My introduction to music was when my father and mother introduced me to bands such as KISS, AC/DC, Metallica, Danzig, Poison, Bon Jovi, and many more. My desire for wanting to play rock and roll music was when in the mid 2000’s, I've discovered bands like Green Day, Foo Fighters and Sum 41 that have driven me to be a musician. Originally I wanted to play the guitar, however with the encouragement and persuasion from my older brother (who played guitar during the time) got me to play the bass. I received my first bass guitar as a Christmas present when I was 11 years old. Along with an instructional book and DVD to teach myself how to play the bass guitar. I have always been a self-taught musician. After watching live videos and music videos of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and hearing/watching their bassist Flea's bass playing, that has motivated me to want to take my bass playing into developing further as a musician.

Going into my teen years, I developed an interest in playing punk rock music. After listening to bands such as; Ramones, The Clash, Sex Pistols, The Adicts, Social Distortion (my favorite band), Rise Against, Rancid, NOFX, Lagwagon, The Bouncing Souls, Dropkick Murphys, Black Flag, Circle Jerks, Bad Religion, MxPx and many more... I have dug deeper into being a bassist, and occasional songwriter.