I grew up with musical parents. My mother is a piano teacher, church choir director, and has taught band and choir in school for many years. My father also plays piano, sings in the FM Master Chorale, and played euphonium in college (also a chemist, astronomer, and Vietnam Green Beret). My brother is in music promotions, marketing, and children's books. (Check out Mikes's Celeb Pics ) And my sister is a news/television producer. (Check out Deb's Producer Video )


***Bands I have been a member of are: WBPN (present), QUADROPHONIC, GREENHOUSE, GROOVE UNION, HIP, KILIMANJARO, 3 MINUTE HERO, and MAIN EVENT R&B and JAZZ.

***Through The Willie Waldman Project I have performed with Willie Waldman, Norton Wisdom, Ray White, Stephen Perkins, John Molo, Tony Franklin, Herman Green, Terry Saffold, Kim Manning, Brian Jordan, Steve Molitz, members of moe., and the band Banyan. (Thanks Willie and Chris Larson!)

***I have had a lesson(s) from Tom "Bones" Malone , Steve Wiest, Phil Wilson, Elliot Mason, Jiggs Whigham, Bob McChesney, Ed Neumeister, Bill Reichenbach, Mike Christianson, Mike Missiras, Alf Clausen, Herny Gwiazda, Kyle Mack, Simon Rowe,Rodney Hudson, John Tesch (primary). (Innumerable thanks to Donald B. for his unyielding support over many, many years for trombone conventions, lesson hook-ups, etc!!! Vivot!)

***Bands/Artists I have performed/jammed with are: Banyan, North Indiana All Stars, Willie Waldman Project, Everyone Orchestra w/ Futureman and That 1 Guy, Carl Fontana, Tom Malone, The Big Wu, Bobby Vinton, Miss Lavelle White, Steve Smith, Bob Mintzer, The Legionnaires, Johnson Family Band, Levitt8, The Javier Trejo Trio, Unity, Down Lo, Deploi, Bad Mojo, Gypsyfoot, God Johnson, Gold Standard, Fat Dad, Fancy Bastard, The John Thomas Trio, The Mindfunk Allstars, The Krims, Carmen the Cactus, The Keller Brothers, Planet Purple, Johnny Lang, Shannon Curfman, Petcamp, Josh Harty, Patents Pending, LivingInTentCity, Post Traumatic Funk Syndrome, Beat Down, Wallace Hartley and the Titanics, FM Jazz Arts Group, ND All-State Band, FM Youth Symphony, JASS Honor Jazz Ensemble, UND Honor Band, MSUM Honor Band, Northwest Honor Band, Minnesota Intercollegiate Honor Band, and asked to join Broadway's touring Hello Dolly.

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