A storybook, filled with reflective tales of loss and redemption.

16 MP3 Songs
ROCK: Adult Contemporary, SPIRITUAL: Christian Rock

Show all album songs: Progress Not Perfection Songs


Details:
Born: Feburary 17, 1965 Detroit, MI
College: The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Major: English
Favorite Color: Blue - No Red
Favorite Book: A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving (and scripture)
Favorite Movie: The Shawshank Redemption
Favorite Food: Sushi
Favorite Quote: God will never give you more than you can handle.

Artist Influences
Pink Floyd
Dire Straits
Roxy Music
The Eagles
Pat Metheny

New Influences
John Meyer
Porcupine Tree
Switchfoot
Moses Mayfield
Dave Matthews
Steven Curtis Chapman
David Crowder

I grew up in Grosse Pointe, Michigan. I went to good schools and was a selfish, confused kid. I stayed that way, pretty much. I am getting better, thanks to God. I wouldnât say Iâm a born-again Christian because I have always been a Christian, at least by name. But.... I certainly feel a lot different than I used to.

I have a brother (Terry) and a sister (Gretchen, who helped me a lot with all the artwork on Progress Not Perfection). The three of us are alive and well, raising families, trying to keep doing the next right thing. In 2007, I was graduated (English major, can you tell...) from The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. I was blessed to meet a beautiful woman (Kristine) who was kind enough to marry me. We have four children (Lauren, Megan, Peter & Jack). We are an active family of 6. I travel a lot for work (insurance) and Kristine keeps the kids on tethers until I return. Just kidding; cellphones seem to work ok.

I love music. I started playing guitar when I was 12. I took one lesson: hot cross buns. From that point, Iâm pretty much self-taught. I played in bands in high school. In 1982, I received a recording engineering degree from Full Sail (still in business!). I continued playing until I was 28, then hung it up until 2003. I didnât start playing ârealâ guitar or writing decent songs until I started thinking straight, which was just a few years ago.

I asked a good friend if I should keep the music in my basement. If he hadnât urged me to share the songs, theyâd still be in it.