<p>I was born in SE Missouri, and raised in that rural midwest way. I grew up in and around the church as my dad was a preacher and my mom played piano and sang.</p><p>I learned to swim in the Mississippi river, played in corn fields, and grew up to be a teen in the 70s smokin lots of weed and rebelling against nothing.</p><p>I was an awkward loner of a teen and music was my escape.&nbsp; I loved CSNY, Pink Floyd, Genesis, James Taylor, Harry Chapin, Cat Stevens, The Beatles and everything else that had some depth.&nbsp; As soon as I started playing guitar I began to try to imitate what I was listening to.&nbsp; I started writing not long after I picked up the guitar.&nbsp; I always had plenty of agnst to drive the music.&nbsp; I also had lots of advice as I knew everything.</p><p>I moved to Houston in 1980 at the age of 20.&nbsp; I started playing out locally and began opening for some of the great Texas Singer/Songwriters like Shake Russell, John Vandiver and David Rodriguez.&nbsp; I was in awe of these guys and they spurred me on.</p><p>Through the 80s I played here and there and continued to write.&nbsp; I met my wife in 1990 and we moved to Austin where I got serious about pursuing music.&nbsp; I signed a management and publishing deal with Mark Hybner and recorded a few songs with Mark Hallman at Congress house.&nbsp; Brad Kopp (Jimmy Dale Gilmore) and Mark Hallman (Dan Fogelberg) played on and produced my tunes.&nbsp; Then the kids started coming and life got in the way; music was put on the back burner.</p><p>We moved to Iowa in 1995 and I continued to write but without putting too much effort into it.&nbsp; Starving and supporting a family has a way of making music less important.</p><p>In 1999 I moved to Vermont where I was able to setup a studio and work on music.</p><p>In 2003 I released the album that I started in 1992.&nbsp; Two songs were recorded in Austin, the rest in my studio/office in Vermont.</p><p>I am continuing to work on my next album.</p>