehearsing for the upcoming year. I have also played in a acoustic duo i formed called True Aries.Since then I have been open to all sorts of music and willing to play with anyone and ready for anything that will prove to be promising, engaging and successful!!
Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, Linda Perry (4 Non Blondes), Steve Perry (Journey), Ann Wilson and Nancy Wilson (Heart), Melissa Etheridge, Pat Benator, Alecia Moore (Pink), Steven Tyler (Aerosmith), Ana Carolina, Joe Elliott (Def Leppard)etc...too many to mention but definitely my main special ones..
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