Erie, Pennsylvania
31 Years Old
Singer-Songwriter, Vocalist, Lyricist

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""Most of my life's been like a wedding the moment where the bride and groom kiss. Sometimes I can't "

BIOGRAPHY

I was born in New Castle, PA in 1978. I come from a long line of farmers, steel workers and preachers. I play the guitar, the harmonica and I sing. I write my own songs and I perform the songs of others. For my influences I draw from the deep well of traditional American music, as well as modern singer/songwriters. I do my best to craft songs that are real and authentic. I respect, but I do not copy, Johnny Cash. Hank Williams Sr., Bob Dylan, Damien Jurado and Bill Mallonee, too name a few.

LEVEL

aspiring

GENRES

Appalachian/Mountain, Traditional Country, Folk

Contact

Administrative: Matthew Texter

INSTRUMENTS

banjo / acoustic guitar / electric guitar / harmonica / mandolin

INFLUENCES

Hank Williams Sr. (the only Hank), Bob Dylan, Bill Mallonee, Johnny Cash and Damien Jurado as far as song-writing goes. Musically, I am influenced by all of the traditional, American forms of music such as country, blues, folk, bluegrass, gospel and mountain music.

DAY JOB

Daddy/Husband/Creative Director/Graphic Artist

I AM INTERESTED IN

in co writing online
in co writing in person
in networking with songwriters
in pitching songs to artist
in pitching songs to tv
in getting a record deal
in getting a publishing deal

I WRITE:

When I have time

I Also Write:
by myself
with others
for myself
for others

I Prefer To Write:
lyrics
melody
music

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AWARDS & ACCOLADES

Everytime I play the banjo my eleven and a half month old son smiles real big and starts to dance.

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Cadillac Sky

Cadillac Sky should be a lot more tired. It’s early Saturday afternoon at MerleFest and the band–Bryan Simpson, Matt Menefree, Andrew Moritz, Ross Holmes and newest addition David Mayfield–has already logged two performances on the day....

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Sessions: David Bazan

It was pretty slow. I mean, I played [the songs] on acoustic guitar for a long time, but I didn’t know how to transfer them to the other format. I didn’t want it to be a solo acoustic record. I wanted there to be bells and whistles and full band arrangements even if I didn’t want it necessarily to be electric guitar rock....

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Sessions: Vetiver

“It’s always slightly confounding to me whenever Vetiver is depicted with the same tropes that people have read off of press sheets,” says Andy Cabic. “The same sort of milestones get mentioned but then no one really digs to find out that there are those other things going on.”

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Spoon: The Power of Transference

In 1995, Spoon were often dubbed “the next Pixies.” The tag never quite fit, but the two did share a love for writing glorious pop songs and then shrouding them with walls of noise and mystery. Over 15 years, the Austin, Texas band have survived lineup shuffles and early record label neglect, finding their signature style with 2001’s Girls Can Tell and quietly building one of the strongest rock catalogs of the decade.