I did not grow up dreaming of becoming a didjeridu player, but when a friend passed through town  in 1994 and gave me one, that changed. Within just a few years, I was playing at retreats, and on stage at various festivals in the Pacific Northwest, including the Northwest Folklife Festival in Seattle, the Shining Stars Festival in Cave Junction, Oregon, and the One World, One People Festival in Monterey, California. 

In 2005, I started composing music that draws inspiration from many musical traditions, including classical chamber music, world music, jazz, folk, rock and roll, and the blues. I have also added frame drum and guitar to his instrumental repertoire.

I moved to St. Louis in 2013, and started the ensemble 3rd Millennium World’s Fair that plays new pieces that I have composed to honor the St. Louis area, as well as some of my older pieces.  The ensemble began as an ad hoc group, with whichever musicians were available, and has included Colleen O’Shea Jones on flute, Abbie Steiliing on violin, Hannah Frey on violin, and Meghan Yankowskas on clarinet.

In January, 2018 the ensemble formalized a lineup with Hannay Frey on violin and viola and Meghan Yankowskas on clarinet. Their first album, Friends and Places, was released in early September, 2019. We have since added Kelly Austermann, also on clarinet, and can perform as a duo, trio, or quartet.

While living in St. Louis, I performed my work at St. Lou Fringe, Tavern of Fine Arts, Compton Heights Christian Church, and other venues. I have performed on stage with St. Louis musicians that include Mark Holland & Autumns Child, Kevin Renick of Up in the Air fame, members of the Perseid String Quartet, members of the Illumine Ensemble, and participated in Old Time jams at Civil Life Brewing Company.

I have recorded and released two solo CDs--the first, Didjeridu Ecstasy, was recorded at a studio in the temperate rainforest near Yachats, Oregon.  For fans of unadulterated didjeridu, nine of the twelve tracks feature solo didjeridu.  The other three feature middle-eastern percussion mixed with didjeridu.

My second CD, Organically Grown, features didjeridu blended with a variety of instruments. The other musicians brought musical backgrounds of jazz, bluegrass, classical, Native American flute, and Middle-Eastern music to create a unique World Jazz sound.

I met Singer-Songwriter Kevin Renick shortly after I moved to St. Louis in 2013. Kevin is best known for his song “Up in the Air,” which plays at the end of the film of the same name. We quickly discovered our mutual appreciation of the music of Neil Young, along with a love for a wide variety of musical genres. 

In 2022, Kevin and I formed a duo we call “Synonym Grill.” We play original songs, along with covers of songs by some of our favorite artists, adding the twist of a didjeridu to many of the songs.