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I grew up in Logan, OH, a small town on the outskirts of Appalachia, but I currently call New Wilmington, PA, my home. I spent the last four and a half years of my life at Westminster College where I earned a Bachelor of Science in computer science and pre-medicine. I was recently accepted to the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine. I'll be a member of the 2014 graduating class after I start in July, but presently I'm taking graduate-level English courses at Slippery Rock University with a concentration on creative writing.

I'm a man of many talents and passions. I started dabbling in graphic design back when I was a seventh grader living in Wilmore, KY. As a member of the STLP at West Jessamine Middle School, I had the opportunity to spend a great deal of time immersing myself in the world of computing (This is also where I acquired my love for all things Apple, on a Power Macintosh G3 All-In-One.) Web development quickly became my passion, Photoshop 4 became my drug of choice, and I coded all of my websites by hand using HTML 1. Remember the days of the marquee tag? I certainly do... I really wish I had some of my old websites if for nothing more than a good laugh. My first endeavour, a website hosted on Tripod about programming in QBasic, was an eyesore to say the least. I'm still not exactly sure how I made it from there to where I am now, but I know that a splash page featuring the All Your Base video was mixed in there somewhere (Don't ask, I probably won't tell.)

I've been a closet writer for my entire life. I just didn't choose to own up to it until a couple of months ago, but I'm ever so thankful that I did. Second only to my music, writing has become a major outlet for my stress. Plus, with all the craziness that surrounds my life, I have no shortage of material for character inspiration. I just started writing my first novel. The going is slow, but it's definitely going. I'm really hoping to finish it before I start medical school. I want to finish while the ideas are fresh in my mind and not getting pushed aside to make room for gross anatomy and physiology.

Award-winning photography has been another recent development in my life. I'd like to thank Mrs. Peggy Cox for getting me addicted - I've now found a creative outlet that's even more expensive than drumming. With the exception of a condensed summer class on digital photography, pretty much everything I've learned has been self-taught. Somehow though, I've gone from taking snapshots with a cheap Canon point-and-shoot digital camera to capturing moments with my Canon DSLR that win best of show at the county fair (Hey now, I never said the awards that I won were anything special!)

Okay. I lied, but only for a short while. I'm working on a new resume right now. I'll make it available for download as soon as I finish it.

* I have an unhealthy obsession with penguins.
* I love fixing Asian food. Yes, I can cook.
* All of my computing equipment is named after characters from the Twilight saga. Edward is my DAW, Isabella is my junker laptop, Alice is my wireless network, and the new Macbook that I'm getting next month will be named Carlisle (I would like to thank Dr. Shaffer and the Westminster College Linux Lab for the inspiration.)

The Guardians is a science-fiction novel that I'm currently working on. It's all about Eve, an immortal woman residing in present-day Chicago. Eve, a member of the Guardians, an ancient order bound to protecting the human race, is working towards a solution to one of the order's biggest problems, but when she finally has a major breakthrough in her research, things take a turn for the worst as she's confronted with the betrayal of a former flame.

The writing of the novel is really just getting underway, so a tentative date for completion is impossible to produce. Keep checking back for updates and previews though, as I'll post them as often as I possibly can.

I currently run a home studio from my apartment that is capable of simultaneously recording fourteen tracks of 96Khz/24-bit digital audio. I also have a mobile workstation with the same capabilities. I strictly use Tascam audio interfaces, a US-1641 for recording and a US-122L for editing, and sequence all of my work using Cakewalk's Sonar. I have a wide variety of microphones in my arsenal including a Shure Beta 57, a pair of CAD E-100's, a CAD KBM 412, an MXL R44, and a full set of Audio Technica drum microphones. My present setup features four different monitoring configurations and allows me to lay down tracks from the comfort of my apartment or out in the field.

At the current time, I'm not offering my sound engineering services to the public. I've only worked with bands that I've been a part of, lending a hand with my expertise as time allowed. Over the last few years, I've worked with Soulless, Onesize, and Frontline, which is the band that I'm currently playing with. Work on Frontline's debut album is currently underway with a release date slated for the first quarter of 2010.

Idiot by Frontline
Only the Seasons Change by Frontline