Hometown: Rocky River, OH (west-suburban Cleveland)

First CD owned: Mozart’s opera “Die Zauberflote”

First CD pirated: I don’t pirate

Musical Influences: My teachers, Wilco, Phish, The Rolling Stones, The Black Crowes, Jeff Tweedy, Ryan Adams, Bruce Hornsby, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Bill Evans, Herbie Hancock, Jimmy Smith, Michael Brecker, W.A. Mozart, J.S. Bach, Henri DuParc, Luciano Pavarotti, Ian Bostridge, Bob Marley, Chris Robinson, Tower of Power, Chicago, Allman Brothers

Gear: Vocal chords, Hammond XK1 organ mod, Wurlitzer electric piano, Roland RS 9 syth, Korg Micro

Guilty Pleasure Song: “Fast Cares and Freedom”- Rascal Flatts

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