BIOGRAPHY

I was born in Hawaii during the tail end of the baby-boomer generation. After some obligatory piano lessons, I picked trombone as my main instrument for high school and college. Although I toyed with the idea of a music major in college, practicality prevailed and I majored in computer science. 

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Music took a background as I dove into my career, although I played some trombone and dabbled with other instruments, most seriously with the alto recorder. 

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About four years ago, I started taking voice lessons with Becca Stuhlbarg at Vox Academy and began studying the ukulele more seriously, most recently with Maria Olaya.

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Since retiring from full time work in software engineering in 2017, I have been renewing my dedication to music.

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I sing with two choirs (The Healing Voices Choir and The Bravo! Chorus) and play trombone with the Vancouver Community Concert Band and the pit orchestra for Light Opera of Portland. I play ukulele and sing at open mics in the area and perform various retirement centers.