"THIS IS MY FOREVER" is tattooed across my neck. It was the name of the first record I was ever a part of and inspiring words from a great friend. Years later those words remind me everyday that my love for music runs deep. Now I'm extremely proud and thankful to play guitar in a rock band called NOC. If you haven't heard of us, i want to change that. I started playing guitar when I was around 5 years old when I could barely stretch my arms across the top of an acoustic guitar. It's really funny thinking back on the days when I'd imagine playing in front of people and being so nervous and scared. Now I feel at home on stage more than any other place in this world.My dad is a jazz/rock/blues trumpet player so thanks to he and my mother, I had some really great experiences sitting in with some legendary blues players when I wasn't old enough to drive yet.My Mom was and is what I like to call an ambulance chaser! She follows the action.... She helped me sneek backstage to meet rockstars when I was even younger. Vanilla Ice, Nelson, Faster Pussycat, Enuff Znuff and the list goes on...Needless to say, my parents directed me well.I have played with lots of different folks and have been involved in many projects.I'm a huge video game fan so a highlight for me thus far has been getting my music involved with gaming.I worked with Eric Bass(Shinedown) and Billy Howerdell(Ashes Divide, A Perfect Circle) and played on some music for the JAK X video game for PS2 and a year ago NOC had our song "Pistola" on the "NFL BLITZ the League" video game for PSP.That's a few of the many reasons why I know this is where I should be... Every single member of our group is a friend and brother to each other and we shine together. Our upcoming release is due out by the end of 2008. I want you to hear it.
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