About

In simple terms, I'm a recording artist and a writer. I enjoy creating something out of nothing, whatever it is. I've been given gifts enough to be in the arts, so that's the nature of what I end up creating. I'm based in Metuchen, New Jersey. I love New York City (in case you couldn't tell from that picture up there from atop the Empire State Building) and I'm regularly on the train or the Staten Island ferry between the city and home.

I have released three recordings on which I played most all of the instruments, if not all. Live, I'll play bass whenever possible. My sound draws on the sophisticated rock music of the 70s. As an arranger, I like to make each part worth listening to on its own. As a songwriter, I like to communicate a positive message. I write songs about spirituality, self-awareness and women. :~) 

I don't call myself a singer/songwriter, since I often believe that label's connotation is of someone who sings with a single instrument that he doesn't really play that well. I'd rather be called a recording artist or a composer. Multi-instrumentalist, if you must, but please, not singer/songwriter.  I don't really enjoy performing solo and if I can help it, I'll never do it again. There's no collective consciousness and so little energy, and there are too few musical possibilities. I did a lot of solo gigs after my second album and though that was my sound at the time, there isn't enough music in one instrument and one voice to sustain the style for an entire career. My vision is as much for music as songs, and there's a limit to what two hands can do. I'm always on the lookout for new musicians to work with.

Two of my recordings are available at CDBaby as CDs and full album downloads. Check out the Music section of this site for more information and single downloads.

In a time plagued by the absence of any real aesthetic criteria for music, the best I can do is strive for a quality and musical point of view that I personally can't get anywhere else. I tirelessly encourage everyone that will listen to buy independent music, because that's where the real stuff comes from. That's always been true. Though I'm not naive enough to believe that music holds the same value as it used to, I am naive enough to think that condition can be turned around.

I love being an independent artist and I'm working hard on a new album now, enjoying it more than ever. This time out, I've added many new instruments to my sound and stepped up the quality of the recordings with a new studio. I still create my artful arrangements track-by-track and play those wonderful polychords like Laura Nyro and Todd Rundgren. The big voice is still intact. In short, I'm still making listeners' music.