i'll tell you a little about myself here. ive been a professional musician for awhile now and still love it. i write,
produce, gig, record and teach full time. I was raised in Congo my medical missionary parents and really appreciate
that introduction to the bigger world out there. Living in congo as a kid and teenager gave me a thirst for travel and
an appreciation of different cultures, peoples and languages. Right now I am dividing my time between living in Costa
Rica in a small village on the Pacific Ocean called Nosara and doing professional music business work in California where
most of my family including my daughter Thais lives.
On my media page you can read a more formal bio and get sound clips of my work if you are interested in hiring me as
a musician. producer, writer, arranger or teacher. I also am an avid surfer which was the initial reason Costa Rica
drew me in. Now I so greatly appreciate my quality of life there, the peacefulness, the feeling of community, the extra time
i seem to have to practise and grow as a player and writer that the surfing issue has been superceeded. But, don't
get me wrong, I'm still out in those waves every week if not everyday and do teach surfing on the side to friends, family
members and sometimes tourists.
as far as what i play, I consider myself equally strong acoustic, electric guitarist and bassist. My styles are solid
in rock, jazz, world (particularly African), brazilian, latin, spanish, country, bluegrass and blues.
gear wise I use mostly Fender amps, go stereo with a pair when appropriate, use a Pod and lots of foot-pedals for session
work and play Taylor acoustic guitars exclusively, including their nylon string. electric guiar wise i use fender strats,
and have a couple custom made electrics by Valley Arts and Brian Mooore and have a killer Gibson SG. For bass I use a classic
Fender Jazz bass and also have a Hohner (Steinberger design headless) bass and a bass by Luna Guitars.
Endorsments include Taylor Guitars, Monster Cable, Seymour Duncan Pickups and have had endorsements in the past
with Brian Mooore, Mesa Boogie, Fender, Godin and Samick.
I graduated with honors from The Berklee College of Music and have a Master's in Jazz Performance from San Diego State
University. I have taught for over 20 years and have 15 years experience in teaching in a number of universities. I speak
French, Spanish, Lingala and Kituba
If you want to contact me my contact numbers are below and you can go to the media page to download sound clips, photos
and my official bio
US phone 8187-679-2423
Costa Rica cell phone 506-899-8259
