Before I start, I would like to thank My Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for all the grace He has shown me.  With out Him in my life,  I am sure I would not be here writing this bio:

I started playing at the age of 7 years old 1963, in Fairbanks Alaska.   By the time I was in 7th grade I was playing at the school dances.  My influences at that time were my brothers as I come from a family of musicians.  I was heavily into Funk in those years (the 70s) IE Bootsy Collins, Funkadelic, George Clinton, Parliament, Commodores, Victor Wooten, Stanley Clark to name a few.  

I love all the 70s rock and roll and dreamed of becoming big in the music industry.   In these years I was playing guitar and drums. Moving to California in the late 70s I was introduced to a totally different way of looking at music,  I found punk and new wave. Although I never really had a huge liking of any one band, I listened to a lot of them.   A drummer Rick Gunther introduced me to original music and I have never looked back from there. After getting tired of California and the west coast, and finding Jesus Christ, I moved to the other side of the world.  I ended up in Georgia, and found that the musicians here were so grounded and I fell into a band right away.   This is where I really became interested in the bass guitar.

In 2001 Eddie King played a special at our church,  Calvary Chapel Stone Mountain,  and he blew my mind.   He does not just play his guitar licks he breaths his guitar licks.   I was already committed to another group at the time,  but I wanted to play his music real bad.  Eddie has been one of my best friends in the last six years.  He has encouraged me to sing,  something that I have always wanted to do.  He has opened the door to my creativities without putting boundaries on me.   He has allowed me to push ideas on this group to help round the music out.   As he said it took him years of bugging me to play with him,  and all I can say is thanks for not giving up on me.   We have endured many ups and downs in the last few years together,   and I can think of no one else except Jesus Christ that I would have rather done it with. 

Jeff Hand as Eddie has said is the ground.   Truly if Jeff had not been in this band I'm sure I would have done many things I would have regretted.  He has a way of bringing us back to Jesus when we really want the world.   He is without a shadow of doubt the best drummer in the world.   I have never seen or played with any one that could do any thing you ask of him.  His feet go faster then his hands if you can believe that.   I cannot believe that some huge band has not picked up this man.   He brings in his ideas and has the ability to give Pray For Reign what we need when we need it.   His love for his family is a pillar for all of us in the band.   And how he lives his life for Christ is what we all should strive for. 

Paul Miller is such a great find and a technician on his instrument.   I don't think there I a song that you could call out that this man can't play.   Paul has found a place with us and has freed Eddie up to play and sing with out maxing out his brain waves lol.   Paul is a very seasoned player and knows just where to put it when you need it. He loves the Lord and is shows…   I'm very proud to have given him a place with us.

Connie and Heather are awesome.   There parts with Pray For Reign are going to be taking us to the next level.   We have a chance to grow vocally with for part harmonies.   They both have a range that is way cool with Heather in the lows and Connie in the Highs.   They are fun and interjectic with our music, there smiles and willingness to bring the spirit of the Lord with them,  helps us to rise to any occasion that might come our way.   I look forward to working with them. 

Charlie Denmark is in a word just plane cool.   Charlie was willing to release the Bass chores to me and took up playing guitar again. Charlie is special to me as his health is not great,  but he is always there when we need him.   It is my prayer to give Charlie every chance he can to play for the Lord and to realize all the dreams he has for his life and his family.  As a Band we pray for Charlie all the time, and I pray for him to fulfill his life's dreams.   As Charlie has gone home to be with the Lord,  it sorrows my heart he is not with us. However it's awesome that I know we will see him soon,   as I know he is with the Lord. Charlie we love ya man. 

I would love to take a second and thank two special people,  Mike Sirmans the master mixer and Gary Kitchens Cat Box him self, for allowing us the chance to be able to do this project.  Gary and Mike opened their studio to us and spent countless hours in our project.   Mikes ability to look a waveform and say "That just ain't right" and fix it. He just cracked me up doing that for what was hours.   They lent their talent on the album and their expertise to the whole project.   Besides that they have really cool band called ROC, their web site is availed by clicking on the link.   Please go there and check it out. As far as Pray For Reign goes, it is the band I have been looking for my whole life.   It has the sound that I adore and just plain rocks. The Lord new where He wanted me, go figurer, as usual His plan is perfect Amen.

GUITARS;
Ibanez
Sr606bm six string (Carmel colored) the root of all happiness
EDB605gp five string (Gray pewter matte colored) Light wait and bad to the bone

Yamaha
BB405 five string (Tiger orange color) this is my first 5 string and I will never sell it.
It has stood the test of time and has the t-shirt to prove it.
ATTLTDII four string (did I say four string? Black in color) this is just plain a great guitar.

Alvarez
Rf20c acoustic electric A great first acoustic

Guild
D21 acoustic, my first acoustic. This guitar plays like brand new and looks brand new at 45 years old.

AMPS:
Ampeg
SVT-3pro 450 watts (4ohms) amp
SWR
Working man 160 Great first bass amp I still use it in small shows
Peavey
Tnt100 2 ten combo amp