ABOUT

I am a producer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and composer based in Nashville, Tennessee. I’ve performed in 48 states, six countries, one cruise ship, and one early 90s Chevy van. I’ve produced over one hundred released tracks for artists and music libraries, and amassed over 25 million streams+ across platforms.

I was born in a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri called Kirkwood. Between splitting time playing piano in the jazz band, guitar in a hip-hop band, and bass clarinet in the wind ensemble, I made the decision to pursue music as a career. I came to Nashville in 2012 via Belmont University, where I pursued a degree in Commercial Music with an Emphasis in Music Technology. After I graduated in May 2016, I began my career as a musician.

As a performing musician, I’ve played guitar, keys and / or bass for artists under major record labels including Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, Big Machine Label Group, and Sony Music Nashville. I’ve shared the stage with artists including Jordan Davis, Billy Currington, Sara Kays, Chad Smith (of the Red Hot Chili Peppers), Wayne Brady, Chris Lee, the Chicago cast of Hamilton, Caylee Hammack, Tyler Dial, Alana Springsteen, Jordan Harvey, Ingrid Andress, Kassi Ashton, Danielle Bradbery, Logan Brill, Madison Kozak, members of the Chicago cast of Hamilton, Carlton Anderson, Stephanie Quayle, and many others. I’ve had the chance to open for touring acts like Miranda Lambert, T Pain, Alec Benjamin, Luke Bryan, Dierks Bentley, Eric Church, Luke Bryan, Brad Paisley, Lee Brice, Randy Rogers Band, Brothers Osborne, and many others.

As a producer, I’ve released projects with Maddie Poppe, QVINT, Danielle Bradbery, Chris Lee, Jackson Dreyer, CAMM, Bennet LeMaster, and Daniel Ethridge on major streaming platforms. In 2019, I had the opportunity to create a remix of Nina Simone’s “Feeling Good” that appeared on network television series Legacies in 2019, performed by Chris Lee. Chris and I went on to produce one more track, “CLASS,” that was placed in episodes 04 and 05 of Legacies Season 3 in 2021.

As a session musician, I’ve provided electric guitars, acoustic guitars, dobro, ganjo, and / or bass for projects with Wayne Brady, Tyler Dial, Chris Lee, Lauren Black, and Cotter Hill.

Since 2016, I’ve composed the musical score and / or edited several podcasts with Nashville-based company Relationary Marketing. In 2018, I began editing, mixing and scoring work on Jack Daniels’ official podcast Around the Barrel, which began its fifth season in 2023.

I’ve designed live show production for Caylee Hammack, Drew Baldridge, Danielle Bradbery, Chris Lee, Logan Brill, and Mason Ramsey.

I currently reside in Nashville, TN with my wife Carli and our Aussie Shepherd, Sage.

photo by Kirsten Balani