My Musical History

The son of a nurse and a truck driver, I was born in Clarksburg, WV, 1972. I began playing music seriously

since the fifth grade when I was introduced to the cello. I added the trombone to my list of instruments the

following year, which lasted through high school.

I came to not like Monday mornings, mostly because I had to walk a mile to school carrying a cello, trombone

and a book bag. They allowed me to leave them at school during the week. Fridays were bearable...I mean

c'mon, it was Friday.

During High School, I eventually got a hold of a bass guitar. As a member of the early MTV generation, I

thought the bass players were the coolest guys in the band. They didn't need to be out front. I think that's

why I chose cello to begin with. I figured, until I had attained a bass, I could just turn it on it's side.

When I graduated in 1990, I started college at West Virginia University. I started out in engineering, but

that changed. Who do I blame? The Snake Wors