As a kid I always dreamed of being on Mtv and with the recent licensing of my songs for Mtv's top rated show "The Hills" I am getting that chance. I began getting really serious about writing and singing after I had an ankle injury and could no longer play soccer as a teenager. I had never performed or sang before putting a band together for the high school talent show. Once in college, I had grown really unhappy in Beaumont, TX and I knew that if I was going to grow as a musician, I needed to branch out and get to a major metropolitan area. I played in countless bands before moving to Denton, Texas to attend the University of North Texas.
Soon after my move I auditioned for a band called Farmer Brown. We went from an opening act to a headliner in about 3 month's time. Soon after joining the band we were in the studio recording a full length album produced by Grammy winner Eric Delegard (Bowling for Soup) We were very successful around the Dallas area and were selected by VH1 to be the only unsigned band to play at the Blockbuster Rockfest. We were introduced by the Vice President of VH1 and even got to be on Entertainment Tonight. It was such a memorable day; an estimated 500,000 fans attended the all day show. The line-up consisted of bands like No Doubt, Matchbox 20, Counting Crows, Bush, Jewel and so on.
The next band I was a part of was called Plasma Jack. During the next two years we played shows all over Texas and Oklahoma and recorded a CD produced by Deep Blue Something in Dallas, TX. We shared the stage with great artists such as Blue October, Ryan Cabrera, Bowling for Soup, Flickerstick, Graham Colton, Cary Pierce and so on.
Shortly after Plasma Jack split up, I ended up suffering an injury to my back. I needed a lot of physical therapy so I ended up moving back to Beaumont TX, a place I hadn't lived in almost 8 years. Now that I was back in the bedroom where I grew up, I began what would be the most creative period in my life. I wrote 37 completed songs and countless random verses and choruses during the next 2 years. During this time all my friends began finding their way into the music industry. My friend Taylor was on tour as the guitarist for Ryan Cabrera. Edgewater had gotten signed; Graham Colton had gotten signed and was opening for John Mayer and Kelly Clarkson; Blue October had gotten re-signed; My friend Heath was now the guitarist for Bo Bice from American Idol, and on and on. One day I got a call from Taylor, and he said, I'm off the road, lets start recording your album! By this time I had lost my funding for the record because my investor got transferred by his employer. Then, out of nowhere, Hurricane Rita came and destroyed the house I was living in. I evacuated to a cheap, cramped hotel room in Dallas for 3 months. During this time I decided to start the recording process and try to fund it myself. Two days into the project my employer in Beaumont calls me back to work. Back at square one! When I got back I had to live in my parents garage room at their "rental house" while my home was being repaired. I have been working a full 40 hour work week and driving 5 hours from Beaumont to Dallas on weekends to record. We would spend 10 hour days in the studio all weekend before driving back for work on Monday.
Life took me on a wild ride to get these songs recorded. Now I am living in Dallas and ready to make my dreams a reality! I truly feel I can handle almost anything at this point! I believe in this project so much, and I hope that everyone will see the effort behind the cd. I hope that you will work with me and help spread the word about this new project!
