I grew up playing music. I took guitar lessons when I was 7 and started playing drums at age 11. By the time I graduated from high school I had already played a wide variety of gigs. When things went sour with my band at the time I decided to go to music college in hopes of making an unstable career choice a little more solid. I had grown weary of being in a band, (no money, multiple personalities, egos, etc.). I felt it was best for my future to study music and get my musicianship to a level where I could freelance and be hired by others rather then sink my whole future into a "band" that had to make it big. I didn't want to spend the rest of my life working in a coffee shop, waiting for the big time. Four years of study put me a lot closer to that reality but I was missing the fun and love of creating something that belonged to me. I knew from past experiences how hard it was to lead a band from the drum chair, and if I was to get in another band, I wanted a little more control of my destiny. I'm no Striesand, so I knew my work was cut out for me trying to make it as a singer. However, I knew I had something to offer as a "front man" having had the best seat in the house watching good and bad ones from the drums all my life. Growing up in the S.F. Bay Area exposed me to Hip-Hop at a young age.  >>