About:

Hello, friends, welcome to my little corner of the virtual world. I hope we get to have a bit of a journey together, and maybe learn some things about one another along the way. Let me introduce myself first:

Music:

I’ve been making music in one shape or another since the mid-80’s, when I picked up my first drums and synthesizers and started composing and jamming with friends in any spare room our parents would tolerate us in. I studied classical music in college as a percussionist and played in various orchestras, jazz bands and vocal ensembles but alternative music, EDM, songwriting and instrumental music has always been where it’s at for me.

I was lucky enough to be a working musician through the 90’s and 2000’s, as a drummer, percussionist, guitarist, keyboardist and triangle player for many projects and in the interest of keeping this short I have included a few (non-exhaustive) highlights along with some pictures and mementos of my career on my “Music” page. However, though the past can have its value and can inform our future, this is here and this is now…

And after a 10-year hiatus, I realized I have some free time to do with as I please… truly mind-blowing, right? My main projects are under my own name, as a singer-songwriter and instrumental works and under the moniker Aggregate, for my EDM, Noise and Core experiments.

Visuals:

As long as I’ve got you here, I will also share some of my photo and design work, just because I can. It was something always kept on the side, as an enthusiast, and while I’ve been doing it since 1988, I’ve never felt truly comfortable putting my work forward, feeling others were always better suited for it. But here I am , taking the risk, exposing my neck to the trolls. Maybe I can contribute something worthwhile.

Opinions:

I use this term loosely… and will point you to my blog and YouTube channel for further exploration, but as a geek head, I’ve done a few DIY projects, owned numerous pieces of gear, tried my hand at different techniques and read one or two books. I have neither time nor inclination to become an in-depth reviewer, and there are quite a few good ones out there, but I will share my impressions, musings and general thoughts on various subjects. It will not always be pertinent, but I will aim to make it entertaining.

So here is a taste of some of the music, photography and little side-projects I’ve done in the past, and more importantly, some of what I am doing now with a few words thrown in when inspiration and time permit. I hope you enjoy it but, regardless, I look forward to your opinions and ideas, especially if they are constructive. And remember: this is done out of enjoyment, with no pretension whatsoever.