My influences are Steve Morse, John Mclaughlin and Stevie Ray Vaughan, but the music that I write doesn't really sound like any of them. Maybe closest to McLaughlin, but still a bit different.
I was born on September 16,1969 in Long Island, New York. I began playing guitar a month before my 16th birthday. After playing guitar for six months, my practice regimen had increased to 6-8 hours a day religiously. At this point I had decided that this is what I wanted to do with my life. After I finished high school in Long Island ,New York, I moved to Florida where I attended community college and played guitar in the school jazz band. Two years later I moved to Boston to attend Berklee College of Music. I graduated from Berklee in May 1994 with a Bachelors Degree in Music. My major while at Berklee was Professional Music with an emphasis on performance. My main musical influences are Steve Morse, Stevie Ray Vaughan and John McLaughlin.
I have been teaching guitar for 18 years and have been studying guitar for 22 years. I endorse Larrivee guitars, Fender Guitars, Dunlop, Seymour Duncan pickups, GHS strings, Levys Leathers, Mesa/Boogie, Sans Amp, Mogami cables, Soldano, Peavey, Graph Tech and Digitech. I played bass in “Pain Museum”, the new heavy metal musical endevor featuring Metal Mike Chlasciak and Bobby Jarzombek or Rob Halford’s band. I also perform my own music with my 5 piece acoustic world music ensemble, Violet Samudra, in the New York area in addition to playing freelance country, blues and jazz gigs. I make a living as a guitar instructor and session guitarist in the New York area. I also am a teacher for the National Guitar Summer Workshop. I compose music for film and television as well.
Some of the shows and networks that my music has been featured on include:
Shows • The Oprah Winfrey Show
• The Real World
• Bands on the Run
• Mind of Mencia
• Spy in the Wild
• True Life
• The Fabulous Life
• American Soldier
• 2006 FIFA World Cup
• The Bible Series
Networks • Discovery Channel
• A&E
• Biography Channel
• MTV
• VH-1
• Comedy Central
• The Travel Channel
• HGTV
• Animal Planet
• The Learning Channel
• CMTV
Hey Steve, Love your songs. Thank you so much for the add and friendship. It's great to have you as my friend on myspace. Please feel free to stop by anytime and say hi. If you have the time, please give my songs a listen. I would love to know what you think of them. Take care and have a wonderful Tuesday Cheers. RAY
Hello Steve, a brilliantly beautiful blessing in every way that's what you've brought to my life with your music. I hope you are well. I enjoy autumn, it is a fabulous time. The walking is great, the snows haven't really started to descend then, The air is fresh and the clouds dance in the sky...Have a lovely week ! I wish you have your feet on the ground, your heart in the stars and clarity in your mind. With a breath of joy, Heidi
I was born on September 16,1969 in Long Island, New York. I began playing guitar a month before my 16th birthday. After playing guitar for six months, my practice regimen had increased to 6-8 hours a day religiously. At this point I had decided that this is what I wanted to do with my life. After I finished high school in Long Island ,New York, I moved to Florida where I attended community college and played guitar in the school jazz band. Two years later I moved to Boston to attend Berklee College of Music. I graduated from Berklee in May 1994 with a Bachelors Degree in Music. My major while at Berklee was Professional Music with an emphasis on performance. My main musical influences are Steve Morse, Stevie Ray Vaughan and John McLaughlin.
I have been teaching guitar for 18 years and have been studying guitar for 22 years. I endorse Larrivee guitars, Fender Guitars, Dunlop, Seymour Duncan pickups, GHS strings, Levys Leathers, Mesa/Boogie, Sans Amp, Mogami cables, Soldano, Peavey, Graph Tech and Digitech. I played bass in “Pain Museum”, the new heavy metal musical endevor featuring Metal Mike Chlasciak and Bobby Jarzombek or Rob Halford’s band. I also perform my own music with my 5 piece acoustic world music ensemble, Violet Samudra, in the New York area in addition to playing freelance country, blues and jazz gigs. I make a living as a guitar instructor and session guitarist in the New York area. I also am a teacher for the National Guitar Summer Workshop. I compose music for film and television as well.
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