25 years professional experience

Graduate USC School of Music

Music Academy of the West, Santa Barbara 1988 and
1989

Featured guitarist at The Four Seasons Biltmore, Santa
Barbara
2002 - present

Performed for over 500 weddings in the Santa Barbara
area

RESUME

I began playing the guitar when I was ten. At that time I was mostly interested in Bluegrass. In my teens I was into rock and roll. I played briefly with Suicidal Tendencies and also with Lenny Kravitz, appearing in Kravitz's video, "Always On The Run."
I was awarded a full music scholarship to USC to study classical music and play in the symphony on my other instrument, the acoustic bass. During college I fell in love with Brazilian music and became obsessed with Bossa Nova. After attending USC I received a BA in spanish and portuguese from San Diego State University. I was given a full scholarship to The Music Adademy of the West in Santa Barbara in 1988 & 1989.
I have lived and worked in Brazil, Costa Rica, France and Spain.