3rd prize winner in the finger style guitar contest at the 55th annual Topanga canyon,banjo-fiddle folk festival in 2015 & honorable mention in 2022 awarded a NY state decentralization grant in collaboration with The Libba Cotten Conservancy in 2001 for debut CD Greenhouse Effect Blues Gen.Ed. A.A.degree with a minor in music Los Angeles Valley College, Van Nuys ,CA, graduate 1986 moved to syracuse ,ny in 1996,,playing, bass guitar for All-Tall led by Mark Cool,,and Mark Dundee,,set attendance records for playing at styleens rhythm palace, Syracuse ,NY,,,and appeared at CBGBs in the bowery NYC. played lead guitar with native acoustic folk band Gypsy Red, with John Sardella & Cheri Lavaway,,appearing at popular festivals & shows including triple A ball club organization for the Toronto Bluejays the Syracuse Sky Chiefs,,and the harvest moon festivals. learned finger style guitar from award winning acoustic guitar writer & player David Hamburger ,,& performed/recorded with other local acts including renowned acoustic guitarist Dennis Goltermann.,Larry Hoyt,,Ty Marshall, &John Camp.band,, moved back to Los Angeles,in 2004 ,,performed and recorded with brooke trout & the anchormen,,on her CD " Networth",connected to the Far-west acoustic music conference ,,also played at jack london square in oakland california for ansennelli productions,,in october of 2014.and Treasure Island market fair 2016. .performed benefits for the shelia veloz breast cancer fundraiser at the hyatt hotel In santa clarita,ca with local santa clarita band Nutz& Boltz band,,put together by Stuart Dill., ..,the 2nd CD ,called 'BOUQUET',currently available as a free download at the web-site .each title is related too gardening or flowers,,,also,,currently working on a 3rd CD ,,"Angels And Aerials" with a guest guitarist duet from GIT Bret Hammer ,on the bossa nova tune Happiness,,trading solos and adding rhythmic arrangement . ,concept album about angelic ladies,,and topical events in Los Angeles,,,recorded at Nourse by Northwest Studios,Highland Park,CA, between 2009 to 2022,,engineered by Shawn Nourse. looking for a late 2022 release for digital & Cd replication. ,studied music publishing with Instructor Bobby Borg at the UCLA extension.,,flamenco guitar workshop withJorge Berges,, .workshops on songwriting with Harriet Schock,,Jack Segal,,& national academy of songwriters seminars,,, with,song talk-&- american songwriter magazine contributing editor Paul Zollo. Currently affiliated with ASCAP as a writer. music currently for sale with Doug Conlon is available at amazon,i-tunes,spodify,and cdbaby the title is 'With Rich". currently residing recording & performing solo in the greater Los Angeles area in 2022..