Born and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma this NYC based songwriter has been writing pop/rock, R & B and country songs for nearly 20 years. He has collaborated with various songwriters in Nashville and made numerous recordings with such industry stand outs as Buddy Jewell and Lisa Cochran. He has been in many showcases and songwriter workshops, studying with such hit songwriters such as Jeff Franzel, Ann Powers, and Bob Cutarella. He is currently collaborating on a country musical called Hootin and Hollerin! which recently had a reading at the New York Theatre Workshop.