I was born and raised in Connecticut, went to a catholic high school (you learn hypocrisy really quick), then went to a small community college. I also joined a band as a singer and keyboard player. After a year, I began to travel around the U.S. I hitched across country to California - looking for that great rock band - and ended up living a bohemian lifestyle. For ten years, I moved to a lot of different places- met a lot of cool people, and had what seemed a thousand different jobs - everything from loading freight with illegal aliens to working as a flunky for some wealthy entrepreneurs. I was also able to do a lot of writing. About five years ago, I moved back to the east coast and joined Orange Glow as their lead singer. It was a good gig. In 2001 Orange Glow broke up and I was left with a lot of free time on my hands so I finished up Ritual. And that leads me to right now.