About 18 years ago, I holed up in my parents’ basement for a week to draw each of my musical
I was told about the Music City SongStar contest a few months ago through CD Baby. To be honest, I
I was recently invited on the Setlist Music Company’s podcast—the primary purpose was talking about The Muse in my life.
To whom it may concern, Have you noticed a bit of silence from my end? I know it’s a new thing—trust
After two dedicated decades of writing and recording music, I have decided it’s time to take a walk down memory
Simple, the online-only bank, recently approached me to be the Simple Musician in Residence. It was a flattering request on
I just received word that I’m officially a 2017 International Songwriting Competition Semi-Finalist for my song Say No More—which represents
And I’ll say it again: Nothing is more flattering than someone covering your original song. This time it’s Jon Cyr
Last winter, I was set to fly to New York City to record a Coffee House Live session at SiriusXM
The last time I played at the Old Church was three years ago. The last time I played with Jesse
In 2009, I penned a line in As the Crow Flies that said, “from where I stand, my home is
I have maintained a songwriting blog since 2006. Yes, thanks to my friend Diggles, it’s safe to say I was
After seven years in the shadows, I am ready to put Little Light into the world. It’s time. You see,
As the third track on New Northbound, The Nest is a simple song about support systems. Well, technically, it’s about
Do you believe in love at first sight? Up until October 2nd, 2010, I’m not sure what I believed. But
Every once in a while it comes around: I record a new album and the “Behind the Songs” series resurfaces.
It’s true what they say: Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. To clarify, nobody is trying to imitate me.
With 36 years of life and 17 years of music under my belt, it’s refreshing to say that I tried
As a Portland singer-songwriter, I am excited to finally give back to a group that has given me so much.
I woke up this morning to a surprising tweet; I was happy to see someone had shared their thoughts on
Just weeks before the inevitable bombardment of Christmas songs, I wanted to present to you this most unique Halloween song.
As I’ve been creating this new album, I’ve taken the time to roughly record the tracks, so that I can
In preparation for my new album (that I hope to record with a successful Kickstarter campaign), I have been recording
Rob Rainwater recently invited me in the Portland Radio Project studios to be on his show, Songs from the Source.
Perhaps one of my favorite songs I’ve ever had the chance to pen, As the Crow Flies is a love
THE WAIT IS OVER. If you missed my SiriusXM “The Coffee House Live” session (because you don’t have a SiriusXM
This last week I got the opportunity to do a phone interview with Ruth Copland at KSCO AM in central
What an exciting day. I am pleased to announce the release of my brand new single, Say No More, my
Last fall, I was approached by Z Team Films to write a song for the opening scene of their upcoming
Last month, I announced that my music video for “This Too Shall Pass” had been selected as a Semi-Finalist in
Every year, I optimistically enter the International Songwriting Competition (ISC) and never advance beyond my initial application. This year, they
I wish I could say different but Guitar Center officially announced their Top 5 finalists for the Singer-Songwriter 4 contest
When I moved to Nashville, in October of 2009, I was immediately greeted by a number of signs that not-so-subtly
In 2009, I embarked on a 6-week tour that spanned the West Coast and then, for personal pleasure, I went
A big thing just happened in this big crazy Guitar Center songwriter contest — we just cleared 30,000 points! As
I’m excited (and humbled) to announce that we just surpassed 20,000 points in the Guitar Center Songwriter contest (more than
Week one of the Guitar Center Singer-Songwriter 4 contest is officially completed and I’m honored to say, BECAUSE OF YOU,
As a songwriter, the absolute most rewarding experience is watching my original music make its way into the lives and
As an encore for my latest online concert on Concert Window, I decided to play one of my older songs
Big news this week! I’m proud to say I’ve been invited to open for Grammy-winning singer-songwriter, Marc Cohn, at the
I was recently invited to interview on KSCO AM 1080 in Northern California, to speak with host, Ruth Copland, on
A few months ago, I went to Los Angeles to compete in Guitar Center’s Singer-Songwriter Finals and now there’s video
I will be pairing up with last year’s Guitar Center ‘Songwriter Search’ winner, Jeff Campbell, to bring you an awesome
Just days after participating in Guitar Center’s Singer-Songwriter Search III with Don Was, I’m left experiencing a range of emotions
I’m not sure January ever existed and February seems to be flying by faster than my eyes can process —
When the news went out that I was recently named a Top 10 Finalist in Guitar Center’s ‘Search for the
Portland Singer/Songwriter Named Top 10 Finalist Out of 10,000 for Guitar Center’s National Songwriter Search with Don Was Portland, OR
Inspired by the famous Thomas Edison quote, “opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and