I grew up singing. I was a boy soprano at St. Paul's Episcopal Cathedral in San Diego for about 6 years, which got me started on a path I would follow for 15 years. I noodled about in a few rock bands for a while, then got a little more serious and started to pursue a career on the operatic stage. I attended El Camino College in Los Angeles, and the University of Texas at Austin, majoring in voice, for a total of about 6 years before I was lured away by the siren song and challenges of technology-my other great passion.

Just to confuse you, now that you've got me tagged as a classical music nut, let me mention the other great musical force in my life: The Grateful Dead. I got really into the music of the Dead around late '88, and the more I listened, the more I loved it. From '88 to '94 I went to something like 60 Dead shows throughout the South Western US, and my only regret is that I couldn't go to more. The Dead were the most eclectic mix of Jazz, Rock, Bluegrass, Country, and whatever else they felt like, that I've ever heard. They brought the form of improvisation to a new level, and I'm ecstatic that I was able to be there for a short time while they did it. Unfortunately, Jerry Garcia, a founding member and driving force of the band, died of a heart attack on 9 August, 1995. The rest of the band decided not to continue without him, ending what was surely the longest strange trip in recent musical history. Read some of Jerry's memorials for how he touched other fans lives.

These days most of my singing is for my Son Hunter, and most recently as the Tenor Soloist for University Christian Church. Obviously, that had to end when we moved to Sacramento in July of 1999. While some of my family think I should actively pursue a musical career, I don't have any plans to at the moment. Who knows, maybe that'll change, but for now I'm enjoying the challenges of the technical world.