I grew up in Vernon, New Jersey and have worked as a professional musician since graduating form the University of Rochester in 1996. I've played arenas with jam bands while dressed as a robot (Sonar, 2000-2003), attempted to salsa dance while touring the country with a dozen people in an RV (Chupacabra, 1997-2001), been replaced by a mechanical bull after three years of taking requests (The Reef, 2004-2007), and backed up a handful of international recording artists, most notably Otis Taylor...