I'm a busy independent singer, songwriter and professional musician with an incredible network of talented friends and colleagues in New York, Nashville, Michigan, and California. Originally from Illinios, I grew up listening to rock, folk, and country music, all of which became my early influences. Ever since I've been old enough to work, I've had a guitar or keyboard at hand and have stood behind a microphone grinding out popular songs for my daily bread. Since coming to New York in 1987 I added Jewish music to my list of loves, particularly Yiddish folk and theater tunes, and I work regularly as a Yiddish and Hebrew singer (though I was brought up as a nice Catholic boy--go figure!). In 2001 I wrote and produced an album called "Busy Being Born," which is available on Avid Records.
Recently I've been traveling back and forth to Nashville in search of the perfect song--it continues to elude me, but I've gotten fairly close here and there. I won the Michigan Songwriters contest in 2005 for "My Little Love", which I wrote for my daughter Amanda; and last year Faverett Music Group, a Nashville publisher, picked up "Natural," which I wrote with my good friend and collaborator Hugh Colocott. I'm presently working on a new album with my friends Tony and Jan Pompa at Avid Records--it should be out by the end of the year.
