I began my musical career in middle school after borrowing the Ozzy Osbourne/Randy Rhoads Tribute album from my Dad’s C.D. collection.  Upon hearing the crowd roar and the transition from O Fortuna into Randy’s opening riff I experienced what is known to psychologists as frisson, or, in layman’s terms, the blissful but unexplainable feeling you get when encountering a visual or auditory stimuli that is particularly appealing.  Frisson is the feeling that makes the hair on your arms stand up (a process known as piloerection for the nerds and people who like to make puns) when you hear the chorus of your favorite song, or see your favorite orchestra or rock band live.  My younger self had no idea what I was experiencing, but I knew that I wanted to make music that would give others this feeling.  I spent the next ten years learning music theory and studying various forms of composition and arrangement so that I could play with other musicians, despite being mostly tone deaf.  In my journey I’ve discovered that the best musicians are those who have developed their own unique voices on their instruments, which is what I strive to do every day.  A musician’s voice on their instrument should be as unique and as easily recognizable as their actual voice.  I currently play with the South Orange Symphony and teach several classes on music theory, technical guitar development and composition.  I exclusively use Dean RC7 Guitars, Agile Acoustic Guitars, Blackstar Amplification and Fractal Audio effects units.