The Commercial Shorts CD is a collection of 28 pieces that I wrote specifically for television (or radio) commercials. I tried to come up with commercial music that wasn't as fake sounding as most I've heard. It ended up being a very creative CD. It's a bunch of really cool miniature songs jumping from genre to genre.

I had a bit of funding for this project, so I was able to record it at Plymouth Rock studios (outside of Detroit). I co-produced this one with Ryan Hyland (who also performed on most of the tracks). I also used a few session musicians from the Detroit area: Tom Sheppard, Tom Johnston, and Matt Binder on drums; Rob Nelson on guitars.

This was a fun project to work on. Everything just kept going right (on-time and under budget).

I entered a whole new level of production with the cover tune project. I had the funding and the session talent in place to see just how good I could be as a producer. It stretched me to the end and just about killed me, but it came out amazing. Eighteen high quality classic remakes packed full of emotion and movie ready.

I co-produced this CD with Ryan Hyland and recorded it at Plymouth Rock Studios in Plymouth, MI (near Detroit). It featured several great session musicians from the Detroit area: Tom Sheppard, Matt Binder, Brandon Calhoon, Angela Puzzuoli, Ken Puterbaugh , Rob Nelson, Justin Lee, Rob Young, Benny Johnson, Amanda Hogan, Robin Horlock, and Jessica Sacks. I love this CD. I never rea lly had a chance to work with cover tunes (before this). Sure I learned songs on the guitar (mostly to teach my guitar students), but I never really played them live or recorded them. I always focused on getting my music to sound better and better. So, this was a nice change of pace.

With this project, I set out to get my soundtrack side cataloged and presentable. I also needed to show that I could produce a high quality product on my own. What I ended up doing was finding my musical self. I am now "Soundtrack Boy".

Kissing Fish was my first solo attempt. It is a raw/dreamy/jam based album that has been compared to the likes of U2 and Pink Floyd. I recorded most of the tracks at my home while living outside of Louisville, KY. It wasn't geared toward any particular audience; I just recorded what I felt.

Kissing Fish features Brent Greco on drums, with Steve Curtsinger handling most of the bass. Eric Jenkins stepped in to do the bass and background vocals on "Words" and Jerry McBroom handled a lot of the percussion tracks. All of the artwork on the album was done by Nathan Milliner.

Although Kissing Fish was a "homemade" attempt, it still managed to create quite a buzz. Almost all of the tracks hit radio (various local radio shows), with some even reaching international radio. Not to mention, hundreds of thousands of internet "Plays".

The hidden meaning behind this album is, not all things are as they seem.

Dying Till Five was meant to be seen though the eyes of a hard working man who is sick of his bullshit 9 to 5 life(someone like me, had I kept chasing the carrot). I tried to sculpt this album to appeal to the 15 to 35 year old male. Unfortunately, they hated it. However, they're wives and sister loved it.

Dying Till Five features Jerry McBroom on drums and Steve Curtsinger on bass. With guest appearances by: Jesse Snyder (guitar - My Angels), Jacob Burdock (guitar-Gateway Open), and my daughter Amanda (child's voice-Living Strange).

Although DTF was meant to be a heavy album, the two ballads got most of the attention. Both "My Angels" and "I'll Meet You There" received all kinds of radio and internet plays. The funny thing is, I almost didn't put "I'll Meet You There" on the album. I thought it was too soft. It ended up being (and still is) my most popular song.

This album was also "homemade" and sub-par, but it helped show me that I was writing for the wrong crowd. I now write for the 35 to 55 year old female.