I started playing trumpet at age 8 and guitar at age 10.  Within a few short years, I was in my first band.  It was just a few guys in the neighborhood.  We called ourselves the Deptones.  We did Ventures, Duane Eddy, that sort of thing.  We were big on dreams, but pretty short on talent, so we didn't last too long.  I next joined a band with my best friend, Mark Hanna.  We called ourselves the Minutemen.  We played some private parties, and some school dances.  We even played some big gigs like the VFW and Italian American Hall.  By the age of 14, I was actually getting paid to play.  Then we got our big break.  At the seasoned age of 16 we got the chance to play on television.  We played the John Zacherly show.  The show was televised out of the Apollo Theatre.  As soon as I walked in the door of the Apollo, I knew that performing was what I wanted to do. 

The Minutemen just kinda dissolved.  I was asked to join another band called the Preachers.  The Preachers were a lot more popular than the Minutemen, so this was an upgrade for me.  The Preachers did a lot of "soul" music.  I still love that music.  We played a lot of school dances, local shows, and parties.  It was a blast.  I played some "Frat" parties and even though I was not old enough to go to college, I sure did get an education.  We opened for a few national acts, and even a few international acts.  When a few of the Preachers graduated High School, they actually left the area to go to college, so the Preachers passed into history.

I drifted in and out of a few bands, and then was asked to join a band that had actually made a record.  We played a lot of gigs in the northeast, including clubs, county fairs, even gigs in NY city.  I was too young to be allowed into some of the places we played, so they put me in the back of the stage and unscrewed the light bulbs so I would be in the dark.  We also played a lot of Frat parties, and my education continued.  I also took a shot at performing as a solo act, just me and my acoustic guitar.  The first few gigs were nerve wracking as I had no band, but I started to settle in, and actually started to really enjoy it.  My finger picking skills started to blossom.  I played a lot of coffee houses, church parties, and private parties.  At this stage I mastered the art of not drooling while playing. 

My next band was called Inferno.  We played a lot of gigs in the Tri-state area.  I played the NJ shore scene a lot.  We had a few personnel changes and changed our name to Taki (the name means "love" in some language I never could understand).  Our first drummer was Vinny "Mad Dog" Lopez from Bruce Springsteen's band.  We became quite popular and had steady work.  Everybody in the band could play and sing so we could perform a wide variety of music and still sound good.  At this time in my musical development, I became interested in Jazz.  I was blessed to study guitar and take lessons from the late great Harry Leahey.  I studied with Harry Lahey for three and a half years.  

In the early years of Taki, we worked up two sets, one acoustic and then the power rock thing.  Eventually, we started opening for ourselves, starting as the acoustic band and then changing into the blow-your-head-off rock band.  Those were the heady days when guitar players were playing through stacks the size of a two-story building.  I played with Taki for a few years.  We developed a full costume "Beatle Show" several years before Beatlemaina hit Broadway.  I guess we were pioneers of the "tribute bands" performing our Beatle show years before any other bands started doing the tribute thing. 

I finally left Taki, drifting in and out of a few bands, doing studio work, and finally formed an acoustic duo with my bandmate from Taki.  We played together for a few years.  I then moved to Pennsylvania, then on to California.  The Lord captured my heart in California and I started playing in church.  I eventually became a worship leader, using my experiences in performing to improve the worship team.  I formed JLC Ministries, and started a band called CrossStreet.  We recorded a CD and got some heavy rotation airplay across the USA.  In 1996, I left CrossStreet to pursue a solo ministry.  I also did a lot of prison ministry.  I recorded a solo CD in 2000 and had some success with that. 

In 2001 I moved to TX, where I still live with my wife of 38 years.  I am still active on worship team, serving off and on as a worship pastor, as God sees fit.  I met John Eargle on worship team in 2005.  We have been friends since then.  I greatly admired John's musical skill and humble attitude.  In 2011, I was asked to join Supernal Endgame.  I continue to record and perform with Supernal Endgame. 

In addition to 6 and 12-string acoustic and electric guitars, I also play 4 and 5-string bass, keyboards, drums (full kit and percussion) and Native American Flute.  I continue to compose (rather than decompose) and enjoy spending time in my home studio, Electric Geezerland.