Time to chase the dream. Time to write the songs. Time to build the life I kept talking about living. But then one day I looked up and realized it had been a decade since I’d written a single chord progression. A decade of lip service. A decade of “someday.”

And then I found out I was going to be a dad.

Suddenly, “someday” wasn’t good enough anymore. If I wanted my son to believe in living with purpose, I had to actually live it myself. So I picked the guitar back up. Started writing again. Playing gigs. Finding my voice. And eventually, after too many years of excuses, I released my debut album, Stories from an Old Set of Strings, in 2023 — a stripped-down, acoustic collection of songs about life, loss, love, and starting over. Just me, my guitar, and a bunch of stories that had been walking around with me for years.

Now, I’m stepping into something bigger. My Own Way — my second album, out May 2025 — is the sound of that transformation in real time. It’s full-band, full-heart, full-send. I produced, mixed, and mastered the whole thing myself — not in some polished studio, but in the same space where the songs were born. It’s raw, rootsy, and real — built on guitars, drums, a Hammond B3, and the kind of fire that only shows up when your kids are watching — and you know the only way they’ll believe in their dreams is if they see you chasing yours like your life depends on it.

Because maybe it does.

My music tells stories — honest ones. Songs about heartbreak and healing, broken friendships, busted car stereos, big dreams, and everyday miracles. I believe music is the best way we have to share our stories. And I believe those stories are how we find each other. They’re how we build communities. And they’re how we change the world.

When I take the stage — whether it’s bare-bones acoustic or a full band letting it rip — I’m not there to be background noise. I’m there to connect. To shake something loose. To remind you that you’re not the only one carrying all that weight — and that for a few minutes, the right music can carry it with you.

This life is short. And if there’s an experience to be had, I’m gonna have it — guitar in hand.