Roses For Sharon

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1		Beautiful Soul	4:00	Play
2		Summersong	4:16	Play
3		Virginia	4:16	Play
4		Butterflies	2:58	Play
5		A Simple Life	3:12	Play
6		Best Man	3:33	Play
7		When She Flies	4:06	Play
8		Wild Things	4:48	Play
9		The Love That She Makes	4:31	Play
10		Last Round	2:55	Play

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The Basics... Singer-songwriter from Eureka, California. So far, all studio albums have been recorded at home in one-man-band fashion. Style is a combination of rock, alternative (indie-rock), and folk. Influences include the Beatles, R.E.M., Elliott Smith, Wilco, Elvis Costello, Joni Mitchell, and Neil Young, among others. Has released several albums on own micro-label, Sweet Science, that have received very good reviews. Performed solo acoustic shows in California, Oregon, Washington, Pennsylvania, DC, and England. Has received airplay on several American and European radio stations. Called "one of my greatest discoveries of the year 2000" by Belgian DJ Ray Pieters. Former columnist for Tape Op, "the creative music recording magazine."

The Past... Raised in the tiny Northern California town of Ferndale. After high school graduation ran away and joined the U.S. Navy. Had musical awakening during this time, seeing bands like the Replacements, R.E.M., Let's Active, the Blasters, and countless others. Read lots about music and musicians, bought hundreds of CDs, and found a path to pursue. At the relatively late age of twenty, bought first guitar, learned to play, and soon after bought a Tascam 4-track recorder.
Upon returning home to California, started making crude "albums" at home, developing songwriting, instrumental, and arrangement skills. Formed the alternative rock three-piece band, the Orphans in 1992. After the Orphans project ran its course, concentrated more on recording. In September 1994, released Smile Slightly, "the first album that I felt was good enough to share with the world." Suspicions confirmed when Smile Slightly got positive reviews.
1996 was spent recording the songs that would eventually form The Truth Hurts. The Truth Hurts, released January 1997, was a sparse, acoustic-based album about relationships and how they sometimes don't work out the way we'd like. The album got excellent reviews and was compared to the likes of Bob Dylan, Mazzy Star, and one-man-band East River Pipe.
Mostly solo live album, At The End Of The Day, released in the fall of 1999.
Third studio album, Opera Alley, was released in June of 2000. Opera Alley's songs were inspired by the classic pop of the Kinks, Beatles, and Beach Boys, as well as old favorites Neil Young and R.E.M., and deal with crushes, male/female politics, disillusionment, and ultimately, optimism. Two West Coast solo-acoustic tours followed Opera Alley's release.
2001 was highlighted by a two-week jaunt through Virginia and Pennsylvania, weekly shows at the cozy 321Coffee in Eureka, and the release of the rarities collection, The Thrift Store Series, vol. 1.

The Present... In 2002, after much soul-searching (and a six-month stay in Portland, Oregon, living with Richmond Fontaine bassist Dave Harding), decided to go back to college to study to be an Elementary School teacher. Enrolled at Humboldt State University in Arcata, CA, in January 2003 and expects to have a Bachelor's Degree and Teaching Credential in May of 2006.
Unfortunately, school has forced the slowdown of musical activity. Work has been proceeding on the soon to be released album, Roses For Sharon, the companion piece to the June 2004 EP, Demos For Sharon.
Has found time to moderate the Home Recording panels / workshops at the last two Tape Op magazine conferences, held in Portland in 2003 and New Orleans in 2004.

The Future... Plans for the next couple of years include completing studies at HSU, moderating the Home Recording panel at TapeOpCon 2005 in New Orleans, and recording the follow-up to Roses For Sharon.