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Born in Reading, PA 1982. Went to Blue Mountain Elementary School and Pottsville Elementary School in Schykill County, PA. Dabbled in Piano and Woodcarving. Lots of sprained ankles and ear infections. Moved to Portland, Oregon April 1993 with my Mother. Went to Nancy Ryles Elementary, Conastoga Middle, Milwaukie Middle, Milwaukie High and finally graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in 2001. Began playing trumpet at age 11, acoustic guitar at age 14, clarinet at age 15, alto sax at age 16, tenor and bari sax at age 17 and flute at age 21. Spent two years at USC's Thornton School of Music in Los Angeles studying jazz with some great teachers including Bobby Shew. Moved back to Portland in 2003. Played in the jazz band at Mount Hood Community College for a couple weeks, got fired from the cafeteria at Lewis and Clark College, and played in a band called Red Venus Love Army. Moved to Raleigh, NC in 2004 and began working at Sam Ash Music. Left Sam Ash Music August, 2007 to play in a showband aboard a Carnival Cruise Ship. Now living in Maynard, Massachusettes and working for a well known manufacturer of professional flutes.Check out my new video:Sunrise