Simple elegance in
design
images
words
music
ideas
and living
design
images
words
music
ideas
and living
After a "Leave It To Beaver" childhood, I left the confines of my sheltered life and discovered that life outside "Pleasantville" (aka Saratoga, California) was not always so pleasant. Soon I felt I had gotten on the wrong planet by mistake.
From age 18 to 30, I was literally in a new place every year. I attended 5 colleges in 5 years, did lots of soul searching, read tons of books on personal growth and spirituality, while writing songs along the way. I also performed throughout North America and Europe, from high school auditoriums to the Kennedy Center, Radio City Music Hall and for European royalty.
Years ago I went to Los Angeles with my first demo tape and actually got through the doors of music publishers and received encouraging feedback. But the publishers said that I had to write what I call infatuation love songs. I wasn't interested in that, so decided to continue writing the music that mattered to me and do my own thing.
Since 1998, I've written and recorded 7 albums of my own music. From a children's CD and a special CD for hospice to positive-message pop/rock music, my songs deal with possibilities, being true to one's self, and enjoying the company of family and friends.
The L.A. Times wrote of my children's CD "Googol On!", "In these tuneful songs, life is an adventure and family is something to celebrate." Jennifer Layton, of Indie-Music.com, wrote "'Dreams in the Making' is a rarity: a perfect CD....everyone needs to hear it....I don't know how to explain what this CD did to me."
In 2003, I co-founded and ran the Positive Music Association, an international organization promoting music artists and music with universal, life-affirming messages. In 2013, I received a Posi Award for outstanding contribution to positive music.
In 2012, I founded World Singing Day, a global sing-along on the third Saturday in October each year, with the purpose of bringing the world together through song. Thousands of people in over 30 countries have participated so far.
I'm also a graphic designer, life coach, photographer, and author. I live in Boulder, Colorado, with my Belgian wife Myriam. We have two grown children and a mini Goldendoodle named Charlie. Life is good.
From age 18 to 30, I was literally in a new place every year. I attended 5 colleges in 5 years, did lots of soul searching, read tons of books on personal growth and spirituality, while writing songs along the way. I also performed throughout North America and Europe, from high school auditoriums to the Kennedy Center, Radio City Music Hall and for European royalty.
Years ago I went to Los Angeles with my first demo tape and actually got through the doors of music publishers and received encouraging feedback. But the publishers said that I had to write what I call infatuation love songs. I wasn't interested in that, so decided to continue writing the music that mattered to me and do my own thing.
Since 1998, I've written and recorded 7 albums of my own music. From a children's CD and a special CD for hospice to positive-message pop/rock music, my songs deal with possibilities, being true to one's self, and enjoying the company of family and friends.
The L.A. Times wrote of my children's CD "Googol On!", "In these tuneful songs, life is an adventure and family is something to celebrate." Jennifer Layton, of Indie-Music.com, wrote "'Dreams in the Making' is a rarity: a perfect CD....everyone needs to hear it....I don't know how to explain what this CD did to me."
In 2003, I co-founded and ran the Positive Music Association, an international organization promoting music artists and music with universal, life-affirming messages. In 2013, I received a Posi Award for outstanding contribution to positive music.
In 2012, I founded World Singing Day, a global sing-along on the third Saturday in October each year, with the purpose of bringing the world together through song. Thousands of people in over 30 countries have participated so far.
I'm also a graphic designer, life coach, photographer, and author. I live in Boulder, Colorado, with my Belgian wife Myriam. We have two grown children and a mini Goldendoodle named Charlie. Life is good.