Date of Birth: August 15, Leo
Gear: Guitars: Carvin, Parker, Gibson, ESP/Edwards, Diodati, Schecter, Fernandes. Amps: (Rack) Rocktron Piranha Preamp, Rocktron Intellifex, BBE Sonic Maximizer, Peavey Classic 50/50. (Combo) Line 6 Flextone III XL. Cabinets: Sonic 4x12s with Celestion G12m70 and Carvin GT12-16 speakers.
Influences: Criss Oliva, George Lynch, John Petrucci, John Norum, John Sykes, David Gilmour, Neal Schon.
When and why did you get into music?
I started at age 16 or 17 on the guitar, for the love of music..Then bought my first guitar with money I saved up.Cheapy no name. My first gig was with Outrage in 1983, at the Shawano County Roller Rink.
Bands: Outrage (Hard rock), Dweller (Christian progressive metal), Tempus ( Prog rock/metal) Dimension X (Prog rock/metal), HEDDA – Power metal
Albums: Dream Theater - Images & Words, Blue Murder - Blue Murder, Savatage - Gutter Ballet,
Pink Floyd - The Wall, George Lynch - Sacred Groove
Books: Not really a big novel reader. Prefer to read guitar mags, computer mags, newspaper, or internet articles.
Movies: Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Star Wars Trilogy (Episodes 4-6), and Spinal Tap.
Favorite website: eBay. Drooling over all the gear I can’t buy!
Quote & Philosophy: “We are the music-makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams." – Willy Wonka
Most Interesting Job: Still working it. The phone company. I’ve been a lineman ,copper splicer, electronics tech, and fiber optics splicer. Very interesting work.