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Steel Guitar and other Music

Music has occupied a fairly significant portion of my life since I was 3, when I started taking piano lessons. When I burned out on that in 1997, I quit, but as part of being allowed to quit piano, I had to pick another instrument to play. I decided on the steel guitar after severak weeks of pondering. I've enjoyed the instrument immensely and have met many wonderful people, and I've had the opportunity to play at numerous steel guitar shows. I've also played in several bands, ranging from country to alternative country/rock to bluegrass. I have also recorded many sessions playing a wide variety of music for several Nashville and Atlanta artists.

I am available to play studio sessions in the Nashville area. Please e-mail me for details.

• Steel: Carter D-10 8 pedals/6 knees, Day setup
• Other Gear: Revelation Preamp, Lexicon MPX1, Rackmount Zero Surge, and Peavey Nashville 112s.

For as long as I've played the steel, I have also played the dobro. I don't tend to focus too much of my time on the instrument, and the time I spend on it is sporatic. I also occasionally dabble with the mandolin.

For the last five years or so I've played the six-string guitar as well. My axes are both Tele-style guitars: One is a sunburst Fender Texas Tele and the other is a sunburst G&L ASAT Classic. I don't play out at all and I play mostly for the fun of it and to give me something different to do. I hope to eventually play out somewhere, but that's not high on my list of priorities at the moment, as steel guitar players are a much rarer commodity than six-string players.