my story begins like many guitarists - curiosity, and wanting to be like the rockstars i idolized... i never really knew the possibilities that guitar would bring to my life. from the second i picked up my first acoustic, i was hooked. guitar has always been a part of my life since that day, but it wasn't until i pursued music performance in college...
... that i saw just how much this world had to offer... especially in that this experience opened my eyes up to jazz. fast forward to today and i've made my full career into guitar and music performance - i am a professional working musician and a full-time online guitar instructor. i get to live, breathe and play guitar day in and day out - and hey, that makes life pretty perfect.
I was introduced to music the way a lot of kids are: my parents signed me + my siblings up for piano lessons. 2 years in, I broke my thumb play wrestling with my big brother, and milked that excuse to not practice piano until my mom called me out, saying "you obviously don't like piano... want to switch to guitar?" That was the best gift my parents ever gave me: early exposure to music education and their ability to see my passion for guitar - for that I'm thankful.
Selkirk College really is where I began to dive deeper into my craft, joining ensembles for jazz and forming the band Mango Train. Fast forward from there, and I created the band Saturn Alien with some of my classmates, the band which allowed me to move and tour across Canada to settle down in Montreal.
While living in Montreal, I began teaching online guitar lessons. I've now taught thousands of students worldwide for a over a decade.
I now live in beautiful Prince Edward County, teaching students worldwide and performing.