Since the age 14 I've played bass in bands of all sorts of subgenres of rock, metal, and pop. My career took a big step when my metal Paria signed with Black Market Activities/Metal Blade Records in 2003, which had worldwide distribution through Sony. We released two full length albums under this deal. This put me on tours all over the US, provided me with endorsements, televised performances, awards, and an abundance of publicity. I also acted as the band's manager and even designed a lot of our merchandise.  

In 2011 I was hired to play bass for a band called Lonely Estates that was opening for Blondie. Performing that night gave me the confidence and spark to move to Los Angeles to pursue the dream of playing bass for a living. Through the various projects I've played in since moving, I've played on stage and done recording projects with members of Weezer, Oasis, Stevie Wonder, Beyonce, Prince, Avril Lavine, Goldfinger, The Happy Mondays, Beck, AWOL Nation, Andrew McMahon, Juliet Lewis, The Dickies, Green Jello, Palaye Royal, and All American Rejects. 

In 2016, I began touring as a hired bassist. Up until the pandemic I did full US tours and flew out to headline festivals. This helped me earn my Ernie Ball endorsement.

During the pandemic, I launched my first solo endeavor under the moniker “The Man From Alphabet”. On October 1st 2021, I released my first single, a cover of Killer Klowns From Outer Space by The Dickies. I produced the music, the video, and artwork for this project as well as handling all the managerial and administrative duties for it. The video has been a huge success receiving over 365,000 YouTube views as of this writing and the song has been out for just under a year. 

In 2022 I began participating in Ultimate Jam Night at the legendary Whisky A Go Go, a show produced by Chuck Wright of Quiet Riot and Alice Cooper. Each event has a theme and features around 60 professional musicians playing cover songs without any rehearsals or often times, not even knowing one another until it’s time to hit the stage. Through this I’ve performed with members of David Lee Roth, Winger, Dorothy, Alien Ant Farm, Dokken, and Jimmy Kimmel Live. 

I've also been back working on a new album with Paria to celebrate 20 years as a band. We anticipate the album to be released in late 2022.

Bands/Artists I've Worked With:

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Paria 2014

 

Below is a list of some of my music-related accomplishments

  • Recording Academy (Grammy) Voting Member

  • Endorsed by Ernie Ball

  • 6 Grammy First Round Ballot Nominee Considerations

  • 2 full length albums nationally distributed through Sony

  • toured the United States on several occasions

  • performed live hundreds of times

  • performed in front of audiences as large as 3,500

  • performed at and participated in red carpet events

  • performed at numerous large music festivals

  • Past endorsement with Schecter Guitars

  • 5 Omaha Entertainment Award Nominations

  • 2 Omaha Entertainment Awards

  • Had music featured in a documentary

  • written and recorded work for national television commercials

  • reviews/articles/interviews in magazines such as Revolver, Alternative Press, Outburn, and Decibel

  • reviews/articles/interviews on dozens of websites

  • filmed four music videos

  • participated in television, radio, web, print, and podcast interviews

  • 14 albums/singles featured on Spotify

 

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Bands I have shared the stage with:

  • Blondie

  • Russian Circles

  • Deep Valley

  • Metalachi

  • Okilly Dokilly

  • Japandroids

  • Phoneys & The Freaks

  • Carah Faye

  • Andy Rourke

  • Halo Circus

  • Underoath

  • As I Lay Dying

  • Surfer Blood

  • Poison The Well

  • The Dillinger Escape Plan

  • Darkest Hour

  • Mondo Generator

  • Terror

  • Unearth

  • The Red Chord

  • The Black Dahlia Murder

  • Bleeding Through

  • Jessie Payo

  • Veil of Maya

  • Trev Lukather

  • The Big Pink

  • Job For A Cowboy

  • Dead to Fall